Basics of Financial Management (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Schedule

The course starts on Friday 26.08 and finishes on 9.12. There are no contact sessions in the intensive week. The class is on Fridays from 8-10:45. More details in Moodle

Implementation methods, demonstration and Work&Study

Contact sessions, virtual session. self study, and Work & Study

If you have acquired the required competence in previous work tasks, recreational activities or on another course, you can show the competence with a demonstration and progress faster through your studies. More information and instructions for RPL are available at MyNet.

Materials

Accounting and finance for non-specialists, Atrill, Peter McLaney, E. J.
The language of business by Andrew Mill. Chapter 1,2, (module 1) chapter 4, 5,7 for module 2.

Teaching methods and instruction

This course is run in classroom - contact sessions. There will be lectures, exercises, business cases, team discussions, presentations, quizzes, exams and a lot of accounting fun!

Working life connections

Real case examples, guest speakers and some times we also visit companies

Exam dates and re-exam possibilities

Exam 1: 14.10
Exam 2: 9.12
Re exams are agreed with teacher within 2 weeks of the first exam.

Internationality

Case examples, articles, videos and others from international sources

Completion alternatives

Recognition of prior learning . If you think you already learned to topics we cover in this course, please discuss with the teacher to apply for this option.

Learning assignments

10 quizzes compulsory in Moodle, workbooks by module to practise the topics, additional exercises, team group presentations and 2 indivual exams

Assessment methods

Complete all the Quizzes in Moodle (average grade of all quizzes) 30%
Exams Part I & 2 (compulsory) (Average of both exams) 60%
Class attendance (not compulsory) 10%