This is an advanced module and designed for students who have studied management topics previously. The content will cover complex topics which are not suited to students with no prior knowledge of subjects related to the field.

The module covers key elements of Financial Management and associated quantitative and qualitative aspects. These are essential ingredients of the skills and knowledge portfolio for aspiring senior managers. It provides students with a conceptual and theoretical basis for managing finance in the context of making financial decisions. It explores and evaluates measurement and valuation matters relating to short and longer term financial operational decision making, issues in financing and investments decision, and policies for dividend and returns of value to owners. Key aspects explored include financing decisions, cost of capital issues the theory and application of risk-related capital investment decisions, financing decisions, cost of capital issues, the nature of shareholder value, and company valuation. Accordingly, it identifies and evaluates the key financial challenges facing directors and managers concerning the selection of projects to invest in, the financing of such investments, and issues relating to the management of the relationship with finance providers.

The course aims to equip students with an understanding of the main issues in innovation management, an awareness of the key features of success and an...

The course aims to equip students with an understanding of the main issues in innovation management, an awareness of the key features of success and an appreciation of the relevant skills needed to manage innovation. Through lectures and workshops, students will learn how opportunities for innovation arise, the right managerial strategy to innovate successfully and the best way to manage innovations. Students are to learn how to apply conceptual frameworks and theories related to the management of innovation, exploring contemporary cases of innovation and developing awareness of relevant means to move organisations forward through innovation management.