MBA Financial Management and Control: teaching plan 2020


MBA Financial Management and Control: teaching plan 2020


Session
Topics
Readings
1: Jan 21 (Tue):

10-13
14:30-17:30
Introduction to Accounting and Finance

Measuring and reporting financial position
A&M: Chapters 1 and 2

D: Chapters 1 and 2

 Slides: differences between financial and management accounting.

 Slides: Finance function.

 Slides: Financial strategy.

 FB group on financial reporting.
2: Jan 22 (Wed):

10-13
14:30-17:30
Measuring and reporting financial performance

Analysing published accounts; Introduction to ratio analysis
A&M: Chapters 3, 5 and 6

 Slides: measuring and reporting financial performance.

 Slides: conceptual framework on financial reporting.

 Slides: management control system.

 Slides: control systems basics.

 Slides: ratio analysis.

 FB group on ratio analysis.
3. Jan 23 (Thu):

10-13
14:30-17:30
Cost-volume-profit analysis

Full costing and absorption costing
A&M: Chapters 7 and 8

D: Chapter 8

 Slides: CVP analysis.

 Slides: overheads and absorption costing.

 FB page on literature on variable & absorption costing.
4. Mar 17 (Tue):

10-13
14:30-17:30
Strategic planning and budgeting

Short-term decision making
A&M: Chapters 9 and 12

D: Chapter 9

Slides: budgeting.

 Slides: Budgeting and variance analysis.

 Slides: relevant costing for decision-making.

 Slides: sunk cost and opportunity cost.

 FB page on literature on budgeting.

 FB page on costing for short-term decisions.
4. Mar 18 (Wed):

10-13
14:30-17:30
Capital budgeting decisions, investment appraisal techniques

Sources of finance and capital structure
A&M: Chapters 10, 11 and 12

D:  Chapters 13, 14 and 15

 Slides: capital budgeting.

 Slides: budgeting.

 Slides: sources of finance.

 Slides: capital structure.

 FB group on sources of finance & capital structure.

 FB group on investment appraisal.


Readings
Atrill, P. and McLaney, E. 2011. Accounting and Finance for Non-Specialists, 7th edition, Prentice-Hall.
Drury, C. 2012. Management and cost accounting, 8th edition, Cengage Learning.

 e-Resources
Facebook group on e-resources
Facebook group on videos

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