School of Management, Unit Catalogue 2008/09 |
MN50398 Treasury management |
| Credits: 6 |
| Level: Masters |
| Semester: 1 |
| Assessment: EX 100% |
| Requisites: |
| In taking this unit you cannot take MN50182 or take MN30067 |
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Aims: The unit aims to give an understanding of the role of the treasurer in a financial organisation.
Learning Outcomes: Understanding and addressing the issues surrounding treasury management and international financial management. Skills: Analytical skills: defining the exposures facing an organisation and analysing the financial consequences of the various approaches to hedging and managing risk TA. Think critically: Being able to evaluate and criticise existing theories and practice with reference to alternative theoretical considerations TFA Using information and knowledge effectively: extract relevant information from a larger set and use this information to analyze problem as well as suggesting solutions TFA Advocacy: being able to support an argument based on the facts and personal risk preferences TFA Professional/practical: learning about markets and instruments TA Key skills: analytical, numerical, organisational TFA. Content: Working capital management, managing foreign exchange and interest rate risk, international investment appraisal. |