EC35720 - BUSINESS FINANCE PROJECT

Module Identifier

EC35720

Module Title

BUSINESS FINANCE PROJECT

Academic Year

2003/2004

Co-ordinator

Mrs Ceris L Berry

Semester

Semester 2 (Taught over 2 semesters)

Pre-Requisite

All core modules on the Business Finance degree scheme

Course delivery

Lecture

6 Hours

Seminars / Tutorials

12 Hours

Assessment

Assessment Type	Assessment Length/Details	Proportion
Semester Assessment	Semester One: 6000 word group report (including 15% for a presentation)	30%
Semester Assessment	Semester Two: 6000 word individual report	70%

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this module students should be able to:

LEARN TO INVESTIGATE THE CURRENT ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT OF A FIRM OR FINANCIAL ORGANISATION AND ANALYSE AND EVALUTE ITS FINANCIAL STRATEGY WITH RESPECT TO PARTICULAR FEATURES OF ITS EXTERNAL OR INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT. THE GROUP PART OF THIS PROJECT INCLUDES, AS OBJECTIVES, THE DEVELOPMENT OF TEAMWORKING AND PRESENTATIONAL SKILLS.

DEVELOP, INDIVIDUALLY, BUSINESS FINANCE RESEARCH SKILLS, INCLUDING NETWORKING WITH OTHER PEOPLE INVESTIGATING FIRMS IN THE SAME SECTOR.

Aims

This module is the final year focal point of the Business Finance degree. Its aims are for students to integrate learning from various parts of the scheme, develop practical skills in business economic research methods, develop team-work, time-management, initiative, report writing and presentational skills.

Brief description

This is a final year core module involving supervised preparation of group and individual reports on economic and financial aspects of the operating environment of a financial sector and a firm or organisation within that.

Reading Lists

Books
The nature of this module is such that there is no set text. Students are expected to use in their work, concepts learned in other modules of their degree scheme. Consequently, they will need to refer back to reading material and notes from previous modules.

Notes

This module is at CQFW Level 6