London School of Commerce
LSC
Course Outline MBA Semester 1 October 2010
20th December 2010
MBA Course Leader: Dr. Rajendra Kumar: rajendra.kumar@lsclondon.co.uk Course Administrators: Assignment Deadline
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Christina Giovi: christina.giovi@lsclondon.co.uk Grace Freeman: grace.freeman@lsclondon.co.uk Page
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Financial Analysis and Management
Module Description Learning Outcomes Indicative Content Delivery Indicative Reading List Lecture Sequence 6-8 Sample Questions 9-16
Information Systems Management
Module Description 17 Learning Outcomes 17 Indicative Content 17 Delivery 18 Indicative Reading List 18 Lecture Sequence 19-20 Sample Questions 21-24
Managing Human Capital
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Introduction to financial management and taxation systems in the UK and other countries. Financial markets and mathematics. Valuation of bonds and shares. Introduction to risk and rates of return. Capital budgeting concepts, methods and issues. Other approaches to evaluating risk in project evaluation.
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Cost of capital. Sources of short-term finance. Long-term debt finance. Equity financing. Capital structure. Dividend policy. International finance.
Delivery:
A variety of teaching approaches is used, including lectures, seminars, case analysis, teamwork and extensive use of the Internet for guided research.
Notional Student Workload Lectures Seminars Directed Learning Independent Learning Formal Assessment Total 5. 22.5 hours 7.5 hours 40 hours 77 hours 3 hours 150 hours
Assessment: The formal assessment of this module will be conducted through a closed book examination. • Closed book examination 100% The closed book examination will be of three (3) hours duration. There is no assignment for this module.
6. Indicative Reading List Core texts: • Brealey, R. Myers, S and Allen, F. (2008) Principles of Corporate Finance, (9th edn) McGraw-Hill: New York • Neale, B. & Pike, R. (2009) Corporate Finance and Investment. Decisions and Strategie,s( 6th Edition). Prentice Hall
Recommended Reading: Books Arnold, G. & Estrada, J (2006) The Handbook of Corporate finance. Prentice Hall
This unit aims to enable learners to understand the learning process and to give them the skills they need to
Task 1 Links to learning outcome 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, assessment criteria 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.2, 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3.
What were the objectives of this lesson? How well do you think your students understood the overall purpose and relevance of the lesson? (APS 4.A–C)
This section will help you to evidence Learning Outcome 1: Understand the concept of a
What were the learning outcomes for the lesson? How did the learning outcomes meet the needs of individual students?
Writing the teaching objectives and the learning outcomes, what the pupils will be able to do at the end of the lesson.
The learning outcomes below are to be covered to enable you to achieve the unit.
Learning Outcome-outline what a pupil will be able to do, know and understand having completed the topic. Lists the resources which will be needed in the teaching and learning of a particular topic. Introducing the topic (in some plans only) outlines an approach to introducing
Students will be asked to write down anything they don’t understand from the lesson on a piece of paper (? Cards-see appendix 2.2) and it will be collected by the teacher
By doing Module 1 of this course I had opportunity to think about my career as a teacher. In order for me to improve learners’ learning I have to create for them appropriate environment using different teaching strategies in which every learner feels respected and safe. Learners need to know that learning has a purpose and what they are learning it is relevant to their lives. Also it is important to provide them with feedback regarding their progress on what they are trying to achieve, how far they are from the goal that was set. And how to achieve all I have to keep on trying new things and improving teaching skills. The actual teaching, classes I attended for this course gave me opportunity to better myself as a teacher. I learned about teaching principals from our teaching classes, later applied my knowledge in my actual teaching practice and also learned about teaching ideas through the web. From all these I understood that my development as a teacher should never end because teaching is a part of a life-long
Parrino, R., Kidwell, D. S., & Bates, T. W. (2012). Fundamentals of Corporate Finance (2nd ed.). John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Retrieved from the University of Phoenix eBook database.
7. Learning Activities: Guided Practice/ Collaborative Practice (Check for understanding and provide feedback and re-teaching)
Kluyver, C. (2013). A primer on corporate governance (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Business Expert Press.
In this module, the syllabus outcomes are met, but at the same time remain flexible enough so that the teaching program can be customised to meet the specific needs, interests and abilities of their students. In this respect, processes to meet the CLOs and the CLOs themselves can be tailored and approached accordingly.