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FMBA5006: Financial Management
2025 unit information
This unit aims to provide students with insight and understanding of the role that financial management can play in developing and executing effective strategies. Topics covered include principles of valuation and investment evaluation, constructing a financially robust business case, financial modelling, risk assessment and a financial perspective on innovation. This unit provides students with an opportunity to learn key financial management tools and techniques that can be used to drive and support strategy and directly apply this knowledge in real-world scenarios.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Business (Business School)
| Study level | Postgraduate |
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| Academic unit | Management Education |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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None |
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Corequisites:
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None |
| Prohibitions:
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SMBA6004 |
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At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. evaluate the effectiveness of financial decisions made within the firm
- LO2. incorporate sound financial decision making practices into business planning
- LO3. understand the relationship between managerial decision making and the creation of value.
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