Modules Offered in Semester II, 2009/2010

Faculty of Business , Economics & Policy Studies

Module Code

Module Name

Business Statistics
Information System Concepts
Corporate Communication
Challenging Leadership
Creativity and Innovation in Business
Proactive Leadership
Operation and Production Management
Financial Management
Management Information Systems
Human Resource Management
Leadership
Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation
Agricultural Economics and Farm Management
Small Economies and Globalisation
Applied Environment Economics
Financial Economics
Issues in Economic Development
International Trade and Finance
Islamic Economics and Finance
Brunei and the World
Understanding Social Policy
Study of Public Policy
Public Policy Analysis
Advanced Research Methods
Financial Economics
Financial Economics
Islamic Economics and Finance
Issues in Economic Development
Financial Management
Leadership

Type of Module

Degree Core
Degree Core
Faculty Compulsory Breadth
Breadth
Breadth
Core
Core
Core
Core
Option
Option
Breadth
Breadth
Major Option
Option
Option
Option
Option
Breadth
Breadth
Core
Core
Core
Option
Option
Option
Option
Option
Option

Modular Credits

4
4
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3

 

Module Code
Module Title

Type of Module

Modular Credits
Student Workload
Contact hours for timetabling
Prerequisite
Anti-requisite
BB-5106
Financial Management
Core
4
8 hrs
3 hours
None
None

Aims/ Objectives/ Rationale:


This module provides students with an overview of financial management. The orientation is managerial with an emphasis on the identification and solution of the financial problems confronting business enterprises. Financial decision-making within the enterprise is emphasized throughout the module. Therefore, the rationale is to help students understand corporate financial concepts and approaches in decision-making.

Module Content:

  • Overview of financial management
  • Time value of money
  • Analysis of financial statements
  • The Financial Environment: Markets
  • Interest Rates
  • Bonds and their valuation
  • Risk and rates of return
  • Stock and their valuation
  • Cost of Capital: Capital structure decisions
  • Risk Analysis in capital budgeting
  • Mergers

 

Assessment

Examination:
Coursework:

Case studies analysis
Project Report
Presentations

          
 
40%
60%

20 %
25%
15 %