This course provides a foundation in Finance and Accounting for those who aspire to become senior managerial decision makers. It has been designed for graduates of any discipline who are reasonably numerate and wish to acquire competency in subjects relevant to corporate financial management and control. The course is not intended to be a substitute for a professional accountancy qualification out rather offers a general management perspective and an understanding of the language of finance specialists.

Course content

There are ten modules in the taught part of the course.

Foundation and integrating modules:

• » Accounting for Decision Making and Control

• » Applied Research

• » Financial Reporting

• » Marketing Management

• » Operations Management

• » Business Performance, Planning and Control

• » Corporate Risk Management

• » Financial Management and Investment

• » International Finance

• » International Operations and Performance

Assessment

Performance is evaluated by a mixture of

Basics:

Financial Management is the practice of creating economic value in a firm by using financial instruments to manage exposure to risk.

The Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 requires that at least one member of a company?s audit committee should hold an accounting or finance qualification.

Strategic Financial Management

Specialist Modules:

Strategic Financial Management
Unit (s)	Module Topics
1	Evaluating and Setting up Reward System
2	Expansion Opportunities
3	Mergers and Acquisitions
4	Complex Investment Opportunities
5	Performance Evaluations

Indian Financial System
Unit (s)	Module Topics
1	Reserve Bank of India
2	Public Sector Banks
3	Private Sector Banks
4	Securities and Exchange Board of India
3	Financial Services

Management of Financial Services
Unit (s)	Module Topics
1	Financial Market in India
2	Bond Market
3	Mutual Funds
4	Investment Banking
5	Venture Capital

International Finance
Unit (s)	Module Topics
1	World Bank
2	International Mutual Fund
3	World Trade
4	International Financial Markets
5	Information Technology Emergence

Project Financing
Unit (s)	Module Topics
1	Project Appraisal
2	Internal Rate of Return
3	Discounted Cash Flow
4	Risk Management
5	Foreign Direct Investment

Securities Analysis and Portfolio Management
Unit (s)	Module Topics
1	Tangible & Negotiable investment
2	Debt and Equity
3	Hybrid
4	Primary and Secondary Market
5	The Securities Market

Project Work
Unit (s)	Module Topics
1	Defining Project Scope
2	Literature Survey
3	Collections of Secondary Data
4	Research Problem Definition
3	Dissertation Report