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Programme Overview
This module is designed for students to develop a comprehensive understanding of research in general and business. Both academic business research and business consultancy research are addressed in the module.
The module examines the concepts and theories underlying research, as well as the practice of research. The module has an applied focus. The readings and assignments are designed to identify a feasible research topic and develop a research proposal for academic business or business consultancy research. How research problems and questions may be identified, and the process of achieving thoughtful, effective and efficient research design are examined. The importance of the literature review and how it can be carried out for optimal effectiveness in research are investigated.
In addition, the module provides an overview of research methodologies and methods and the techniques of the research process as applied to business, whether as a business consultant or as an academic researcher. The philosophical and epistemological assumptions underpinning the research approaches and methodologies, as well as their role in determining the design and implementation of the research, are studied. Besides these aspects, the ethical aspects of research and consultancy are also addressed.
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This module is a continuation of Research Methods for Business and Management I in which the student will complete the project or dissertation presented in the first module.
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This module will challenge students by introducing them to making business decisions using data analysis. Data analysis is the use of statistics combined with analytical methods to give insights into a business. After starting with a refresher on basic statistics, students will learn how to create statistical experiments to create a process for decision-making. These experiments will use methods such as regression and optimisation to determine the optimal business decisions. The analysis of these experiment outcomes will give you a deeper insight into your business units. This will result in an increase in your ability to add value to your organisation.
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Over the years, organisations have accumulated a vast amount of data in their enterprise-wide information systems. These data typically represent daily operations and transactions within a business context. Organisations rely on computer-based information systems for capturing, analysing, and distributing the information required to develop, implement, and evaluate strategies in all functional areas. Managing data as a corporate resource requires an understanding of business processes and of the underlying structure of the data needed to support them. Business intelligence (BI) is the process of collecting and turning this resource into Business value.
The course provides an introduction to decision-making and technologies used to support organisational decision-making. (BI), which uses historical data to better understand and thereby improve business performance, as well as create new strategic opportunities for growth. Part of this process is to display the results in graphical images for easier understanding. This course will provide an understanding of data organisation, and examine the BI processes and techniques used in transforming data into knowledge and value. Various functions and applications of business intelligence are described, including but not limited to reporting, online analytical processing, data visualization and business process management.
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This module provides individuals with a holistic view of the entirety of corporate finance. At its heart, corporate finance focuses on two basic questions –financing (how to raise money) and investing (how to spend that money). Focusing on six key ideas, almost all of which have won Nobel prizes, students will learn how to find the best ways to answer these two questions. They will apply these ideas to analyse project investment and corporate valuation, the best forms and ways to raise capital, why corporate governance is necessary and how to handle situations where the markets are not efficient.
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This module introduces a wide range of economic concepts, theories and analytical techniques. It considers of the fundamentals of supply and demand, the microeconomic theory of the firm, the macroeconomic fiscal policy and monetary policy, and selected topics, such as international trade, financial markets, economic growth, and externalities, both positive and negative. The supply and demand model is the fundamental market model where trade-offs and choices are considered by comparing benefits and costs. Product and market structures, including perfectly competitive, monopolistically competitive, oligopolies, and monopolies, are analysed at the firm level. Macroeconomic issues of fiscal and monetary policy are explored at an aggregate level. Finally, selected topics in international trade, financial markets, economic growth, and positive and negative externalities are examined.
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Following the international financial crisis of 2007-2008, global businesses and governmental leaders have taken profound measures to change the structure of the financial markets and ensure such a crisis does not happen again. This is the activity of financial regulation, which is the attempt of authorities to control economic risks and the focus of this course in International Financial Regulation. Students will learn about the liberalisation of international financial markets, the development of international regulations in response to crises, and how the most recent watershed has shaped the current global economic environment. The course will equip students with an understanding of key elements in financial regulation, such as the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, as well as important historical events, including the Breton Wood Conference of 1944 and the Herstatt Bank failure of 1974. Students will explore the benefits and challenges of liberalisation related to saving and investments, market forces on government action, and the creation of derivative instruments aimed at managing risk, among other relevant topics.
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In the context of financial decision-making, it is critical that firms identify the opportunities and challenges and position themselves in the market by correctly evaluating and analysing their actual and potential profitability, growth, and development. Firms go throw different stages of development from start-up to survival, growth, and maturity, facing different business markets, and financial challenges and opportunities. Many of the companies that operate in our economic system are micro to small-medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), where they were originally founded by entrepreneurs. To understand the development and success or failures of enterprises, it is important to analyse the characteristics and foundation of entrepreneurship and the financial conditions that impact an entrepreneurial venture.
Understanding entrepreneurial finance is an important part of analysing the potential factors that lead to success and failure and the opportunities and challenges that face small enterprises. One of the ways which allow entrepreneurs to make effective decisions to develop their ventures is to establish a comprehensive structure of analysis that considers finance and financial management. Financing sources is particularly difficult for a small firm due to the high uncertainty about cash flow and future liquidity requirements. Small firms face unique financial problems that overshadow the barriers hindering their survival and growth.
This course aims to identify the key financial challenges faced by entrepreneurial ventures, which can range from seed and start-up capital to the management of working capital, and the different possible options available to SMEs by financial institutions, and private equity and venture capital. Entrepreneurial Finance combines the basic concepts of entrepreneurship, economics, and finance.
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During this course, you will learn about the critical financial fundamentals necessary for managing an organisation’s operational activities and achieving its strategic goals. You will learn about the time value of money, investing in various instruments, making critical decisions regarding capital expenditures, and various methods for successfully capitalising the firm. Managing critical cash flows and allocation of financial assets are also discussed in detail from a managerial perspective.
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Many business decisions throughout every level of an organisation are based on the information found on the company’s financial statements. During this course, you will analyse how small and large process changes can increase organisational efficiency and profits through analysing information on the financial statements. In addition, you will explore how decisions made about capital projects, long-term investments, and a company’s risk aversion impact the bottom line.
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This module will equip intending entrepreneurs with the knowledge and skills needed to transform an initial business opportunity into a new business venture. It begins by reviewing those special characteristics of entrepreneurial behaviour that are especially helpful in new venture creation; and by assessing the further assistance available through the adoption of a strategic perspective on future business planning. It then discusses the need for a clearly defined business model that will take full advantage of the business opportunity that has been identified; and the subsequent need for a formal business plan that outlines the new venture’s intended direction and the methods it intends to use to pursue that direction. The course concludes with a brief discussion of those aspects of the entrepreneurial strategy process that require us to think ahead into a largely unknown future.
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It is important for managers to know how organisations intend to engage with their environment and consequently develop capabilities and competencies to provide competitive advantages and fulfil their organisational objectives. This course focuses on models conceived by observing businesses in developed countries and applies to all sizes of firms including corporations operating globally.
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