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Financial Strategy Course


Stonebridge College.

Summary

Price
£309.99 inc VAT
Finance options
Finance options available
Study method
Distance learning
Duration
120 hours · Self-paced
Qualification
Level 4 NCFE Award Certificate of Achievement
Awarded by NCFE

Overview

This course builds directly on the Finance and Accounting Foundation Course.

Topics in accounting usually have a fairly clearly defined answer. There are techniques available to generate a solution, often in the form of an accounting statement. However, accounting, especially financial accounting, tends to be historic in outlook (i.e. backward-looking), focusing on reporting and analysing past behaviour and performance.


Study Options

In order to offer our students the most convenient and flexible distance learning courses, Stonebridge Associated College offers you the option to study for your course via two methods:

  • 1. Via the traditional paper-based method.
  • 2. Through the online method.

 

Study Hours

This is only an approximate figure and is dependant upon how much time you can dedicate to your studies and how well you grasp the learning concepts in the course material. Furthermore, at the end of each lesson there is a question paper that needs to be completed and returned to your tutor. You should allow at least 1 - 2 hours of study to complete each question paper.

The perspective of finance is rather different. Finance focuses on recommending appropriate financial policies designed to optimise the interest of the owners of the firm. Because none of us can predict the future, our policy recommendations are often hedged in with uncertainty.

 

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Description

Syllabus

Unit 1: Introductory Issues and Concepts

  • Introduction
  • Objectives
  • Role of the financial manager
  • The finance decision
  • Concept of value
  • Value determinants
  • Risk-return trade-off
  • The accountant versus the strategist
  • Delivering value
  • Limitations on value-creating behaviour
  • Corporate governance
  • Summary

Unit 2: Company Valuation

  • Introduction
  • Objectives
  • Valuation of quoted companies
  • Valuing unquoted companies using alternative valuation techniques
  • Shareholder value analysis (SVA)
  • Summary

Unit 3: Investment Decisions

  • Introduction
  • Objectives
  • Investment decisions and appraisal methods
  • Investment appraisal techniques
  • Discounting methods/discounted cash flow (DCF)
  • Applications of project appraisal
  • Risk and uncertainty in project appraisal
  • Summary

Unit 4: Financing Decisions

  • Introduction
  • Objectives
  • Financial planning
  • Working capital management
  • Sources of long-term finanace
  • Summary

Unit 5: Required Return on Investment

  • Introduction
  • Objectives
  • Cost of debt
  • Cost of equity (Return required by shareholders)
  • Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM)
  • Required rate of return when equity and debt are combined
  • Gearing and company value
  • Summary

Unit 6: Delivering Value

  • Introduction
  • Objectives
  • Total shareholder return (TSR)
  • Theories of dividend policy
  • Evaluation of the irrelevance argument
  • Objections to divided irrelevence
  • Divided policy: key determinants
  • Share buy-backs
  • Summary

Tutor Support

With this course you will have unlimited access to your own personal tutor who specialises in their field of study. It is your personal tutor's role to ensure that you receive constructive feedback and to deal with any queries you may have. You are more than welcome to telephone, fax or email your personal tutor.

You will also have access to a dedicated and friendly team of administrators and course advisors who offer sound and professional guidance and advice when you need it. This ensures that you will never feel neglected and that you willalways succeed!

Assessment Method

After each lesson there will be a question paper, which needs to be completed and submitted to your personal tutor for marking. This method of continual assessment ensures that your personal tutor can consistently monitor your progress and provide you with assistance throughout the duration of the course.

 

Qualifications

On completion of your course, you will receive the dual award:

Award 1 is issued by Stonebridge Associated Colleges: Financial Strategy Diploma

Financial Strategy Diploma issued by Stonebridge Associated Colleges, to view a sample of the college’s award, pleaseclick here.

Award 2 is issued by our Awarding Body: Level 4 Financial Strategy Award

At the end of this course successful learners will also receive a Level 4 NCFE Award Certificate of Achievement. Our course has been accredited under our NCFE IIQ Licence and the course measurable learning outcomes have been benchmarked at Level 4 (using Ofqual's Qualification and Credit Framework (QCF) level descriptors) to allow you to consider the depth of study, difficulty, and level of achievement involved.

Requirements

There is no experience or previous qualifications required for enrolment on this course. It is available to all students, of all academic backgrounds.

What should I do next? To find out more about this course (to view a few sample pages of the course material)click the 'Enquire now' button to contact the course provider.

 

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