This module aims at providing students with deep understanding of concepts and practices of research,
different research approaches and designs, research methods and techniques, writing research proposal,
data collection tools and methods, data management and analysis, academic writing, research
reporting, and dissemination.
This module aims at equipping students with understanding of financial management aspects of business organizations with emphasis to investment, sources, costs, uses and structure of finance and budgeting control of organizational funds. Therefore, the module will tackle financial decisions on investment; financing; liquidity, dividend decisions) and basic analysis of the financial statements. The module covers key elements of Financial Management. It provides students with a conceptual and theoretical basis for making financial decisions. It familiarizes students with matters relating to short and long term financing alternatives, capital budgeting, the Dividend Policy or how to create and measure shareholder value. The module will as well cover relevant financial management concepts such as the Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC), the Capital Structure or the Dividend Policy. It also enables students to use appropriate models and techniques to solve financial problems in the context of uncertainty. It uses practical examples and cases to explain the goals of financial management and investment practice.