School of Business and Economics, University of Exeter
Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom
http://www.sobe.ex.ac.uk

Accounting and Finance for Managers

This three-day course provides an accessible introduction to accounting and finance for managers Many competent managers are challenged when faced with a set of accounts. If you’re one of them, this course provides the ideal opportunity to understand the basic financial management functions you will need in your daily work. This module will equip you to plan, control, report on and analy......
 

This is three-day module is concerned with the provision of the product or service of the organisation. It therefore lies at the heart of what organisations do; whether they are manufacturers, service organisations, charities, hospitals or public services �they all have operations at the centre of their organisation. It is the task of the operations manager to make decisions about the be......
 

This three-day module comprises a mix of practical work and analysis designed for managers who work with projects as part of their role. It is aimed at those who wish to go beyond a standardised ‘how to�methodology and examines the selection of tools, techniques and approaches available in project management. The management of projects has become increasingly central to management in many ......
 

By choosing to study full-time, you commit to a twelve month programme spread over three semesters. In the first semester (October to January), you study for five core modules, then a further two plus three optional modules in the second semester (February to May). During this semester the dissertation workshop takes place. The third (summer) semester is devoted to researching and writing your ......
 

Enjoy the best of both worlds. Continue working and boost your future career at the same time, through part time study. Part-time study is often the most convenient way for managers to gain a top MBA �particularly if they already live and work in the South West. Ours is the highest quality MBA in the region. It is the natural choice for talented, ambitious managers who wish to share experie......
 

This module aims to give students an understanding of the nature of ethics and morality and how it shapes managerial practice. The module will encourage students to reflect on their own understandings and responses to challenging issues within the workplace, enabling them to become more reflexive in their practice, as well as giving them an understanding of ethical perspectives. The module......
 

This module recognises that Entrepreneurship is about the recognition of an opportunity and the subsequent organisation of resources in order to create (or accelerate growth of) a new product or service with tangible new economic (or social) outcomes. As such, the module reflects on the eclectic set of skills that owners or managers will need to marshal and utilise effectively in order to reali......
 

This module explores the concept of customer focus from interdisciplinary perspectives. Building upon the marketing concept, students will be exposed to models, concepts and examples of customer focus in several management functions, including operations, service marketing, consumer research, and leadership; and across several industries, including manufacturing, services, and tourism. Sylla......
 

This module is focused on the theory, context and practice of Mergers and Acquisitions Syllabus Plan Strategic evaluation of alternative paths to growth; organic growth vs acquisition; domestic vs overseas expansion; private vs plc acquisitions. Ian Hipkin/Gordon Murray Financial evaluation of M&A candidates’ valuation models and evaluation of syngergies. Differences between private......
 

The aim of this module is to introduce strategy through an intellectually stimulating and academically rich yet practical study of the strategic management process. The module challenges, and where appropriate, integrates well-known theoretical ideas in strategic management. The module explores the ideas of both leading scholars to discuss what strategy comprises, and prominent practitioners to......
 

Introduce students to the subjects of organisational behaviour and organisation studies Illustrate different ways of analysing organisations Indicate management approaches and techniques relevant to organisational behaviour and organisation studies Encouragement of a critical orientation toward the subject matter. Syllabus Plan Day 1 1. Introduction: Organisation Culture 2. Culture in ......
 

This module takes students through a critical review of models and issues arising in the area of financial management. It covers techniques for capital budgeting, the role of risk in capital budgeting, and the cost of capital. It analyses models and evidence relating to a firm’s optimal capital structure and appropriate dividend policy. The module also introduces the topic of financial mar......
 

This module aims to provide students with a sound introduction to, understanding of and working knowledge of the key concepts, principles and techniques of basic financial accounting and management accounting. From a practical perspective and starting from a position of no prior assumed knowledge, the module will equip students to plan, control, report upon, and analyse businesses from the acco......
 

Knowledge of how national and global economies function is important for assessing the prospects for companies and for financial portfolios. This module will develop understanding of (a) how decisions by consumers, firms and government are inter-linked, and impact on interest rates, exchange rates and the overall level of economic activity within national economies, (b) how trade enables econom......
 

The aim is to introduce the student to a broad range of basic operations management concepts, within the context of operations as transformational systems. To provide the students with the means of analysing operations activities and designing solutions to operations issues. Participation in this module will prepare the student for the second semester module, Information Management. T......
 

Marketing is arguably the prime business function as all business organisations survive upon a foundation of sales, without which there can be no production or any other managerial activity. A marketing perspective is built on an in-depth understanding of customer desires and decision processes and this module draws upon concepts from psychology, sociology and anthropology to develop an underst......
 

This module is focused on the theory, context and practice of modern human resource management. It begins with critical consideration of the emergence of HRM as both discipline and practice. It is particularly concerned with recent debates associated with a number of versions of HRM (e.g. ’best practice’, ’best fit’, ’hard’, ’soft’). Theories of HRM are u......
 

The aim of this course is to help students develop a range of generic skills and competencies that will be useful in their present and future working lives. Personal effectiveness is central to management activities, and this module will help enable students to understand the importance of developing their personal competencies in a number areas such as leading, delegating, communicating, netwo......
 

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