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1- Introduction 2- Understand theories of finance 3- Discuss a range of financial theories and their impact on business decisions. 4- Evaluate the effectiveness of the balanced scorecard as a strategic implementation tool Understand the management of working capital. 5- Analyse the nature, elements and role of working capital in a business. 6- Describe how a business assesses its working capital needs and funding strategies. 7- Analyse the ways in which a business manages its working capital needs Be able to analyse techniques used to manage global risk. 8- Analyse the scope and scale of financial risks in the global market. 9- Analyse the features and suitability of risk mitigation techniques. 10- Evaluate the suitability and effectiveness of techniques used by a business to manage its global risk. 11- Introduction 12- Understand corporate governance as it relates to organisations financial planning and control. 13- Analyse the role of corporate governance in relation to an organisation’s financial planning and control. 14- Analyse the implications to organisations of compliance and non-compliance with the legal framework. 15- Understand the economic and financial management environment. 16- Analyse the influence of the economic environment on business. 17- Discuss the role of financial and money markets. 18- Analyse the benefits, drawbacks and associated risks of different sources of business finance. 19- Be able to assess potential investment decisions and global strategies. 20- Analyse the benefits, drawbacks and risks of a range of potential investment decisions and strategies for a business. 21- Assess the ways in which the global financial environment affects decision-making and strategies of a business. 22- Introduction 23- Be able to manage an organisation's assets: Analyse assets, calculate depreciation, maintain asset register. 24- Be able to manage control accounts: Analyse uses of control accounts, maintain currency, prepare reconciliation statements. 25- Be able to produce a range of financial statements: Use trial balance, prepare financial statements from incomplete records. 26- Introduction 27- Understand the principles of taxation. 28- Distinguish direct from indirect taxation. 29- Evaluate the principles of taxation. 30- Evaluate the implications of taxation for organisational stakeholders. Understand personal taxation. 31- Analyse the requirements of income tax and national insurance. 32- Analyse the scope and requirements of inheritance tax planning and payments. 33- Analyse the way in which an individual determines their liability for capital gains tax. 34- Analyse an individual’s obligation relating to their liability for personal tax. 35- Explain the implications of a failure to meet an individual’s taxation obligations. Understand business taxation. 36- Explain how to identify assessable profits and gains for both incorporated and unincorporated businesses. 37- Analyse the corporation tax system. 38- Analyse different value-added tax schemes. 39- Evaluate the implications of a failure to meet business taxation obligations. 40- Introduction 41- Understand recruitment and selection: Evaluate the role and contribution of recruiting and retaining skilled workforce, analyze organizational recruitment. 42- Understand people management in organizations: Analyze the role and value of people management, evaluate the role and responsibilities of HR function 43- Understand the role of organizational reward and recognition processes: Discuss the relationship between motivation and reward, evaluate. 44- Understand staff training and development: Evaluate different methods of training and development, assess the need for Continuous Professional Development. 45- Introduction 46- Understand the relationship between business ethics and CSR and financial decision-making. 47- Analyse the principles of CSR. 48- Evaluate the role of business ethics and CSR with financial decision-making. Understand the nature and role of corporate governance and ethical behavior. 49- Explain the importance of ethical corporate governance. 50- Explain, using examples, the ethical issues associated with corporate activities. 51- Analyse the effectiveness of strategies to address corporate governance and ethical issues. Be able to analyse complex CSR and corporate governance. 52- Explain how links between CSR and corporate governance provide benefit to the organisation. 53- Make recommendations for improvement to CSR and corporate governance issues.