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BU5962: ENERGY FINANCE (2016-2017)

Last modified: 28 Jun 2018 10:27


Course Overview

None.

Course Details

Study Type Postgraduate Level 5
Session Full Year Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus Old Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Mr Mark Whittington

Qualification Prerequisites

None.

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Master of Business Administration in Energy Management (Studied)
  • Any Postgraduate Programme (Studied)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

Indicative Content

Key accounting concepts,

 Financial reporting,

 Financial statements

Financial analysis

 A framework for analysis

 Accounting ratio analysis

 Common size analysis

 Stock market ratios

 Credit ratings

 Z scores

Forecasting

A framework for forecasting

Parameter estimation

Financial forecasting models

Issues in analysis

The links between the stock market and accounting

International Energy accounting issues


Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

More Information about Week Numbers


Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 31 August 2023 for 1st half-session courses and 22 December 2023 for 2nd half-session courses.

Summative Assessments

1st attempt: 
1st attempt:

1.    An individual Assessment comprising 40% of the total course marks.

2.    A group piece comprising 30% of the total course marks

3.    An individual Professional Reflective Review comprising 30% of the course marks.

The individual assessment (1. and 3. above) is as follows:

1.    An individual contribution to a theoretical issue, a case issue or work-based issue (2000 words) – 40% of total course marks.

2.    A reflective review of lessons learned through participation in the course (1500 words) – 30% of the total course marks.

Material for these individual assessed elements will be obtained through a series of timetabled individual and group activities complemented by directed reading and own research.

The group assessment (2. above) is as follows:

 A group activity/challenge – 30% of the total course marks. In undertaking the challenge, and in the preparation of the assessed requirements (see on), students are required to keep minutes of their group meetings and record peer contributions. These minutes along with the reflections on peer contributions peer are reviewed by the assessment team as part of the assessment process.

 The group assessed requirements for this course are: a 10 minute group presentation (contributing 10% and a 5 page Report/Briefing Note comprising 20%). 

Resit: There is no opportunity to resit the group-based assignment. Students may retake the individual coursework assignments within six weeks of having received a coursework grade of less than D3 together with feedback on performance.

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Feedback

None.

Course Learning Outcomes

None.

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