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BU5026: ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE FOR MANAGERS (2026-2027)

Last modified: 19 Nov 2025 12:16


Course Overview

The fact that money (and understanding money) really matters in business and all managers need to understand issues like cashflow and profit might depress you, but it is true. Financial viability of customers? Deciding on the likely financial viability of a project? Reporting to shareholders about performance? Does the word “sustainable” appear in a finance dictionary? All questions we will try and address.

Course Details

Study Type Postgraduate Level 5
Term First Term Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr Ken Weir

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

  • Any Postgraduate Programme
  • One of Master of Business Administration (P/T) or Master of Business Administration or Master of Business Administration (Human Resource Man't) or MSc In International Business And Finance or Master of Business Administration in Energy Management or MSc International Business Management or Master Of Science In Entrepreneurship (September Start) or MSc Management Consultancy or Master of Business Administration in Finance or Master Of Business Administration In Business Analytics or MSc Marketing Management or Master of Letters in Art and Business

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

To introduce key areas of accounting and finance. To enable students to read and interpret financial statements. For the students to be able to use financial numbers in decision making - both short term & long term (including net present value techniques) For students to understand how companies are financed and to be able to calculate and interpret key stock market ratios.


Contact Teaching Time

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

Teaching Breakdown

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Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 31 August 2025 for 1st Term courses and 19 December 2025 for 2nd Term courses.

Summative Assessments

Exam

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 70
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2-hour exam
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ConceptualAnalyseTo enable students to read and interpret financial statements
FactualUnderstandTo introduce key areas of accounting and finance
ProceduralApplyTo develop in the students the ability to use financial numbers in decision making, both short term and long term
ProceduralUnderstandTo equip students with the knowledge to understand how companies are financed
ProceduralUnderstandTo impart into students understanding of how companies are evaluated and the ability to calculate and interpret key ratios

Class Test - Multiple Choice Questions

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 15
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MCQ test 1, duration: 40 minutes 
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ConceptualAnalyseTo enable students to read and interpret financial statements
FactualUnderstandTo introduce key areas of accounting and finance
ProceduralApplyTo develop in the students the ability to use financial numbers in decision making, both short term and long term

Class Test - Multiple Choice Questions

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 15
Assessment Weeks Feedback Weeks

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MCQ test 2, duration: 40 minutes 
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ProceduralApplyTo develop in the students the ability to use financial numbers in decision making, both short term and long term
ProceduralUnderstandTo equip students with the knowledge to understand how companies are financed
ProceduralUnderstandTo impart into students understanding of how companies are evaluated and the ability to calculate and interpret key ratios

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Resit Assessments

Exam

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 100
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2-hour exam
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
Sorry, we don't have this information available just now. Please check the course guide on MyAberdeen or with the Course Coordinator

Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ProceduralUnderstandTo equip students with the knowledge to understand how companies are financed
ProceduralUnderstandTo impart into students understanding of how companies are evaluated and the ability to calculate and interpret key ratios
ProceduralApplyTo develop in the students the ability to use financial numbers in decision making, both short term and long term
FactualUnderstandTo introduce key areas of accounting and finance
ConceptualAnalyseTo enable students to read and interpret financial statements
 

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