Summary of module
This first block in this module aims to develop a critical understanding of the way in which the law acts as a framework for the management of business organizations and imposes particular duties on managers. Topics to be discussed will include business liability in negligence; criminal law of health and safety; legal implications of types of business unit related to partnerships and companies; partnership and company law: formation of limited companies, meetings, shares, directors. The second block is an advanced course in Financial Management. It looks at the relationship between financial markets and companies, in particular the principle of shareholder value maximisation, and the implications of this for internal management of companies and business units. It aims to promote skills and knowledge in applying specific techniques to analyze, interpret and explain the results and to relate them to external contexts in which companies operate and in particular the influence of capital markets on corporate behaviour.
Learning Outcomes for the module
Core Competencies
1. CC = Community Connections and UEL Give Back
2. CI = Cultural Intelligence
3. COI = Cognitive Intelligence
4. DP = Digital Proficiency
5. EE = Enterprise and Entrepreneurship
6. IC = Industry Connections
7. PI = Physical Intelligence
8. SEI = Social and Emotional Intelligence
Upon the successful completion of this module, learners will be able to:
Knowledge
1. Describe modern principles of corporate finance and evaluate their validity towards organization
Thinking Skills
2. Evaluate legal issues and competing claims in the context of company law in Malaysian corporate settings
3. Explain how financial markets operate and security prices are determined within these markets.
Subject-Based Practical Skills
4. Apply appropriate legal principles and legislation of company law in Malaysian corporate settings.
5. Analyse firms investment decision and criteria through investment decision making tools
Skills for Life and Work (General Skills)
6. Display Social Skills and Responsibilities in addressing Malaysian company law problems in corporate settings.
This first block in this module aims to develop a critical understanding of the way in which the law acts as a framework for the management of business organizations and imposes particular duties on managers. Topics to be discussed will include business liability in negligence; criminal law of health and safety; legal implications of types of business unit related to partnerships and companies; partnership and company law: formation of limited companies, meetings, shares, directors. The second block is an advanced course in Financial Management. It looks at the relationship between financial markets and companies, in particular the principle of shareholder value maximisation, and the implications of this for internal management of companies and business units. It aims to promote skills and knowledge in applying specific techniques to analyze, interpret and explain the results and to relate them to external contexts in which companies operate and in particular the influence of capital markets on corporate behaviour.
Learning Outcomes for the module
Core Competencies
1. CC = Community Connections and UEL Give Back
2. CI = Cultural Intelligence
3. COI = Cognitive Intelligence
4. DP = Digital Proficiency
5. EE = Enterprise and Entrepreneurship
6. IC = Industry Connections
7. PI = Physical Intelligence
8. SEI = Social and Emotional Intelligence
Upon the successful completion of this module, learners will be able to:
Knowledge
1. Describe modern principles of corporate finance and evaluate their validity towards organization
Thinking Skills
2. Evaluate legal issues and competing claims in the context of company law in Malaysian corporate settings
3. Explain how financial markets operate and security prices are determined within these markets.
Subject-Based Practical Skills
4. Apply appropriate legal principles and legislation of company law in Malaysian corporate settings.
5. Analyse firms investment decision and criteria through investment decision making tools
Skills for Life and Work (General Skills)
6. Display Social Skills and Responsibilities in addressing Malaysian company law problems in corporate settings.