Year of Study:	3-4
Credit Units:	3
Duration:	45hours
Prerequisites:	FIN2001 Financial Management and FIN3001 Financial Institutions and Markets or with the Instructor’s permission and upon endorsement of the relevant Head and Programme Director

This module covers how to make decisions about cash and liquidity positions, credit extension and collections, payables, bank relations, short-term investing and borrowing, managing interest rate and foreign exchange risks, and developing near-term financial plans. Each of these issues will be discussed with analytical routines, valuation analysis as well as evaluation in the context of current business practices.

Upon completion of this module, students should be able to:

1. demonstrate the understanding of the goals and functions of treasury and working capital management;


2. apply the time value of money and the implications thereof to short-term financial decisions;


3. analyse, project and control cash flow; and


4. utilise the tools of short-term finance in analysing one or more extended case studies to provide solutions for identified problems.