Module credits
15.00
Service modules
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Prerequisites
Reg. 1.2 (e); EKN 113 GS
Contact time
3 lectures per week
Language of tuition
Separate classes for Afrikaans and English
Academic organisation
Economics
Period of presentation
Semester 2
Financial management 110 (FBS 110)
Module content:
*Only for BSc (Mathematical Statistics. Construction Management, Real Estate and Quantity Surveying) and BEng
(Industrial Engineering) students.
Purpose and functioning of financial management. Basic financial management concepts.
Accounting concepts
and the use of the basic accounting equation to describe the financial position of a business. Recording of
financial transactions. Relationship between cash and accounting profit. Internal control and the management of
cash. Debtors and short-term investments. Stock valuation models. Depreciation. Financial statements of a
business. Distinguishing characteristics of the different forms of businesses. Overview of financial markets and
the role of financial institutions. Risk and return characteristics of various financial instruments. Issuing ordinary
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shares and debt instruments.
Module credits
10.00
Service modules
Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Prerequisites
No prerequisites.
Contact time
3 lectures per week
Language of tuition
Module is presented in English
Academic organisation
Financial Management
Period of presentation
Semester 1
Financial management 120 (FBS 120)
Module content:
*Only for BSc (Mathematical Statistics, Construction Management, Real Estate and Quantity Surveying) students.
Analysis of financial statements. Budgeting and budgetary control. Tax principles and normal income tax for
individuals. Time value of money and its use for financial and investment decisions. Calculating the cost of capital
and the financing of a business to maintain the optimal capital structure. Capital investment decisions and a
study of the financial selection criteria in the evaluation of capital investment projects. The dividend decision and
an overview of financial risk management.
Module credits
10.00
Service modules
Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Prerequisites
No prerequisites.
Contact time
3 lectures per week
Language of tuition
Module is presented in English
Academic organisation
Financial Management
Period of presentation
Semester 2
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Curriculum: Year 2
Minimum credits: 144
Minimum credits:
Core
=
84 credits
Elective
=
60 credits
Additional information:
Elective credits : A minimum of 54 elective credits at 100- to 300-level can be chosen from any WTW and WST modules. The remainder of
the electives at 100- to 300-level can be chosen from any other modules in the list of modules of this faculty.
