The Open Learning Foundation is the author of Managing Finance and Information: An Active Learning Approach, published by Wiley. Alan Jennings is the author of Managing Finance and Information: An Active Learning Approach, published by Wiley.

• Introduction. Section One: Managing Finance:.Session one:.Types of business organisation.Unincorporated businesses.Incorporated businesses.Company growth and the structure of groups.Other business organisations.Session two:.Sources and types of finance.External providers of finance.Overdrafts, bills of exchange, creditors and factoring.Hire purchase, credit sales and finance leases.Bank loans, mortgages and debentures.Share capital.Session three:.Published accounts.Published accounts requirements.Profit and loss account theory.Profit and loss account format.Balance sheet theory.Balance sheet format.Cash flow statement theory.Cash flow statement format.Session four:.Analysis and evaluation.Users of accounting information.Methods of analysis.Profitability.Solvency and liquidity.Capital gearing.Investment ratios.Control of working capital.Session five:.Analysis of costs.Ascertaining costs.Direct and indirect costs.Functional analysis of costs.Behavioural analysis of costs.Absorption costing and marginal costing.Marginal cost applications.Break-even analysis.Session six:.Budgetary control.The nature and purpose of budgeting.Application of budgetary control.Flexible budgets.Cash budgets.Session seven:.Capital investment appraisal.Capital expenditure.Payback methods.Accounting rate return.Net present value and yield.Interest rates, weighted average cost of capital.Section Two: Managing Information:.Session one:.Why organisations need information.The information age.Information and decision making.What kind of information is useful?.Hard and soft information.Different functions, different needs.Session two:.From data to information.What do we mean by data?.What do we mean by information?.Computers and information management.Processing data into information.Information technology.Methods of data capture.Information overload.Session three:.Meeting an organizations information needs.The bulging in-tray.Information management in organisations.Management information systems.Decision support systems.Personal information systems.Information flows.Session four:.Using information technology.Databases.Spreadsheets.Acquiring data.Presenting information effectively.Session five:.Quality and reliability.How reliable is the data?.Hardware and software problems.How information can mislead.Evaluating forecasts.Errors of analysis.Evaluating written reports.

The Open Learning Foundation is the author of Managing Finance and Information: An Active Learning Approach, published by Wiley. Alan Jennings is the author of Managing Finance and Information: An Active Learning Approach, published by Wiley.

• Introduction. Section One: Managing Finance:.Session one:.Types of business organisation.Unincorporated businesses.Incorporated businesses.Company growth and the structure of groups.Other business organisations.Session two:.Sources and types of finance.External providers of finance.Overdrafts, bills of exchange, creditors and factoring.Hire purchase, credit sales and finance leases.Bank loans, mortgages and debentures.Share capital.Session three:.Published accounts.Published accounts requirements.Profit and loss account theory.Profit and loss account format.Balance sheet theory.Balance sheet format.Cash flow statement theory.Cash flow statement format.Session four:.Analysis and evaluation.Users of accounting information.Methods of analysis.Profitability.Solvency and liquidity.Capital gearing.Investment ratios.Control of working capital.Session five:.Analysis of costs.Ascertaining costs.Direct and indirect costs.Functional analysis of costs.Behavioural analysis of costs.Absorption costing and marginal costing.Marginal cost applications.Break-even analysis.Session six:.Budgetary control.The nature and purpose of budgeting.Application of budgetary control.Flexible budgets.Cash budgets.Session seven:.Capital investment appraisal.Capital expenditure.Payback methods.Accounting rate return.Net present value and yield.Interest rates, weighted average cost of capital.Section Two: Managing Information:.Session one:.Why organisations need information.The information age.Information and decision making.What kind of information is useful?.Hard and soft information.Different functions, different needs.Session two:.From data to information.What do we mean by data?.What do we mean by information?.Computers and information management.Processing data into information.Information technology.Methods of data capture.Information overload.Session three:.Meeting an organizations information needs.The bulging in-tray.Information management in organisations.Management information systems.Decision support systems.Personal information systems.Information flows.Session four:.Using information technology.Databases.Spreadsheets.Acquiring data.Presenting information effectively.Session five:.Quality and reliability.How reliable is the data?.Hardware and software problems.How information can mislead.Evaluating forecasts.Errors of analysis.Evaluating written reports.

The Open Learning Foundation is the author of Managing Finance and Information: An Active Learning Approach, published by Wiley. Alan Jennings is the author of Managing Finance and Information: An Active Learning Approach, published by Wiley.

• Introduction. Section One: Managing Finance:.Session one:.Types of business organisation.Unincorporated businesses.Incorporated businesses.Company growth and the structure of groups.Other business organisations.Session two:.Sources and types of finance.External providers of finance.Overdrafts, bills of exchange, creditors and factoring.Hire purchase, credit sales and finance leases.Bank loans, mortgages and debentures.Share capital.Session three:.Published accounts.Published accounts requirements.Profit and loss account theory.Profit and loss account format.Balance sheet theory.Balance sheet format.Cash flow statement theory.Cash flow statement format.Session four:.Analysis and evaluation.Users of accounting information.Methods of analysis.Profitability.Solvency and liquidity.Capital gearing.Investment ratios.Control of working capital.Session five:.Analysis of costs.Ascertaining costs.Direct and indirect costs.Functional analysis of costs.Behavioural analysis of costs.Absorption costing and marginal costing.Marginal cost applications.Break-even analysis.Session six:.Budgetary control.The nature and purpose of budgeting.Application of budgetary control.Flexible budgets.Cash budgets.Session seven:.Capital investment appraisal.Capital expenditure.Payback methods.Accounting rate return.Net present value and yield.Interest rates, weighted average cost of capital.Section Two: Managing Information:.Session one:.Why organisations need information.The information age.Information and decision making.What kind of information is useful?.Hard and soft information.Different functions, different needs.Session two:.From data to information.What do we mean by data?.What do we mean by information?.Computers and information management.Processing data into information.Information technology.Methods of data capture.Information overload.Session three:.Meeting an organizations information needs.The bulging in-tray.Information management in organisations.Management information systems.Decision support systems.Personal information systems.Information flows.Session four:.Using information technology.Databases.Spreadsheets.Acquiring data.Presenting information effectively.Session five:.Quality and reliability.How reliable is the data?.Hardware and software problems.How information can mislead.Evaluating forecasts.Errors of analysis.Evaluating written reports.