2017/18 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue

NUFF5460M Management of Finance for Health

15 creditsClass Size: 25

Module manager: Thomas Dessoffy
Email: t.r.dessoffy@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2017/18

Pre-requisite qualifications

Meeting the criteria and qualifications for acceptance on to the programme

Pre-requisites

NONE

Co-requisites

NONE

This module is mutually exclusive with

NONE

Module replaces

None

This module is not approved as an Elective

Module summary

This module will provide students with knowledge and skills in managing the finances of a health facility or a department within a health facility. Using a case study approach, students will practice techniques of financial management, including setting budgets, applying budgetary controls and conducting financial audit.

Objectives

On completion of this module, students will be able to:
- describe and analyse the role of financial management and its relation to planning and management in the health sector
- set and monitor a budget for a service or unit
- critique and apply different approaches to cost control and ensure value for money
- assess the financial performance of a health organisation
- evaluate the purpose and functioning of the principal financial systems in a health district
- outline the functions and apply techniques of audit and its uses for managers.

Learning outcomes
On completion of this module, students will know:
- principles of financial management
- the relationship between financial planning and management of finance in the health sector

Skills outcomes
- Ability to set and monitor a budget for a service or unit
- Ability to assess the financial performance of a health organisation
- Ability to apply techniques of financial audit

Syllabus

- Importance and role of financial management
- Cost control and value for money
- Type of budget
- Budget-setting techniques
- Budgetary control techniques
- Assessing financial performance
- Financial systems
- Function and value of audit

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Lecture	7	3.00	21.00
Practical	6	1.50	9.00
Independent online learning hours			21.00
Private study hours			108.00
Total Contact hours			30.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			159.00

Private study

108 hours of private study include:
- 21 hours of additional reading and preparing for taught sessions
- 21 hours post lecture reading, 3 hours reading per lecture x7
- 25 hours researching and writing assessed course work (assignment)
- 41 hours of private reading
21 hours of on line learning include using the VLE which will provide additional reading and independent exercises

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

The module design and learning activities allow for monitoring of individual student understanding and progress through student participation in classroom group work, inter-active discussion and financial scenario exercises and the provision of immediate formative feedback by the lecturer during lectures. This is detailed in the module handbook.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Essay	3,000 words	100.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 28/04/2015

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