MSc/PgDip Financial Services Management

Lectures and tutorials serve as the principal teaching method. Tutorials serve as an opportunity to reflect on the lecture material and generally assist the learning process through discussion and group work. The dissertation elements offer a further opportunity for you to apply your knowledge and skills in a less structured environment.

Taught modules which are delivered during semester 1 will adopt the conventional pattern of lecture and seminar to instil a learning framework and will use examinations, multiple choice tests and course-work for assessing your performance. Modules taught during semester 2 will tend to adopt a more problem-based learning approach to learning and assessment.

Assessment

Assessment strategy consists of:

• Examinations involving discursive essay topics, problem case studies, or a combination
• Continuous assessment through assignments, small scale problem solving and multiple choice exercises
• Group and individual project work, including elements of the dissertation
• Personal portfolio development through log books.

Staff Profile

Dr Eileen Roddy

Eileen is a professional trainer and qualified lecturer in accounting and strategic management. Eileen has been the Head of Partnerships and Registrations for the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants. Prior to this she had managed the international business interface between a large HE business school and its partners, and was a principle lecturer. Her recent research interests include investigation into the alignment of global strategy and control towards the optimisation of performance.