The main aim of this module is to introduce you to the fundamental issues of financial management and to the quantitative techniques used to address them. The issues that are of importance to a financial manager operating in a global market, in particular, the application of the theories of valuation to practice will be discussed. The various key financial management issues that will be discussed are investments (whether or not capital projects add value to the business), financing (the acquisition of funding by companies and how to determine their value), and evaluating the cost of capital.