Syllabus Information

5.1. Methodological overview

The learning process that has been designed for this subject is based on the following:

The course “cash management” is 6ECTS course composed by 150 hours of work load divided in 60 teaching hours and 90 hours of autonomous working.

The course implies lectures, seminars and practical sessions. All class sessions will be based in a participative model. Due to the dynamism of the topic, pieces of news related to the topic and debates will take place in the classes.

Practical classes will consist on solving real cases that will be prepared by the students or by the teacher. Active participation is essential so it is important to prepare the cases previously in order to solve them in class.

Seminars have the aim of putting in common the work done by different student groups, letting the rest of the students to share and to give their point of view of the topic related to the course.

5.2. Learning tasks

The programme of the course tries to get the expected aims involving the following activities according to the course profile recorded in the Report of the Bachelor in Business

5.3. Syllabus

TEMA 1.- Financial problems of Cash-Management.

1.1. Introduction.

1.2. Functions of the Cash Manager.

1.3. Difficulties of Cash and not cash!.

1.4. Assessment of the financial cost from cash problems.

TEMA 2.- Conceptual framework of cash management.

2.1. Basics of cash management.

2.2. Cash- Management computerization.

2.3. Managing Cash flows.

2.4. Cash tools and channels.

2.5. Payment flows and management.

TEMA 3.- Cash Management Techniques.

3.1. Introduction.

3.2. Central Cash Management.

3.3. Zero-negative Cash Management.

TEMA 4.- Banking relations in cash Management.

4.1. Introduction

4.2. Basic elements in negotiation

4.3. Financial control in Banking operations

4.4. Solving differences with the Bank. Practical approach.

TEMA 5.- Cash Management: Investing surpluses 

5.1. Introduction

5.2. Amount, period and intermediaries of the investment

5.3. Traditional Financial instruments for surplus investment

5.4. Other financial instrument for long periods.

TEMA 6.- Cash Management:  Financing deficits.

6.1. Introduction

6.2. Financing Banking products

6.3. Non Banking Financing products

6.4. Other Financing products in short term

TEMA 7.- Cash Management: Financial Risk Management.

7.1. Introduction

7.2. Different Types of risk

7.3. Coverage Instruments for financial risk

5.4. Course planning and calendar

The calendar of actual sessions will be announced on the website of the center; the presentation of works and other activities will be communicated by the teacher through appropriate ways.

The teacher will inform of that in classes too.

5.5. Bibliography and recommended resources

[BB: Bibliografía básica / BC: Bibliografía complementaria]