Position Title
Part-Time Academic - MGMT 3201: Financial Management - Summer 2024
Location
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Job Summary & Key Responsibilities
A Part-Time Academic is needed to teach the following online asynchronous course using Brightspace from May 6th – August 2nd, 2024: MGMT3201 Financial Management.
Duties included, but are not limited to:
The Part-Time academic will be responsible for all aspects of teaching and administering the class, including lectures, selecting cases for use in class discussions, test preparation and evaluation. The part-time academic should be available for two hours per week for consultation with students. The part-time academic reports to the Director of the Program.
Qualifications/Requirements of Position
Requirements:
This is a foundational course of financial management principles. It is a survey course of financial management issues and offers an introduction to the techniques and core principles of financial management skills that are essential to the effective management of corporations (as well as not-for-profit and public sector organizations). Building on the five principles that form the foundations of finance, this course provides a working knowledge of financial management practices and discusses the role of managing corporate investments (i.e., capital budgeting), financing (i.e., capital structure), working capital and risk decisions in increasing the value of the firm. An understanding of the principles of these decisions is needed for managers since most finance problems revolve around these topics. Specific topics covered include time value of money, financial statements analysis, discounted cash flow analysis, principles of asset valuation, risk management, capital structure, and issues in asset pricing. Concepts covered include stakeholder analysis, financial planning, valuation and triple bottom line analysis.
Experience with teaching in an on-line environment will be an asset.
Salary Range/Pay Rate
As per the CUPE Collective Agreement
Additional Information
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.
Dalhousie University commits to achieving inclusive excellence through continually championing equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility. The university encourages applications from Indigenous persons (especially Mi’kmaq), persons of Black/African descent (especially African Nova Scotians), and members of other racialized groups, persons with disabilities, women, and persons identifying as members of 2SLGBTQIA+ communities, and all candidates who would contribute to the diversity of our community.
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