MSc CORPORATE RECONSTRUCTION AND INSOLVENCY(MCOPINS)
| Module Code | Module Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| MCOPINS540 | Reconstruction and Insolvency | Introducing the corporate restructuring and insolvency law and practice to students to equip them with knowledge to deal with the problems of corporate insolvency and restructuring in Zimbabwe. |
| MCOPINS541 |
Strategy and International Business |
This module consolidates strategy management skills in students to enable them formulate, implement, control and evaluate strategy in order to avert corporate business failure. The module will enable students to design frameworks for strategy formulation, implementation and control with a view to achieve sustainable business success and development. |
| MREPGOV550 | Corporate Governance and Risk Management | The module will enable instilling of probity in business activities, compliance with law and regulation, in order to secure corporate and national reputation and confidence critical for attracting inward investment in both the public and private sector. Advanced skills will be developed to ensure efficient and effective risk management to enhance stakeholder value creation in both the private and public sectors |
| MREPGOV553 | Strategic Management Accounting and Control | The course develops technical, analytical, evaluative and decision-making skills in students that are necessary for realising efficient resource allocation through optimal pricing and control systems, in order to achieve business and economic development. |
| MIDBS501 | Information and Digital Skills for Post Graduate Students | This module equips postgraduate students with advanced information literacy and digital competencies required for academic research and professional practice. It focuses on effective information searching, critical evaluation of digital sources, academic integrity, and ethical use of information. The module also develops practical skills in digital tools and technologies for research management, data analysis, collaboration, and scholarly communication. Emphasis is placed on academic writing, referencing, use of learning management systems, and digital presentation skills. By the end of the module, students will be able to confidently navigate digital environments and apply information skills to support postgraduate study, research, and lifelong learning. |
| MCOPINS503 | Corporate Secretaryship | The aim of this module is to develop board administration and services or corporate secretarial skills in students to ensure proper conduct of the proceedings and administration of the affairs of the board of directors to enhance proper corporate decision-making processes, corporate governance and accountability in organisations. This will encourage more investment in business organisations and the economy. |
| MCOPINS505 | Applied corporate finance | The module consolidates the conceptual and practical skills of students to enable them as managers to increase the intrinsic value of the firm and shareholders in order to attract more investment in business organisations. Further, the module will enable students to develop models, frameworks and strategies for corporate growth and financial development. |
| MCOPINS504 | Interdisciplinary simulation game | The module develops skills and expertise in students for designing and applying simulation models for enhancing technical and functional expertise ability, problem-solving, decision-making and interpersonal, communication and team-based competencies, to increase efficiency, effectiveness and business operational productivity. |
| MCOPINS506 | Advanced Corporate law | This course strengthens students’ knowledge to guide businesses in legal issues pertaining to mergers and takeovers (including hostile tender offers, proxy contests, and takeover defences), hedge fund activism in corporate governance and corporate control, transactions involving controlling shareholders, spin-offs and other corporate restructurings, rights of bondholders and other creditors, shareholder voting, corporate governance in financially distressed companies, and developments in insider trading law, among other matters. |
| MCOPINS542 | Crisis Management and Communication | This module will equip students with best practice skills and techniques for preparing for and managing crises in whatever form they may take in various organisations, to avoid crippling damage to operations and reputations. |
| MACCFIN501 | Research Methods | The module will equip students with the practical skills necessary to successfully complete a research project leading to the submission of a dissertation report. |
| MPACFIN570 | Dissertation | Students are encouraged to undertake a real-life organisation-based dissertation project. Working with an organisation, students can structure their project around a real business issue of challenge. |