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Unit of Study ACC00716 - Finance (2018)

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Unit Snapshot

  • Anti-requisites

    FIN00706 Financial Management in Business

  • Enrolment information

    This unit is taught on the assumption that students have basic knowledge of accounting as included in ACC00724 - Accounting for Managers or equivalent.

Unit description

Introduces key concepts, principles, tools, contemporary issues and context of finance and financial management in order to prepare students for participation in making investment and financing decisions. Students will develop their financial toolkit by undertaking practical problems and case studies.

Unit content

Topic 1: Introduction to finance and its context

Topic 2: Time value of money I

Topic 3: Time value of money II

Topic 4: Bonds and interest rates

Topic 5: Risk and return

Topic 6: Capital budgeting decisions

Topic 7: Capital budgeting cash flow estimation

Topic 8: Capital budgeting and risk

Topic 9: Capital structure and financing

Topic 10: Payout policy

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Gold Coast Session 1 Session 1
Melbourne Session 1,  3 Session 1,  3
Online Session 1 Session 1,  1
Papua New Guinea - Air Niugini N/A Session 1
Perth Session 3 Session 1,  3
Sydney Session 1,  3 Session 1,  3

Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
Learning outcome count Learning outcome description GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 Identify business financial decisions, their impact on value, and the broader financial and regulatory environment in which these decisions are made.
2 Apply the techniques of financial mathematics to analyse finance problems and opportunities.
3 Measure risk and return and explain the risk-return trade-off and diversification.
4 Evaluate capital investments using appropriate capital budgeting techniques.
5 Compare and appraise alternative financing sources, capital structures and payout policies.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. Identify business financial decisions, their impact on value, and the broader financial and regulatory environment in which these decisions are made.
    • GA4:
  2. Apply the techniques of financial mathematics to analyse finance problems and opportunities.
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
  3. Measure risk and return and explain the risk-return trade-off and diversification.
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
  4. Evaluate capital investments using appropriate capital budgeting techniques.
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
  5. Compare and appraise alternative financing sources, capital structures and payout policies.
    • GA1:
    • GA4:

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method
Workshop on-site 2 hours (12 weeks)
Lecture online 1 hour (12 weeks)
Assessment
Quiz 10%
Business case studies 25%
Business case studies 25%
Exam: closed book 40%

Teaching method
Tutorial on-site 2 hours (12 weeks)
Lecture online 1 hour (12 weeks)
Assessment
Quiz 10%
Business case studies 25%
Business case studies 25%
Exam: closed book 40%

Teaching method
Lecture online 1 hour (12 weeks)
Assessment
Quiz 10%
Business case studies 25%
Business case studies 25%
Exam: closed book 40%

Teaching method
Structured online learning N/A (N/A)
Assessment
Quiz 10%
Business case studies 25%
Business case studies 25%
Exam: closed book 40%

Teaching method
Lecture online 1 hour (12 weeks)
Tutorial on-site 2 hours (12 weeks)
Assessment
Quiz 10%
Business case studies 25%
Business case studies 25%
Exam: closed book 40%

Teaching method
Tutorial on-site 2 hours (12 weeks)
Lecture online 1 hour (12 weeks)
Assessment
Quiz 10%
Business case studies 25%
Business case studies 25%
Exam: closed book 40%

Prescribed learning resources

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