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Unit of Study ACC91210 - Finance for Managers (Online) (2016)

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    This unit is taught on the assumption that students have basic knowledge of accounting statements 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, financing and dividend decisions. Topics covered include the time value of money, the risk and return trade-off, capital budgeting, financing alternatives, capital structure and distribution policy.

Unit content

Topic 1: Introduction to finance and financial analysis

Topic 2: Time value of money, bonds and interest rates

Topic 3: Risk and return

Topic 4: Capital budgeting

Topic 5: Capital structure and financing

Topic 6: Distribution policy

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
SCU Online Study Period 6 Study Period 6

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 Demonstrate an understanding of business financial decisions, their impacts on value, and the nature of the broader financial and regulatory environment in which these decisions are made.
2 Perform a financial analysis of a firm.
3 Apply the techniques of financial mathematics to analyse finance problems and opportunities.
4 Explain the risk-return trade-off and diversification.
5 Evaluate capital investments using appropriate capital budgeting techniques.
6 Compare and appraise alternative financing sources, capital structures and distribution policies.

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

  1. Demonstrate an understanding of business financial decisions, their impacts on value, and the nature of the broader financial and regulatory environment in which these decisions are made.
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
  2. Perform a financial analysis of a firm.
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
  3. Apply the techniques of financial mathematics to analyse finance problems and opportunities.
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
  4. Explain the risk-return trade-off and diversification.
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
  5. Evaluate capital investments using appropriate capital budgeting techniques.
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
  6. Compare and appraise alternative financing sources, capital structures and distribution policies.
    • GA1:
    • GA4:

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