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Unit of Study ACCT2004 - Business Finance (2022)

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  • Enrolment information

    This is an advanced unit. It is highly recommended that students take this unit after having completed an introductory Finance or Economics unit.

Unit description

Covers concepts, principles and tools of business finance and business financial management. It develops students’ knowledge and skills in analysing, evaluating and making business decisions related to capital investment appraisal, financing alternatives, capital structure and dividend policies. The unit also provides an overview of the business’s financial environment, risk and return trade-offs and time value of money applications.

Unit content

Topic 1: Introduction to Business Finance

Topic 2: Time Value of Money: Single Cash Flow

Topic 3: Time Value of Money: Multiple Cash Flows

Topic 4: Risk and Return

Topic 5: Bond Valuation and Interest Rates

Topic 6: Share Valuation

Topic 7: Capital Investment Decisions I

Topic 8: Capital Investment Decisions II

Topic 9: Financing

Topic 10: Capital Structure Policy

Topic 11: Distribution Policy

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Not currently available in 2022

Learning outcomes

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:

Explain how businesses make financial decisions and the nature of the broader financial environment in which they operate

Calculate and interpret measures of risk and return, explain the risk-return trade-off and discuss the concept of diversification

Apply the techniques of financial mathematics to aid in financial management decision-making

Analyse and appraise capital investments

Compare and evaluate alternative financing sources, capital structures and dividend policies.