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Unit of Study ACCT2007 - Finance for Business (2023)

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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

Module 1: Finance for Business – An Introduction

Module 2: The Time Value of Money

Module 3: Capital Investment Decisions I

Module 4: Capital Investment Decisions II

Module 5: Financing and Capital Structure Policy

Module 6: Distribution Policy

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
China - TUST N/A
Dual Term4
Gold Coast
Term1,4
Term1,4
Melbourne N/A
Term1,4
Online
Term1,4
Term1
Papua New Guinea - IBSU Port Moresby N/A
Term4
Perth N/A
Term1,4
Sydney N/A
Term1,4

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

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.

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts
  • Parrino, R, Au Yong, H H, Morkel-Kingsbury, N, James, J, Mazzola, P, Murray, J, Smales, L and Wei, X, 2020, Fundamentals of Corporate Finance, 4th edn, John Wiley & Son Inc., Milton, QLD. ISBN: 978-0-730-38249-2.
Prescribed Resources/Equipment

  • Students need access to a computer with a webcam and reliable internet connection, and will be required to complete an onboarding process to verify their identity before attempting the online exam in this unit. (This does not apply to IBSU (PNG) and TUST (Tianjin) students.)

  • A non-programmable calculator with financial and statistical routines, which can also be used in the examination, is strongly recommended. The unit resources use/refer to Sharp Business/Financial Calculator EL738 or EL735S. At the very least, a non-programmable calculator with a power raising key and a square root key will be required.

Prescribed Texts
  • Parrino, R, Au Yong, H H, Morkel-Kingsbury, N, James, J, Mazzola, P, Murray, J, Smales, L and Wei, X, 2020, Fundamentals of Corporate Finance, 4th edn, John Wiley & Son Inc., Milton, QLD. ISBN: 978-0-730-38249-2.
Prescribed Resources/Equipment

  • A non-programmable calculator with financial and statistical routines, which can also be used in the examination, is strongly recommended. The unit resources use/refer to Sharp Business/Financial Calculator EL738 or EL735S. At the very least, a non-programmable calculator with a power raising key and a square root key will be required.

Prescribed Texts
  • Parrino, R, Au Yong, H H, Morkel-Kingsbury, N, James, J, Mazzola, P, Murray, J, Smales, L and Wei, X, 2020, Fundamentals of Corporate Finance, 4th edn, John Wiley & Son Inc., Milton, QLD. ISBN: 978-0-730-38249-2.
Prescribed Resources/Equipment

  • Students need access to a computer with a webcam and reliable internet connection, and will be required to complete an onboarding process to verify their identity before attempting the online exam in this unit. (This does not apply to IBSU (PNG) and TUST (Tianjin) students.)

  • A non-programmable calculator with financial and statistical routines, which can also be used in the examination, is strongly recommended. The unit resources use/refer to Sharp Business/Financial Calculator EL738 or EL735S. At the very least, a non-programmable calculator with a power raising key and a square root key will be required.

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.