Graduate Diploma in Finance (GD-FIN) // Attributes, outcomes and skills

Intended learning outcomes

1. Learning Goal

Graduates of this degree will be knowledgeable of contemporary accounting issues.

Learning objectives to achieve this goal

On successful completion of this course, students should be able to:

• Describe contemporary accounting issues, practices and methods as reflected in accounting research, national and international accounting regulator activities and pronouncements; and
• Explain developments of contemporary accounting issues.

2. Learning Goal

Graduates of this degree will be capable of selecting and applying appropriate methods to resolve accounting issues and problems.

Learning objectives to achieve this goal

On successful completion of this course, students should be able to:

• Apply theories and tools developed from the discipline of accounting and fields relating closely to accounting such as finance and economics to critically evaluate accounting issues and problems; and
• Analyse, evaluate and communicate the implications of applying accounting theory, tools, techniques and approaches in a variety of management decision settings.

Generic skills

On successful completion of this degree students should have enhanced their skills in:

• Applying financial theory and methods to knowledgably discuss the importance of a wide range of financial issues;
• Financial problem solving through the application of the necessary analytical skills and techniques; and
• Communicating financial ideas in a clear and concise manner.

Graduate attributes

On successful completion of this course, students will be:

• Knowledgeable in a range of financial fields including, corporate finance and investment management;
• Skilled in utilising financial modelling to solve complex financial decisions;
• Critical thinkers in the field of modern finance theory who are aware of the way in which theory contributes to sound financial decision making in practice ;
• Financial problem solvers who have the skills necessary to resolve valuation issues in the presence of limited information sets;
• Proficient at communicating financial ideas in a clear and concise manner;
• Effective team members through participation in collaborative exercises; and
• Adept at retrieval of relevant financial information from a variety of sources.