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Entrepreneurial Finance (FNCE30006)
Undergraduate level 3Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
- Timetable(opens in new window)
Contact information
Semester 1
Overview
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Fees | Look up fees |
Issues associated with financing entrepreneurial ventures, and the valuation and investment issues associated with new ventures. Major topics include investment analysis, financing the new venture, harvesting, and renewal in the entrepreneurial firm. The subject covers entrepreneurial finance, venture capital and general principles of investing in high (biotechnology, nanotechnology, information technology, e-business) and low technology.
Intended learning outcomes
- Construct new venture financial models
- Assess the timing and amounts of financial needs
- Estimate risks and expected returns of financial claims
- Value financial claims in light of diversification
- Evaluate alternative venture strategies
- Estimate the effects of complex options on value
- Design and negotiate 'deals'
- Address information and incentive problems
- Understand the institutions of new venture finance
- Develop a business plan to attract outside funding
- Deal with uncertainty and incomplete information sets
- Gain cased study skills
Generic skills
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High level of development: oral communication; written communication; problem solving; team work; application of theory to practice; interpretation and analysis; critical thinking; evaluation of data and other information; accessing data and other information from a range of sources.
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Moderate level of development: collaborative learning; statistical reasoning; synthesis of data and other information; receptiveness to alternative ideas.
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Some level of development: use of computer software.
Last updated: 11 April 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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FNCE20001 | Business Finance |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
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12.5 |
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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FNCE20005 | Corporate Financial Decision Making | Not available in 2024 |
12.5 |
and one of:
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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ECOM20001 | Introductory Econometrics |
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
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12.5 |
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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ECON20003 | Quantitative Methods 2 |
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
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12.5 |
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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MAST20005 | Statistics | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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MAST20004 | Probability | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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MAST20006 | Probability for Statistics | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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MAST20018 | Discrete Maths and Operations Research | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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MAST20029 | Engineering Mathematics |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
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12.5 |
620-270 Applied Statistics
620-261 Introduction to Operations Research (2008 or earlier)
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
Please refer to Prerequisites and Corequisites.
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 11 April 2024
Assessment
Additional details
- 2 hour end-of-semester examination (70%)
- Two 1,000-word case study reports, with associated pitch presentations due in weeks 6-8 and 9-11 (30%)
- To pass this subject students must pass the end of semester examination.
Last updated: 11 April 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Andre Gygax Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Three hours of lectures/seminars per week Teaching period 27 February 2017 to 28 May 2017 Last self-enrol date 10 March 2017 Census date 31 March 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 5 May 2017 Assessment period ends 23 June 2017 Semester 1 contact information
Last updated: 11 April 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
You will be advised of prescribed texts by your lecturer.
- Breadth options
This subject is available as breadth in the following courses:
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Last updated: 11 April 2024