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Corporate Finance (BUSA90046)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Overview
Availability(Quotas apply) | January August August |
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Fees | Look up fees |
Students should:
- comprehend the framework for the understanding of the principles underlying most of the important financial and investment decisions made by enterprises;
- be able to address with confidence the financial functions of management.
Intended learning outcomes
At the conclusion of the subject, students should understand the following concepts:
- The major financial problems faced by public and private firms. The specific problems of private firms are considered at length
- Techniques and instruments for managing risk. Especially insurance contracts and the use of hedging instruments such as futures contracts and swap contracts.
- Management of liquidity and working capital of the firm through bank lines of credit and trade credit.
- A broad understanding of the capital structure of the firm. In addition to the standard questions of debt v equity, long term v short term debt and fixed v floating debt, other forms of financing are considered, especially franchising and leasing.
- How firms use weighted average cost of capital in choosing projects. How real options affect the capital budgetting decision. How dividend imputation effects the WACC of firms.
- The essential features of relations between commercial banks and firms, and also investment banks and firms.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
BUSA90480 | Leadership |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
September (On Campus - Parkville)
February (On Campus - Parkville)
June (On Campus - Parkville)
April (On Campus - Parkville)
|
6.25 |
BUSA90001 | Financial Accounting |
January (On Campus - Parkville)
April (On Campus - Parkville)
September (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
BUSA90224 | Managing People |
January (On Campus - Parkville)
September (On Campus - Parkville)
June (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
BUSA90093 | Financial Management |
January (On Campus - Parkville)
April (On Campus - Parkville)
April (On Campus - Parkville)
June (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
BUSA90193 | Managerial Economics |
September (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
April (On Campus - Parkville)
January (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
BUSA90060 | Data Analysis |
September (On Campus - Parkville)
January (On Campus - Parkville)
April (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
BUSA90243 | Marketing |
April (On Campus - Parkville)
September (On Campus - Parkville)
June (On Campus - Parkville)
January (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
BUSA90074 | Global Business Economics |
September (On Campus - Parkville)
April (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
October (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
BUSA90227 | Operations |
September (On Campus - Parkville)
January (On Campus - Parkville)
October (On Campus - Parkville)
April (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
BUSA90026 | Business Strategy |
July (On Campus - Parkville)
April (On Campus - Parkville)
June (On Campus - Parkville)
January (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
BUSA90481 | Social Responsibility and Ethics |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
February (On Campus - Parkville)
Winter Term (On Campus - Parkville)
March (On Campus - Parkville)
September (On Campus - Parkville)
|
6.25 |
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
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: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Additional details
- 3 Homework sets (12%)
- Throughout subject
- Syndicate case reports (16%)
- Staggered throughout subject
- Midterm test (22%)
- 75 minutes
- Middle of term
- Final examination (50%)
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- Hurdle requirement
- 2.5 hours
- End of subject
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Quotas apply to this subject
Dates & times
- January
Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 30 hours Total time commitment 140 hours Pre teaching start date 8 January 2018 Pre teaching requirements students are required to complete approximately 15 hours of readings to prepare for the subject during pre-teaching period Teaching period 15 January 2018 to 22 March 2018 Last self-enrol date 19 November 2017 Census date 29 January 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 2 March 2018 Assessment period ends 30 March 2018 - August
Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 30 hours Total time commitment 140 hours Pre teaching start date 26 July 2018 Pre teaching requirements Students are expected to review the course preparation materials provided on the LMS Teaching period 9 August 2018 to 13 August 2018 Last self-enrol date 27 July 2018 Census date 9 August 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 10 August 2018 Assessment period ends 19 August 2018 - August
Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 30 hours Total time commitment 140 hours Pre teaching start date 11 August 2018 Pre teaching requirements students are required to complete approximately 15 hours of readings to prepare for the subject during pre-teaching period Teaching period 18 August 2018 to 15 September 2018 Last self-enrol date 29 April 2018 Census date 24 August 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 7 September 2018 Assessment period ends 21 September 2018
Time commitment details
140 hours
Additional delivery details
This subject is only available to students admitted to MC-BA, MC-BAPT, or students with the permission of the MBA course coordinator
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Subject notes
This subject is only available to students admitted to MC-BA, MC-BAPT, or students with the permission of the MBA course coordinator
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Business Administration Course Master of Business Administration Course Master of Business Administration/Master of Marketing
Last updated: 3 November 2022