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Advanced Corporate Finance (FNCE40001)
HonoursPoints: 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 | Semester 1 |
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Fees | Look up fees |
This subject introduces a study of recent literature in a number of areas of financial management. Topics include real options, mergers and acquisitions, capital structure decisions, dividend policy, security analysis and design, and corporate hedging.
Intended learning outcomes
On successful completion of this subject the student should be:
- Aware of current state of academic research in different areas of corporate finance such as firms’ corporate governance, executive compensation, capital structure and investment policy, and mergers and acquisitions, among others.
- Be able to clearly understand the research methodologies and data sets commonly utilised in research in corporate finance.
- Be able to critically evaluate research papers in these areas including in depth discussion of the published results as well as the limitations associated with them.
- Be able to reflect on the state-of-knowledge in these areas and propose viable research questions capable to filling gaps in the literature
Generic skills
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High level of development: written communication; collaborative learning; problem solving; team work; application of theory to practice; interpretation and analysis; critical thinking; evaluation of data and other information.
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Moderate level of development: oral communication; statistical reasoning; synthesis of data and other information.
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Some level of development: use of computer software; accessing data and other information from a range of sources.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Admission into BH-COM, and one of:
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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FNCE20005 | Corporate Financial Decision Making |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
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12.5 |
FNCE30002 | Corporate Finance | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
and both of:
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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FNCE30001 | Investments |
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
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12.5 |
FNCE30007 | Derivative Securities |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
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
- Class Participation, throughout the semester, (10%)
- Literature Review, 2500 words, group of 2 students. last Friday of the semester, ( 30%)
- Presentation, 10 minutes, group of 2 students, during lecture, beginning week 5, (10%)
- End of semester examination (2 hours), end of semester, (50%)
- To pass this subject students must pass the end of semester examination.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Bruce Grundy Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours One 3-hour seminar per week Teaching period 4 March 2019 to 2 June 2019 Last self-enrol date 15 March 2019 Census date 31 March 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 10 May 2019 Assessment period ends 28 June 2019
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
You will be advised of prescribed texts by your lecturer.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Commerce (Accounting)
Last updated: 3 November 2022