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Accounting and Finance for Actuaries (ACCT90042)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
- Timetable(opens in new window)
Contact information
Semester 1
Noel Boys n.boys@unimelb.edu.au
Please refer to the LMS for up-to-date subject information, including assessment and participation requirements, for subjects being offered in 2020.
Overview
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This subject has two main objectives. Firstly, it is designed to enable students to have the ability to analysis and interpret the financial statements of companies and financial institutions. Secondly, to provide a basic understanding of corporate finance including a knowledge of the instrument used by companies to raise finance and manage financial risks.
Intended learning outcomes
- Describe the nature and purpose of financial statements.
- Analyse and interpret financial statements and the accounting policy choices that influence how they should be used.
- Describe the structure of a company and the different methods by which it may be financed.
- Understand how a company's cost of capital determines the nature of the investment projects it undertakes.
Generic skills
- Think critically about financial accounting reports and corporate finance.
- Evaluate, analyse and interpret relevant accounting information and corporate finance.
- Utilise problem solving skills.
- Articulate responses, either orally or in written form.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
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
Due to the impact of COVID-19, assessment may differ from that published in the Handbook. Students are reminded to check the subject assessment requirements published in the subject outline on the LMS
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Group assignment (normally in groups of 3-4 students)
| During the teaching period | 10% |
Mid-semester test
| Mid semester | 20% |
End-of-semester examination
| End of semester | 70% |
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 36 contact hours being 12 x 3 hour seminars Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 2 March 2020 to 7 June 2020 Last self-enrol date 13 March 2020 Census date 30 April 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 5 June 2020 Assessment period ends 3 July 2020 Semester 1 contact information
Noel Boys n.boys@unimelb.edu.au
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- 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.
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 3 November 2022