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Empirical Corporate Finance (FNCE90076)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
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Overview
Availability | Semester 2 |
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Fees | Look up fees |
Students enrol in Empirical Corporate Finance followed by the subject Empirical Investments as the subjects are completed in two consecutive semesters. A number of seminars will be held during the semester to discuss various aspects of the program including bibliographic and other resources available to students and a range of analytical and empirical research methods and techniques used in Finance. Among other things, the workshops provide a forum for students to discuss and develop their own research proposals, and to develop seminar and conference presentation ability.
Intended learning outcomes
On successful completion of this subject students should be able to:
- Identify contemporary issues in finance;
- Identify principles of finance research;
- Formulate and solve financial problems.
Generic skills
- Oral communication including presentation skills
- Written communication
- Problem solving
- Statistical reasoning
- Application of theory to practice
- Interpretation and analysis
- Critical thinking
- Synthesis of data and other information
- Evaluation of data and other information
- Accessing data and other information from a range of sources
- Using computer software
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Enrolment in the PhD program in Finance.
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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FNCE90059 | Finance Thesis Workshop | No longer available | |
FNCE90068 | Finance Thesis Workshop Part 1 | No longer available |
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
Semester 2
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Three individual assignments
| Due in weeks 2, 6 and 11. | 30% |
Three group assignments (in groups of approximately 3)
| Due in weeks 4 and 8 and during the final examination period | 30% |
Four individual in-class presentations of seminar papers
| From Week 2 to Week 12 | 16% |
Class participation | 24% |
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 2
Coordinator Henny Jung Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 3 hours per week Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 3 August 2020 to 1 November 2020 Last self-enrol date 14 August 2020 Census date 21 September 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 16 October 2020 Assessment period ends 27 November 2020
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- 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