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Entrepreneurial Finance (FNCE30006)
Undergraduate level 3Points: 12.5Online
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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
Overview
Availability | Semester 1 - Online |
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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 case 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: 27 March 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
One of
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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FNCE20005 | Corporate Financial Decision Making |
Summer Term (Online)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
FNCE20001 Business Finance
AND
One of
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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ECOM20001 | Econometrics 1 |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ECON20003 | Quantitative Methods 2 |
Summer Term (Online)
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
MAST20004 | Probability |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
MAST20005 | Statistics |
Summer Term (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
MAST20006 | Probability for Statistics | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MAST20018 | Discrete Maths and Operations Research | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MAST20029 | Engineering Mathematics |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Summer Term (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
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: 27 March 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Assignment (groups of 1-2 students)
| From Week 5 to Week 8 | 20% |
Video pitch presentation (groups of 1-2 students)
| From Week 9 to Week 11 | 20% |
Examination
| During the examination period | 60% |
Last updated: 27 March 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 1 - Online
Principal coordinator Andre Gygax Mode of delivery Online Contact hours Three hours of lectures/seminars per week Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 1 March 2021 to 30 May 2021 Last self-enrol date 12 March 2021 Census date 31 March 2021 Last date to withdraw without fail 7 May 2021 Assessment period ends 25 June 2021 Semester 1 contact information
Last updated: 27 March 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:
- Bachelor of Arts
- Bachelor of Biomedicine
- Bachelor of Design
- Bachelor of Environments
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Animation)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Film and Television)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Music Theatre)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Production)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Screenwriting)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Theatre)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Visual Art)
- Bachelor of Music
- Bachelor of Science
- 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: 27 March 2024