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Advanced Corporate Finance (FNCE40001)
HonoursPoints: 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
Garry Twite: garry.twite@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
Availability | Semester 1 - Online |
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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: 30 October 2023
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Admission into the BH-COM Bachelor of Commerce (Degree with Honours)
AND
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)
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12.5 |
FNCE30002 | Corporate Finance | No longer available |
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: 30 October 2023
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Literature Review, due last Friday of the semester
| End of the teaching period | 40% |
End-of-semester examination
| During the examination period | 60% |
Last updated: 30 October 2023
Dates & times
- Semester 1 - Online
Principal coordinator Garry Twite Mode of delivery Online Contact hours One 3-hour seminar 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
Garry Twite: garry.twite@unimelb.edu.au
Last updated: 30 October 2023
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: 30 October 2023