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Corporate Finance (BUSA90046)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Dual-Delivery (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Overview
Availability(Quotas apply) | January - Dual-Delivery |
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Fees | Look up fees |
Students should:
- comprehend the framework for the understanding of the principles underlying most of the important financial and investment decisions made by enterprises;
- be able to address with confidence the financial functions of management.
Intended learning outcomes
At the conclusion of the subject, students should understand the following concepts:
- The major financial problems faced by public and private firms. The specific problems of private firms are considered at length
- Techniques and instruments for managing risk. Especially insurance contracts and the use of hedging instruments such as futures contracts and swap contracts.
- Management of liquidity and working capital of the firm through bank lines of credit and trade credit.
- A broad understanding of the capital structure of the firm. In addition to the standard questions of debt v equity, long term v short term debt and fixed v floating debt, other forms of financing are considered, especially franchising and leasing.
- How firms use weighted average cost of capital in choosing projects. How real options affect the capital budgetting decision. How dividend imputation effects the WACC of firms.
- The essential features of relations between commercial banks and firms, and also investment banks and firms.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
All of
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
BUSA90001 | Financial Accounting |
January (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
September (On Campus - Parkville)
April (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
BUSA90026 | Business Strategy |
April (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
September (On Campus - Parkville)
April (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
BUSA90060 | Data Analysis |
September (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
April (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
BUSA90074 | Global Business Economics |
September (On Campus - Parkville)
January (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
April (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
BUSA90093 | Finance |
April (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
January (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
September (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
BUSA90193 | Managerial Economics |
January (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
April (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
September (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
BUSA90224 | Managing People |
September (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
April (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
BUSA90227 | Operations |
April (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
January (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
September (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
BUSA90243 | Marketing |
April (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
January (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
September (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
BUSA90480 | Leadership |
April (On Campus - Parkville)
September (On Campus - Parkville)
March (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
June (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
6.25 |
BUSA90481 | Managerial Ethics & Business Environment |
March (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
September (On Campus - Parkville)
April (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
6.25 |
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: 31 January 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
---|---|---|
3 Homework sets | Throughout the teaching period | 12% |
Syndicate case reports staggered throughout subject | Throughout the teaching period | 16% |
Midterm test
| Mid semester | 22% |
End-of-semester examination
| During the examination period | 50% |
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Quotas apply to this subject
Dates & times
- January
Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Parkville) Contact hours Total time commitment 140 hours Pre teaching start date 10 January 2022 Pre teaching requirements students are required to complete approximately 15 hours of readings to prepare for the subject during pre-teaching period Teaching period 17 January 2022 to 25 March 2022 Last self-enrol date 12 December 2021 Census date 28 January 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 4 March 2022 Assessment period ends 1 April 2022
Time commitment details
140 hours
Additional delivery details
This subject is only available to students admitted to MC-BA, MC-BAPT, or students with the permission of the MBA course coordinator
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Subject notes
This subject is only available to students admitted to MC-BA, MC-BAPT, or students with the permission of the MBA course coordinator
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Business Administration Course Master of Business Administration Course Master of Business Administration/Master of Marketing - 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: 31 January 2024