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Communicating Current Issues in Finance (FNCE90085)
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 | Semester 1 - Dual-Delivery Semester 2 - Dual-Delivery |
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This is a practice-based capstone subject which enables students to develop their skills in the researching and production of a substantive piece of work (written, video and/or multi-media based) whilst also engaging with finance practitioners to identify current issues of interest to the broader society. The piece produced by each student will make use of the technical skills that they have developed during the first semester in the Master of Finance program and is designed to be consumed by a non-specialist audience. The subject would be team-taught by faculty from both the Department of Finance in the Faculty of Business and Economics and the Centre for Advancing Journalism in the Faculty of Arts. Department of Finance faculty will be responsible for coordinating the guest lectures by finance practitioners that occur in the first half of the course. It is anticipated that the practitioners chosen would represent a diverse range of market participants including; regulators, financial institutions, consultants, industry bodies, corporates and consumer rights organisations. Faculty from the Centre for Advancing Journalism will take responsibility for the development of the technical research and writing skills necessary for the students to successfully produce their final piece of work.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of the subject, students should be able to:
- Demonstrate an awareness of key issues currently of interest to financial market participants
- Demonstrate a high-level of written communication skills
- Display expertise in researching, writing and editing their own work
- Demonstrate a practical understanding of how researched pieces of work are put together for non-specialist audiences
- Critically reflect on challenges that content-producers face across different media
- Demonstrate the skills involved in accessing, analysing and curating data from publicly available sources
Generic skills
- Oral and written communication
- Problem solving
- Application of theory to practice
- Team work
- Critical thinking
- Evaluation of data
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Admission into one of the following:
- MC-FINANCE Master of Finance
- MC-FINENH Master of Finance (Enhanced)
AND
Completion of a minimum of 37.5 credit points of study
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 |
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5 short writing excercises in class (250 words per excercise); 5% each (total 25%)
| From Week 2 to Week 12 | 25% |
Attendance and regular class participation Hurdle requirement: Students are required to attend a minimum of 80% of classes to pass the subject | Throughout the semester | N/A |
Initial draft work submitted to assess progress. Hurdle requirement: Draft to be approved by subject coordinator in accordance with task assessment criteria. | Week 9 | N/A |
Final work submission
| During the examination period | 75% |
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Chander Shekhar Coordinator Tania Lee Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Parkville) Contact hours Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 28 February 2022 to 29 May 2022 Last self-enrol date 11 March 2022 Census date 31 March 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 6 May 2022 Assessment period ends 24 June 2022 - Semester 2
Principal coordinator Chander Shekhar Coordinator Tania Lee Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Parkville) Contact hours One x 1 hour lecture and one x 2 hour workshop Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 25 July 2022 to 23 October 2022 Last self-enrol date 5 August 2022 Census date 31 August 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 23 September 2022 Assessment period ends 18 November 2022
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Recommended texts and other resources
To be advised by the subject coordinator
Last updated: 31 January 2024