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Corporate Financial Decision Making (FNCE20005)
Undergraduate level 2Points: 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
Summer Term
Email: rcarey@unimelb.edu.au
Semester 1
Chander Shekhar: c.shekhar@unimelb.edu.au
Semester 2
Hoonsuk Park: hoonsuk.park@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
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This subject examines capital budgeting techniques, the capital structure decision, the distribution decision and corporate risk management at a more advanced level to that covered in FNCE10002 Principles of Finance. Topics include: the Modigliani-Miller theorems, the impact of taxes under a classical tax system, the impact of taxes under an imputation tax system, corporate acquisitions and restructuring, hybrid securities as a source of finance, techniques in raising capital.
Intended learning outcomes
On successful completion of this subject students should be able to:
- Explain the different techniques used by firms to raise equity and debt capital.
- Apply alternative capital budgeting techniques in the presence of taxes and differing project lives.
- Discuss the impact of market imperfections on a firm’s capital structure decision.
- Discuss the impact of market imperfections on a firm’s distribution decision.
- Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of hybrid securities as a source of finance.
- Assess the economic consequences of corporate acquisition and restructuring activities.
- Explain the option-theoretic interpretation of debt and equity.
Generic skills
On successful completion of this subject, students should have improved the following generic skills:
- High level of development: oral communication; written communication; problem solving; interpretation and analysis; evaluation of data and other information.
- Moderate level of development: collaborative learning; statistical reasoning; application of theory to practice; synthesis of data and other information; accessing data and other information from a range of sources.
- Some level of development: critical thinking; use of computer software.
Last updated: 27 April 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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FNCE10002 | Principles of Finance |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
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12.5 |
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
FNCE30002 Corporate Finance
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 April 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Individual homework assignment
| During the teaching period | 15% |
Mid-semester test
| Mid semester | 25% |
End-of-semester examination
| During the examination period | 60% |
Last updated: 27 April 2024
Dates & times
- Summer Term
Principal coordinator Robert Carey Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Two 3-hour lectures and two 1.5-hour tutorials per week Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 3 January 2023 to 12 February 2023 Last self-enrol date 10 January 2023 Census date 20 January 2023 Last date to withdraw without fail 3 February 2023 Assessment period ends 20 February 2023 Summer Term contact information
Email: rcarey@unimelb.edu.au
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Chander Shekhar Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours One 2-hour lecture and one 1-hour tutorial per week Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 27 February 2023 to 28 May 2023 Last self-enrol date 10 March 2023 Census date 31 March 2023 Last date to withdraw without fail 5 May 2023 Assessment period ends 23 June 2023 Semester 1 contact information
Chander Shekhar: c.shekhar@unimelb.edu.au
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Hoonsuk Park Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours One 2-hour lecture and one 1-hour tutorial per week Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 24 July 2023 to 22 October 2023 Last self-enrol date 4 August 2023 Census date 31 August 2023 Last date to withdraw without fail 22 September 2023 Assessment period ends 17 November 2023 Semester 2 contact information
Hoonsuk Park: hoonsuk.park@unimelb.edu.au
Time commitment details
170 hours
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Last updated: 27 April 2024
Further information
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Prescribed texts
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This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Breadth Track Ethics and Investing Breadth Track Your Money or Your Life Breadth Track Real Estate and the Australian Dream Breadth Track Fundamentals of Finance and Accounting Breadth Track Economics and Finance - Breadth options
This subject is available as breadth in the following courses:
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- 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
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Last updated: 27 April 2024