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Finance (BUSA90094)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
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- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Overview
Availability | September |
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This course is an introduction to the theory and practice of finance. The unifying theme of this subject is value:
- How to value financial assets such as bonds and shares;
- How to value (today) the (future) cash flows from the investment projects that firms undertake;
- How to choose projects that increase the value of the firm to shareholders; and
- How to finance those projects so that shareholder value is maximised.
Lectures and cases will introduce discounting and interest rate mathematics, principles of valuation, the weighted average cost of capital, and capital structure of firms. Along the way we will develop knowledge and intuition about the purpose of the different components of the financial systems (financial markets, financial intermediaries and financial instruments) and how those components create value
Intended learning outcomes
At the conclusion of the subject, students should understand the following concepts:
- Time value of money and discounted cash flow approach to valuing projects, shares, bonds, and enterprises;
- The basic functioning and purpose of capital markets (markets for stocks, bonds and other securities);
- The effects of information asymmetry in the financial system;
- Diversification and transfer of risk;
- The capital structure problem and cash payout choices faced by corporations; and
- How firms use weighted average cost of capital in choosing projects
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
One of
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
BUSA90480 | Leadership |
September (On Campus - Parkville)
April (On Campus - Parkville)
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
June (On Campus - Parkville)
April (On Campus - Parkville)
|
6.25 |
BUSA90481 | Managerial Ethics & Business Environment |
April (On Campus - Parkville)
June (On Campus - Parkville)
April (On Campus - Parkville)
September (On Campus - Parkville)
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
|
6.25 |
Or BUSA90351 World of Management
Or BUSA90350 World of Management
Or BUSA90352 World of Management
Or BUSA90354 World of Management
Or BUSA90353 World of Management
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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Contribution to class learning equivalent to 500 words individual work
| Throughout the teaching period | 10% |
Online preparation quizzes
| Throughout the teaching period | 10% |
Mini case report
| 10% | |
Mid term exam
| Mid of term | 35% |
Syndicate case report & presentation equivalent to 1,000 words individual work
| End of the teaching period | 35% |
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- September
Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total time commitment 170 hours Pre teaching start date 19 August 2024 Pre teaching requirements students are required to complete approximately 15 hours of readings to prepare for the subject during the pre-teaching period Teaching period 19 September 2024 to 20 October 2024 Last self-enrol date 26 August 2024 Census date 20 September 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 4 October 2024 Assessment period ends 20 October 2024
What do these dates mean
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- Your tuition fees, academic transcript and statements.
- And for Commonwealth Supported students, your:
- Student Learning Entitlement. This applies to all students enrolled in a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP).
Subjects withdrawn after the census date (including up to the ‘last day to withdraw without fail’) count toward the Student Learning Entitlement.
Additional delivery details
This subject is only available to students admitted to GD-BA, MC-BAPT, MC-BAPTME, or students with 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 GD-BA, MC-BAPT, MC-BAPTME, or students with permission of the MBA Course coordinator
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Business Administration - 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