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Finance for Built Environment (PROP20001)
Undergraduate level 2Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Overview
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The subject considers the nature and operation of investment markets with a focus on three major asset classes; shares, bonds and property. It looks at the characteristics of these different investment options, especially in terms of the risks and returns associated with each. The module also introduces basic financial mathematics involving the time value of money, calculation of present and future values, and the computing of rates of return for investments or projects with property as a context. An introduction to the interpretation, analysis and use of financial statements (profit and loss statements, cash-flow statements and balance sheets) is provided. Finally, it considers the application of appropriate accounting and regulatory standards in interpretation of financial statements.
Incidental costs
A financial calculator is required, specifically the HP10bii+. The cost is approximately $65.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Comprehend what makes a developed financial system
- Distinguish between the basic types of financial instruments and their sources and users;
- Apply financial mathematical techniques to analyse financial instruments and built investments;
- Understand the role of risk and uncertainty in financial decision-making;
- Analyse and design lending and borrowing solutions;
- Apply and evaluate finance and investment techniques as strategic decision-making tools for the design and built environment.
Generic skills
Intellectual skills
- Define a problem
- Identify the correct method of interpreting data and solving problem
- Synthesise knowledge and interpret the appropriateness of the solution
- Identify an issue and learn to discuss in a reflective manner
Research and professional skills
- Appreciate the value of listening attentively, selecting what is important, watching for signals for important points & identifying the structure of the presentation/lecture
- Competently use a calculator
- Apply and interpret financial mathematical techniques appropriate to the problem
- Interpret the financial pages
Transferable skills
- Competently communicate through a written essay/report
- Demonstrate research and professional skills through, for example, the quantitative analysis and interpretation of data
- Use standard word processing and spreadsheet packages
- Demonstrate basic time management skills
Last updated: 11 April 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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ABPL20052 | Investment and Finance for Property | No longer available |
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: 11 April 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Short answer quiz
| Week 5 | 30% |
Report on asset classes
| Week 9 | 30% |
Investment scenario – Peer reviewed group work
| Week 14 | 40% |
Last updated: 11 April 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Coordinator Raghu Dharmapuri Tirumala Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 1X2 hour lecture and 1x1 hour tutorial per week Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 26 February 2024 to 26 May 2024 Last self-enrol date 8 March 2024 Census date 3 April 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 3 May 2024 Assessment period ends 21 June 2024
Time commitment details
170 hours
What do these dates mean
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- 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.
Last updated: 11 April 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Introduction to Finance: Markets, Investments, and Financial Management, 15th Edition by Ronald Melicher and Edgar Norton
Real estate finance and investments. William B Brueggeman and Jeffrey D Fisher
Recommended texts and other resources
Additional Texts:
Property and Money. Brett M, Estates Gazette
- Breadth options
This subject is available as breadth in the following courses:
- Bachelor of Arts
- Bachelor of Biomedicine
- Bachelor of Design
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Animation)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Film and Television)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Music Theatre)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Production)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Screenwriting)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Theatre)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Visual Art)
- 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
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: 11 April 2024