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Advanced Corporate Finance (FNCE40001)

HonoursPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)

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Overview

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This subject introduces a study of recent literature in a number of areas of financial management. Topics include real options, mergers and acquisitions, capital structure decisions, dividend policy, security analysis and design, and corporate hedging.

Intended learning outcomes

On successful completion of this subject the student should be:

  • Aware of current state of academic research in different areas of corporate finance such as firms’ corporate governance, executive compensation, capital structure and investment policy, and mergers and acquisitions, among others.
  • Be able to clearly understand the research methodologies and data sets commonly utilised in research in corporate finance.
  • Be able to critically evaluate research papers in these areas including in depth discussion of the published results as well as the limitations associated with them.
  • Be able to reflect on the state-of-knowledge in these areas and propose viable research questions capable to filling gaps in the literature

Generic skills

  • High level of development: written communication; collaborative learning; problem solving; team work; application of theory to practice; interpretation and analysis; critical thinking; evaluation of data and other information.

  • Moderate level of development: oral communication; statistical reasoning; synthesis of data and other information.

  • Some level of development: use of computer software; accessing data and other information from a range of sources.

Last updated: 24 January 2023

Eligibility and requirements

Prerequisites

Admission into the BH-COM Bachelor of Commerce (Degree with Honours)

AND

One of

Code Name Teaching period Credit Points
FNCE20005 Corporate Financial Decision Making
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
No longer available

Corequisites

None

Non-allowed subjects

None

Recommended background knowledge

Please refer to Prerequisites and Corequisites.

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: 24 January 2023

Assessment

DescriptionTimingPercentage

Literature Review (due last Friday of the semester)

  • 1500 words
End of the teaching period40%

End-of-semester examination

  • 3 hours
During the examination period60%

Last updated: 24 January 2023

Dates & times

  • Semester 1
    Principal coordinatorHenny Jung
    Mode of deliveryOn Campus (Parkville)
    Contact hoursOne 3-hour seminar per week
    Total time commitment170 hours
    Teaching period27 February 2023 to 28 May 2023
    Last self-enrol date10 March 2023
    Census date31 March 2023
    Last date to withdraw without fail 5 May 2023
    Assessment period ends23 June 2023

    Semester 1 contact information

    Henny Jung: hae.jung@unimelb.edu.au

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    - Completion rate. Students who started their course from 2022 and are in a CSP or receiving a HELP Loan (eg FEE-HELP) must meet the completion rate to continue to receive Commonwealth Support for that course.

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Last updated: 24 January 2023

Further information

  • Texts

    Prescribed texts

    You will be advised of prescribed texts by your lecturer.

  • Related Handbook entries

    This subject contributes to the following:

    TypeName
    CourseMaster of Commerce (Accounting)

Last updated: 24 January 2023