Case Studies in Finance

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2016:

Estimated total time commitment of 120 hours per semester

Completion of 100 points of MC-FIN, including

ECON90033 Quantitative Analysis of Finance I and

ECON90034 Economics of Finance and

FNCE90047 Financial Markets and Instruments and

FNCE90016 International Financial Management and

EITHER ACCT90002 Financial Statement Analysis OR ACCT90004 Accounting for Decision Making

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For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Student Support and Engagement Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry.

It is University policy to take all reasonable steps to minimise the impact of disability upon academic study, and reasonable adjustments will be made to enhance a student's participation in the University's programs. Students who feel their disability may impact on meeting the requirements of this subject are encouraged to discuss this matter with a Faculty Student Adviser and Student Equity and Disability Support: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/disability

This is a capstone subject for the program consisting of selected case studies from topics including: financial management, investment management, portfolio analysis, derivatives and risk management, mergers and acquisitions, raising capital and other topical issues. The case studies describe actual business situations faced by financial managers, which requires analysis and decision-making.

On successful completion of this subject students should be able to:

• Interpret basic financial statements and explain how they link together;
• Explain and apply ratio analysis in valuation;
• Explain how fundamental values (or 'intrinsic values') are estimated;
• Apply, evaluate and compare current technologies to value firms using financial information;
• Explain business activities that determine value, and identify 'value created for shareholders';
• Explain the funding alternatives available to firms;
• Evaluate the consequences of mergers and acquisitions;
• Describe the nature and role of derivatives in risk management.

• Class participation throughout the semester (10%)
• Class presentation of group project, 30 mins duration and 2000 words per student equivalent, held between Weeks 2-12 (30%)
• One 3-hour end-of-semester examination (60%)

You will be advised of prescribed texts by your lecturer.

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

On successful completion of this subject, students should have improved the following generic skills:

• Oral communication
• Written communication
• Collaborative learning
• Problem solving
• Team work
• Statistical reasoning
• Application of theory to practice
• Interpretation and analysis
• Critical thinking
• Synthesis of data and other information
• Evaluation of data and other information
• Accessing data and other information from a range of sources