MAA104 - Financial Literacy
Unit details
Year: | 2023 unit information |
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Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waterfront (Geelong), Online |
Credit point(s): | 1 |
EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
Previously coded as: | Nil |
Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Peter Ngigi |
Prerequisite: | Nil |
Corequisite: | Nil |
Incompatible with: | MAA103, MAAM104 |
Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
Scheduled learning activities - campus: | 1 x 1.5 hour class and 1 x 1.5 hour seminar per week |
Scheduled learning activities - online: | 1 x 1.5 hour class (live-streamed with recordings provided) and 1 x 1.5 hour scheduled online seminar (recordings provided) per week |
Content
The unit provides a foundation in financial literacy that will assist you in developing an understanding of finance concepts. This includes fundamental personal financial planning concepts, such as insurance and investments, and an introduction to fundamental business concepts, including the investment and finance decisions and accounting.
ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
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ULO1 | Identify and explain fundamental areas of personal financial planning, including insurance and investments. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
ULO2 | Apply personal financial planning concepts to personal finance decisions. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
ULO3 | Interpret and analyse accounting information, including financial statements. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO5: Problem solving |
ULO4 | Analyse key factors influencing investment and financing decisions in business. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
Assessment
Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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Assessment 1: (Individual) Problem Based Written Assignment | 2000 words | 30% | Week 6 |
Assessment 2: (Individual) Problem Based Written Assignment | 2000 words | 30% | Week10 |
End-of-unit assessment task | 2 hours | 40% | End-of-unit assessment period |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning Resource
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: MAA104 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
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