MAA104 - Financial Literacy

Unit details

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Year:

2023 unit information

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
ULO1

Identify and explain fundamental areas of personal financial planning, including insurance and investments.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication

ULO2

Apply personal financial planning concepts to personal finance decisions.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO5: Problem solving

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
GLO5: Problem solving

Assessment

Assessment Description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week
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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