MAF203 - Business Finance
Unit details
| Year: | 2020 unit information |
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| Important Update: | Classes and seminars in Trimester 2, 2020 will be online. Last updated: 2 June 2020 |
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne) Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Warrnambool, Waterfront (Geelong), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 2: Daisy Doan Trimester 1: Sagarika Mishra |
| Prerequisite: | MAF101 |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| 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 2 hour class and 1 x 1 hour seminar per week |
| Scheduled learning activities - cloud: | Online independent and collaborative learning activities including 3 scheduled online seminars |
Content
The focus of this unit is the financial function of a typical firm. The finance manager's role in financial decisions is emphasised. Topics include: investments and firm valuation concepts; risk and rates of return; capital budgeting and project evaluation; capital structure; cost of capital; and dividend policy.
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| These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this Unit | |
| ULO1 | Comprehend conceptual foundation for financial decision-making in a typical business firm. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Evaluate risk-return trade-off in firm's financial decisions. | GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO3 | Apply relevant analytical techniques for valuation of bond and share, short-term and long-term investment and financing decisions and working capital management. | GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO4 | Analyse implications of alternative methods of capital financing and of alternative capital structures to cost of capital and value of a firm. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO5 | Analyse theory and practice of dividend policy. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
| Assessment 1: (Individual) - Online Test | 5% | Week 5 | |
| Assessment 2: (Individual) - Online Test | 5% | Week 8 | |
| Assessment 3: (Group of 3 or 4) Assignment | 3,000 words | 30% | Week 10 |
| Examination | 2-hours | 60% | Exam 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.
Hurdle requirement
Hurdle requirement achieve at least 50% of the marks available on the examination
Learning Resource
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: MAF203 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.
Unit Fee Information
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