MPF753 - Finance
Unit details
Year: | 2021 unit information |
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Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Online Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Online Trimester 3: Burwood (Melbourne), Online |
Credit point(s): | 1 |
EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
Previously coded as: | MAF753 |
Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Mong Shan Ee Trimester 2: Robert Xiao Trimester 3: Xiaoyang Li |
Prerequisite: | Nil |
Corequisite: | Nil |
Incompatible with: | MAF740, MBA702, MBA722, MBR702, MPT753 |
Recommended: | It is recommended that students without prior exposure to elementary statistics undertake MIS771 prior to studying this unit. |
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 3 hour seminar per week |
Scheduled learning activities - cloud: | Online independent and collaborative learning activities including 3 scheduled online seminars |
Note:A financial calculator is recommended. This unit is available in study tour mode. Click here for more information. |
Content
This unit is designed as an introduction to the theoretical principles of finance and the practical requirements of financial management within for-profit corporate organisations. The aim of this unit is to provide students with an understanding of the types of financial decisions that need to be taken in order to create value within the firm beyond that which shareholders could create on their own; and in doing so ensure the long term sustainability of the firm. Students will develop analytical skills for making key financial management decisions, including time-value-of money and risk-return analytics. It envelopes investment, financing, capital structure and payout decisions within the context of the Australian and international financial institutional frameworks. The unit will help students to develop an ability to apply basic mathematics to solve real-world financial decision problems. The unit will offer useful 'take-home' skills and knowledge relevant both for students who are running (or are planning to run) their own businesses as well as those employed (or seeking employment) in managerial positions within large companies.
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 | Apply fundamental principles of corporate finance. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
ULO2 | Apply tools/techniques of financial decision-making. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking |
ULO3 | Critically analyse companies’ information. | GLO3: Digital literacy GLO4: Critical thinking |
ULO4 | Provide insights/recommendations based on the results of analysis. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
Assessment
Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
Assessment 1- Individual test (online weekly multiple choice quizzes) | - | 10% | Week 2-11 |
Assessment 2 (Group of 2) - Report (Analytical) | 2500 words | 30% | Week 8 |
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: MPF753 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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