MAA104 - Financial Literacy
Unit details
| Year | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waterfront (Geelong), Online Trimester 3: Burwood (Melbourne) |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Jun Yao Trimester 3: Peter Ngigi |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | MAA103, MAAM104 |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 1 x 1 hour on-campus lecture (recordings provided) and 1 x 2 hour on-campus seminar each week. |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | 1 x 1 hour recorded lecture and 1 x 2 hour online seminar (recordings provided) each week. |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
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.
Learning outcomes
| ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1: (Individual) Problem Based Written Assignment | 1200 words (excluding appendices, calculations and financial statements) | 30% | Week 6 |
| Assessment 2: (Individual) Problem Based Written Assignment | 1200 words (excluding appendices, calculations and financial statements) | 30% | Week 10 |
| End-of-unit assessment task - Written | 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 MAA104 can be found via the University Library.
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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Tuition fees increase at the beginning of each calendar year and all fees quoted are in Australian dollars ($AUD). Tuition fees do not include textbooks, computer equipment or software, other equipment or costs such as mandatory checks, travel and stationery.
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