Managerial Finance
Course Level Postgraduate
Area/Catalogue
BUSS 5249
Course Level
Postgraduate
Offered Externally
Yes
Note: This offering may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.
Course ID
100405
Unit Value
4.5
University-wide elective course
No
Course owner
International Graduate School Of Business
Course aim
This course builds on the basic principles and knowledge developed in the course, Accounting for Decision Making. The aims are to develop understanding of finance theories and to master the skills involved in applying financial analytical techniques to real world situations.
Course content
This course will introduce students to important managerial finance ideas and concepts including: Financial concepts, securities valuation, project evaluation, risk and return, asset pricing models, cost of capital, financing decisions, capital structure, dividend decisions.
Textbook(s)
Ross, SA, Westerfield, RW & Jaffe, JF 2012, Corporate finance, 10th edn, McGraw-Hill/Irwin, New York, NY
Ross, SA, Westerfield, RW & Jaffe, JF 2012, Solutions manual, 10th edn, McGraw-Hill/Irwin, New York, NY
Prerequisite(s)
| Common to all relevant programs | |
|---|---|
| Subject Area & Catalogue Number | Course Name |
| BUSS 5247 | Accounting for Decision Making |
Corequisite(s)
Nil
Teaching method
| Component | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| INTERNAL, CITY WEST | |||
| Seminar (Compulsory Introductory Seminar) | 4 hours x N/A | ||
| Seminar | 3 hours x 11 weeks | ||
| EXTERNAL, OFFSHORE, HOPKINS TRAINING AND EDUCATION GROUP, ONLINE | |||
| External (Asynchronous Online Discussion plus 1 hour per week of Compulsory Synchronous Discussion) | 37 hours equiv. x N/A | ||
| INTERNAL, OFFSHORE, JIANGXI UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOM, MANDARIN | |||
| Seminar | 8 hours x 3 days | ||
| INTERNAL, OFFSHORE, SOUTHWEST JIATONG UNIVERSITY, MANDARIN | |||
| Seminar | 8 hours x 3 days | ||
| INTERNAL, CITY WEST (INTENSIVE) | |||
| Seminar | 37 hours x N/A | ||
| EXTERNAL, CITY WEST, ONLINE | |||
| External (Asynchronous Online Discussion plus 1 hour per week of Compulsory Synchronous Discussion) | 37 hours equiv. x N/A | ||
| EXTERNAL, CITY WEST, DISTANCE EDUCATION (INTENSIVE) | |||
| External | 33 hours x N/A | ||
Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.
Assessment
Examination, Group Report, Individual Report, Weekly individual online submissions
Fees
EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 3)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.
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