Business Finance

Course aim

To engage students with the processes, practices and decision outcomes associated with investment and financing decisions made within businesses, and to equip students to undertake investment and financing analysis.

Course content

The financial environment and the role of finance in business: financial objectives of firms, financial mathematics, cash flow, time value of money; financial markets and sources of finance.
Investment evaluation: net present value and other criteria; risk and uncertainty in capital investment decisions.
Capital structure and cost of capital: intermediate and long term funding; debt valuation; equity models, dividend valuation, capital asset pricing model; weighted average cost of capital; theoretical debate on capital structure and the value of the firm; leverage.

Textbook(s)

Titman, Martin, Keown & Martin 2019, Financial Management: Principles and Applications, 8th edn, Pearson Australia, Melbourne, VIC

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
MATH 1053	Quantitative Methods for Business
ACCT 1008	Accounting for Business

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Preparatory	1 x 1 week
Workshop	2.5 hours x 10 weeks
INTERNAL, OFFSHORE, HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY
Workshop	35 hours x NA
EXTERNAL, CITY WEST, ONLINE
External	30 hours x NA
INTERNAL, CITY WEST (INTENSIVE)
Workshop	25 hours x NA
INTERNAL, OFFSHORE, TAYLOR'S BUSINESS SCHOOL
Workshop	35 hours x NA

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Assignment, Examination

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 3)
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