Managerial Finance

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	3 hours x 11 weeks
EXTERNAL, OFFSHORE, HOPKINS TRAINING AND EDUCATION GROUP, ONLINE
External (Asynchronous Online Discussion)	3 hours equiv. x 11 weeks
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
EXTERNAL, CITY WEST, ONLINE (INTENSIVE)
External (SANTOS directed study)	3 hours equiv. x 11 weeks
INTERNAL, CITY WEST (INTENSIVE)
Seminar	33 hours x N/A
EXTERNAL, CITY WEST, ONLINE
External (Asynchronous Online Discussion)	3 hours equiv. x 11 weeks

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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* 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.