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Area/Catalogue
BUSS 5314

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Course Level
Postgraduate

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Offered Externally
Yes

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

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Course ID
101041

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Unit Value
4.5

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University-wide elective course
No

Course owner

Course owner
International Graduate School Of Business

Course aim

The aims of this course are to introduce the professional approach to financial management, assist students in mastering the skill of financial analysis in real business situations, and to further enhance the students’ knowledge of business finance.

Course content

Business financial objective, concepts and decisions; investment and valuation, project evaluation; risk and return and portfolio theory; asset pricing theories, cost of capital; efficient market theory and financing decisions; capital structure decisions; and dividend payout decisions.

Textbook(s)

Valentine, T 2009, Finance in focus: global financial crisis, 1st edn, Pearson Education Australia, Frenchs Forest, NSW

Petty, JW, Martin, P, Burrow, M & Nguyen, H 2011, Financial management MyfinanceLab with ebook-access code card, 1st edn, Pearson Education Australia, Frenchs Forest, NSW

Petty, JW, Titman, S, Keown, AJ, Martin, P, Martin JD, Burrow, M & Nguyen, H 2011, Financial management: principles and applications, 6th edn, Pearson Education Australia, Frenchs Forest, NSW

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Seminar 3 hours x 11 weeks
EXTERNAL, CITY WEST, ONLINE
External N/A 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, In-class test, Individual Project, Test

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 3)
To determine the fee for this course as part of a Commonwealth Supported program, go to:
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
International students and students undertaking this course as part of a postgraduate fee paying program must refer to the relevant program home page to determine the cost for undertaking this course.

Non-award enrolment
Non-award tuition fees are set by the university. To determine the cost of this course, go to:
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Not all courses are available on all of the above bases, and students must check to ensure that they are permitted to enrol in a particular course.

* 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.

Course Coordinators

Dr Don Clifton
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