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Financial Management
Undergraduate | SWI-FIN20014 | 2019
Course information for 2019 intake
Interrogate the fundamentals of corporate financial management.
Venture into a world of bonds and capital budgeting. Discover concepts and techniques that will help you solve financial problems. Weigh up the time value of money in the business sector.
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- Subject may require attendance
- Entry requirements
- Prior study needed
- Duration
- -
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Financial Management
About this subject
Students who successfully complete this subject will be able to:
- Explain the fundamentals of corporate finance stemming from underlying theoretical principles and the application of those principles
- Generate logical solutions to finance problems that are fit for purpose and be cognisant of the impact of financial decisions on businesses
- Communicate a range of arguments in the corporate finance discipline appropriate to the audience, through a variety of communication media
- Demonstrate independent capability to apply theoretical understanding in analysing the challenges related to corporate finance.
- An introduction to corporate financial management
- The time value of money
- Valuing shares and bonds
- Capital budgeting, NPV, making capital investment decisions
- Risk and return, capital asset pricing model
- Weighted average cost of capital
- Financial leverage and capital structure policy
This subject enables students to focus on the goals and functions of corporate financial management. It is designed to enable students to acquire an understanding of the scope and nature of the finance functions and its role within corporate management. It is intended to develop appropriate practical skills to utilise the disciplines of finance and quantitative analysis in making investment and financing decisions towards value creation. In effect, it will enhance the ability in applying informed judgements and help taking effective, ethical and timely actions as to current and future acquisition and allocation of resources in a complex corporate environment.
- Assignment — Individual (20-30%)
- Invigilated Exam — Individual (40-60%)
- Quizzes — Individual (20-30%)
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Entry requirements
Prior study
You must have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject:
Others
In addition to ACC10007, students are also required to have completed six subjects (75 credit points) before attempting this subject.
Additional requirements
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Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
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