Postgraduate TAS-JNB518-2023
Finance for Decision-Making
$2,770 $0
Your upfront cost: $0
Duration
14 weeks
Study method
100% Online
Available loans
- FEE-HELP
Assessments
100% online
Prior study
Not required
Start dates
- 10 Jul 2023
Australia’s fourth oldest university, the University of Tasmania, is highly regarded internationally for teaching and academic excellence. The university offers more than 100 undergraduate degrees and more than 50 postgraduate programs across a range of disciplines. The university offers students a diverse range of opportunities, the chance to learn from leading experts, and excellent preparation for their future careers.
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17
Times Higher Education Ranking 2023
22
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Subject details
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Assess businesses' financial performance by interpreting accounting information and critically evaluating financial statements.
- Apply financial concepts and tools to assist in managerial decision making.
- Apply financial techniques to manage business risks.
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- Week 1 - Managerial Finance and its Environment
- Week 2 - Accounting and financial statements
- Week 3 - Accounting and financial statements (continued)
- Week 4 - Analysis of financial statements
- Week 5 - The time value of money and financial asset valuation
- Week 6 - The time value of money and financial asset valuation (continued)
- Week 7 - Risk and return
- Week 8 - Working capital management
- Week 9 - Capital budgeting principles and techniques
- Week 10 - Sources of finance
- Week 11 - The cost of capital and capital structure
- Week 12 - Risk management and international business finance
In order to enrol in this subject, you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Core
- TAS-BAM-MAS-2023
- TAS-GSM-MAS-2023
Elective
- TAS-MLO-GCE-2022
- TAS-MLO-GCE-2023
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
The aim of this subject is to introduce you to the type of financial information that you, as a manager, can expect to receive and to the techniques that you can use to analyse this information for decision making and control purposes. The subject is therefore written from the perspective of you as a manager of an operating subject in a corporate environment. This approach will provide you with a sound basis by which you can understand, review, analyse and use the various types of financial information with which you are most likely to come into contact.
This subject also contains sections in relation to ship and port investment evaluation and finance and shipping business risk management. It aims to enhance your capability in understanding practical financial issues and applying financial concepts in the maritime transport and logistics industry where you may be working.
- Test or Quiz (10%)
- Test or Quiz (15%)
- Examination (40%)
- Financial Analysis Report (35%)
For textbook details check your university's handbook, website or learning management system (LMS).
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