MAF101 - Fundamentals of Finance

Unit details

Year:

2024 unit information

Enrolment modes:Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Online
Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Warrnambool, Waterfront (Geelong), Online
Trimester 3: Burwood (Melbourne), Online
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Trimester 1: Xiaoyang Li
Trimester 2: Vincent Xiang
Trimester 3: Annette Nguyen
Prerequisite:

Nil

Corequisite:Nil
Incompatible with: Nil
Typical study commitment:

Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment:

1 x 1 hour on-campus lecture (recordings provided) and 1 x 2 hour on-campus seminar each week

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment:

1 x 1 hour recorded lecture provided and 1 x 2 hour online seminar (recordings provided) each week

 

 

Content

Topics to be addressed in this introductory finance unit include: What finance is and why it is important to individuals and businesses; Valuations: Discounted Cash flows technique, Financial Markets and Institutions, the Nature of Risk and Return, the Nature of Capital, Fintech, International Finance and Ethics.

ULO These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
ULO1

Describe key financial concepts such as time value of money, risk and return trade-off in real-life contexts.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

ULO2

Utilise tools and technology, such as basic algebra, Microsoft Office software and internet resources, to collect, evaluate and organise financial information.

GLO3: Digital literacy

ULO3

Critically analyse and propose feasible solutions to practical financial problems.

GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving

Assessment

Assessment Description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week
Assessment 1: (Individual) 2 x (Online) Multiple Choice Quiz  45 minutes x 2 10% Weeks 4 & 6
Assessment 2: (Individual) Problem Based Written Assignment 2000 words 40% Week 9
Examination: specified resources 2 hours 50% End-of-Unit Assessment Period

The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.

Learning Resource

The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: MAF101 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.

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