SRE170 - Construction Finance
Unit details
Year | 2025 unit information |
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Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Waterfront (Geelong) Trimester 3: Online |
Credit point(s): | 1 |
EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Olubukola (Bukky) Tokede Trimester 3: Olubukola (Bukky) Tokede |
Prerequisite: | Nil |
Corequisite: | Nil |
Incompatible with: | SREM170 |
Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 1 x 2 hour lecture per week, 1 x 1 hour seminar per week. |
Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | Online independent and collaborative learning including 5 x 1 hour online seminars per trimester. |
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. |
Content
In SRE170, students will learn fundamental accounting principles and practices to financial transactions on building works and in construction companies. Students will identify how accounting is one of a number of systems which provide information to managers in the construction industry. Learning and assessment activities will focus on understanding financial statements, elementary financial analysis and cash management, taxation considerations including capital allowances, capital budgeting techniques and the obligations and cost of employing staff.
Learning Outcomes
ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
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ULO1 | Attain and apply knowledge on financial and economic terminology in construction. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
ULO2 | Identify and collect relevant financial information in construction. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO5: Problem Solving |
ULO3 | Interpret and analyse financial reports in construction. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
ULO4 | Apply financial and feasibility assessment techniques for decision-making. | GLO3: Digital literacy |
Assessment
Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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Assessment 1 Construction Finance quiz | Individual multiple-choice online quiz | 10% | Week 4 |
Assessment 2 Individual Finance Research Report | Collaborative written report, approximately 2,000 word total | 30% | Week 5 |
Assessment 3 Company Financial Assessment Report | Written report, 3,000 word maximum | 30% | Week 8 |
Assessment 4 Group Financial Management Report | Written report, 6,000 words maximum | 30% | Week 12 |
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.
Hurdle requirement
To be eligible to obtain a pass in this unit students must achieve at least 40% in the Company Financial Assessment report.
Learning resource
The texts and reading list for SRE170 can be found via the University Library.
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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