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2022 unit information
Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Cloud (online)Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Cloud (online)
MAA745 or MAF702 or MAF765
From Trimester 3 2022:MAA745 or MAF702 or MAF759
MAF705
Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.
1 x 3 hour seminar per week
Online independent and collaborative learning activities including 3 scheduled online seminars
From T2 2022:Online independent and collaborative learning activities including 1 x 1 hour weekly scheduled online seminar
This unit aims to develop an overall understanding of investment management in relation to different asset classes and equip students with skills to construct, manage and evaluate portfolio outcome through a framework that optimises the outcome using the key principles of modern portfolio theory. In the process students will develop the ability to apply, analyse and relate the key principles of modern portfolio theory and asset pricing models using different portfolios of financial assets.
Apply established investment analysis and portfolio management concepts to a range of asset-market settings
GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge capabilities
ULO2
Recommend investment decisions and risk management strategies compliant with industry and professional codes of ethics, as well as environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations
GLO8: Global Citizenship
ULO3
Identify, utilise, and create empirically verifiable portfolio recommendations across asset classes and countries
GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge capabilitiesGLO4: Critical thinking
ULO4
Reflect on investment decisions to improve portfolio performance.
GLO6: Self Management
These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year
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.
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: MAF707 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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