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MAF707 - Investments and Portfolio Management

Year:

2022 unit information

Enrolment modes:

Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Cloud (online)
Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Cloud (online)

Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Xinwei Zheng
Kannan Thuraisamy
Prerequisite:

MAA745 or MAF702 or MAF765

From Trimester 3 2022:
MAA745 or MAF702 or MAF759

Corequisite:Nil
Incompatible with:

MAF705

Typical study commitment:

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

Scheduled learning activities - campus:

1 x 3 hour seminar per week

Scheduled learning activities - cloud:

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 

Content

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.

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

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 capabilities
GLO4: 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

Assessment

Assessment Description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)		 Indicative due week
Assessment 1: (Individual) Report (Analytical) 1500 words 15% Week 6
Assessment 2: (Individual) Report (Analytical) 3500 words 35% Week 9
Examination (Open Book) 2 hours 50% Exam 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: 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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