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MPF753 - Finance

Year:

2022 unit information

Enrolment modes:Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Online
Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Online
Trimester 3: Burwood (Melbourne), Online
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Previously coded as:

MAF753

Unit Chair:Trimester 1: Mong Shan Ee
Trimester 2: Mong Shan
Trimester 3: Harminder Singh
Prerequisite:

Nil

Corequisite:Nil
Incompatible with: MAF740, MBA702, MBA722, MBR702, MPT753
Recommended:

It is recommended that students without prior exposure to elementary statistics undertake MIS771 prior to studying this unit.

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 

Note:

A financial calculator is recommended.

 

Content

This unit is designed as an introduction to the theoretical principles of finance and the practical requirements of financial management within for-profit corporate organisations. The aim of this unit is to provide students with a foundation understanding of the types of financial decisions that need to be taken in order to create value within the firm beyond that which shareholders could create on their own; and in doing so ensure the long term sustainability of the firm. Students will develop analytical skills for making key financial management decisions, including fundamental time-value-of money and risk-return analytics. It envelopes investment, financing, capital structure and payout decisions within the context of the Australian and international financial institutional frameworks. The unit will help students to develop an ability to apply basic mathematics to solve real-world financial decision problems. The unit will offer useful 'take-home' skills and knowledge relevant both for students who are running (or are planning to run) their own businesses as well as those employed (or seeking employment) in managerial positions within large companies.

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 fundamental principles of corporate finance

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

ULO2

Apply tools/techniques of financial decision-making

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO4: Critical thinking

ULO3

Critically analyse companies’ information

GLO3: Digital literacy
GLO4: Critical thinking

ULO4

Provide insights/recommendations based on the results of analysis

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO4: Critical thinking

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) Online Test

2 hours

10%

Week 2-11
Assessment 2: (Group of 2) Report (Analytical) 2500 words 30% Week 8
Examination (Closed Book) 2 hours 60% 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.

Hurdle requirement

Hurdle requirement: achieve at least 50% of the marks available on the examination.

Learning Resource

The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: MPF753 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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