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MAF101 - Fundamentals of Finance

Year	2025 unit information
Enrolment modes:	Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Online Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), 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
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
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

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, Valuation of bonds and shares, the Nature of Risk and Return, the Nature of Capital and International Finance.

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)
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%	Week 4
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 MAF101 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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