MAT302 - Corporate Finance (Study Tour)
Unit details
| Year: | 2024 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 3: Study Tour - Not offered in 2024 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Prerequisite: | Must have passed five units in MAF202, MAF203, MAA250, MAE256 or MAF210; MAF307, MAF306, MAF308
|
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | MAF302 |
| 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. |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 3 x 3-hour on-campus seminars (recordings provided) each week for 3 weeks prior to the study tour A two-week study tour to Hanoi, Vietnam where students will do an internship at a local company. |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | 3 x 3 hour recorded seminars each week for 3 weeks prior to the study tour |
Note:Faculty-led Study Tours are by application only and have limited places available. Visit the Business and law study abroad website for further information and how to apply. Please contact the Faculty WIL team at bl-wil@deakin.edu.au for any enquiries. | |
Content
This unit introduces students to issues in corporate governance; advanced capital budgeting; real options; valuations; equity and debt financing; capital structure and mergers and acquisitions.
This unit also includes a study tour component where student work on their major project.
| 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 broad and coherent theoretical and practical finance knowledge. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Communicate financial concepts and information effectively in oral and written forms to a broad range of audiences. | GLO2: Communication |
| ULO3 | Evaluate and critically analyse financial information. | GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO4 | Identify solutions to a diverse range of authentic financial problems. | GLO5: Problem solving |
| ULO5 | Take personal responsibility for actions, self- reflect and critique own performance and identify and plan future professional development. | GLO6: Self-management |
| ULO6 | Engage effectively in different environments and contexts reflecting social, sustainable, ethical, economic and global. | GLO8: Global citizenship |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) |
Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1: (Individual) Critical Analysis | 2000 words | 20% | One week prior to the study tour |
| Assessment 2: (Group of 3) Applied project or report | 4000 words | 60% | At the completion of the study tour |
| Assessment 3: (Individual) Professional identity task (portfolio). Narrated (audio) power point presentation | up to 7 minutes | 20% | 2 to 3 weeks after the study tour |
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 40% of the marks available on all assessment tasks to evidence a minimum proficiency in the aligned finance discipline learning outcomes included in this unit. Successfully complete the professional literacy module to gain access to the assignment dropbox.
Learning Resource
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via this link.
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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