Advanced financial management
Not offered in 1995
Mr Brendan O'Connell
6 points * 3 hours per week * Second semester * Caulfield, Peninsula * Prerequisite: ACC2631
Objectives On completion of this subject students should be able to read and critically evaluate the major contemporary finance research; able to appreciate new developments in the area of finance such as options and futures; able to understand the major asset pricing models; familiar with advanced techniques for evaluating financing and investing policies.
Synopsis Extension of students' conceptual framework in financial management; developing capacity to apply financial theory in the practical environment; examination of conceptual topics; individual projects and syndicate case studies.
Assessment Class participation: 10% * Assignments: 54% * Final examination (3 hours): 36%
Prescribed texts
Pollard I A Financial engineering Butterworths, 1988