Undergraduate - UnitAFF2631 - Financial management

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6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Business and Economics
Offered	Caulfield First semester 2012 (Day) Caulfield Second semester 2012 (Day)

Synopsis

Time value of money, theory of valuation, capital budgeting, portfolio theory and the capital asset pricing model, dividend policy, capital structure and the efficient market hypothesis.

Outcomes

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

apply the concept of the time value of money and other project evaluation techniques
explain and apply portfolio theory and the capital asset pricing model
measure a firm's cost of capital
describe dividend policy and its relevance to the value of a firm
apply critical thinking, problem solving and presentation skills to individual and/or group activities dealing with financial management and demonstrate in an individual summative assessment task the acquisition of a comprehensive understanding of the topics covered by AFF2631.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 30%
Examination (3 hours): 70%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr John Watson

Contact hours

3 hours per week

Prerequisites

AFF1000, AFF1110 (pre 2009) or AFP1000

Prohibitions

AFC2140, AFG2631, AFP2631, AFW2631, AFW3044