Undergraduate - UnitAFF3121 - Investments and portfolio management

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2012 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

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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

On completion of this unit students should be able to demonstrate an understanding of the conceptual foundations of modern portfolio theory, using pricing models and other techniques in the valuation of securities; appreciate the effect of market efficiency on the valuation process; measure portfolio risk and determine performance benchmarks; and be able to take an applied perspective on investment management and analysis.

Outcomes

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

critically evaluate financial market information to measure risk and return
describe modern portfolio theory
apply asset pricing models and valuation techniques to the valuation of assets
apply critical thinking, problem solving and presentation skills to individual and/or group activities dealing with investments and portfolio management and demonstrate in an individual summative assessment task the acquisition of a comprehensive understanding of the topics covered by AFF3121.

Assessment

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

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Jayasinghe Wickramanayake

Contact hours

3 hours per week

Prerequisites

Students must have passed one of the following: AFF2631, AFG2631, AFW2631 or AFW3044 before undertaking this unit.

Prohibitions

AFW3046, AFW3121, AFG3121