Undergraduate - UnitAFP2631 - Financial Management

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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:

1. apply the concept of the time value of money and other project evaluation techniques
2. explain and apply portfolio theory and the capital asset pricing model
3. measure a firm's cost of capital
4. describe dividend policy and its relevance to the value of a firm
5. apply critical thinking, problem solving and presentation skills to individual and/or group activities dealing with financial management and demonstrate in individual summative assessment tasks the acquisition of comprehensive understanding of the topics covered by AFP2631.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 50%
Examination (3 hours): 50%

Contact hours

One 6.5 hour problem based workshop per week

Prerequisites

AFP1000

Co-requisites

Students must be enrolled in course 3806, Bachelor of Business at Peninsula campus to undertake this unit.

Prohibitions

AFC2140, AFF2631, AFW2631, AFW3044