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BFB1001 - Foundations of finance

6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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Faculty

Business and Economics

Organisational Unit

Department of Banking and Finance

Coordinator(s)

Dr Abey Gunasekarage

Offered

Berwick

Second semester 2016 (Day)

Synopsis

As a foundation, this unit introduces students to the concepts of finance, financial mathematics, investment analysis, the financial system, risk management and the relationship of finances to other commercial disciplines.

Outcomes

At the end of this unit students will be able to:

demonstrate an introductory understanding to the concepts of finance in preparation for additional study in the discipline
describe the foundation concepts of finance
relate the concepts of finance to other commercial disciplines.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 50%
Examination: 50%

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities. The unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Jason Choo

Prohibitions

AFC1100, AFC2000, AFC2100, AFG1300, AFW1300, BFB1300, BFC2000, BFF1300, BFG1300, BFW1300,BFC1001, BFF1001, BFP1001, BFW1001