BFF5914 - Bank lending - 2017

Topics include the credit risk assessment process; accounting fundamentals; reading financial statements (including ratio analysis); using budgeted financial statements (including breakeven analysis, what-if analysis and variance analysis); creative accounting; technical accounting update; business structures; current issues in insolvency and loan security.

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

1. develop an understanding of the basic principles governing bank lending
2. develop an understanding of the framework within which bank lending decisions are made
3. develop an understanding of the analysis of financial statement of a company
4. develop analytical skills with regard to the management of credit risk and its measurement techniques
5. develop an understanding of new bank lending product development and its marketing
6. demonstrate in an individual summative assessment task the acquisition of a comprehensive understanding of the topics covered by BFF5914.

First semester -

Within semester assessment: 30% + Examination: 70%

Second semester -

Within semester assessment: 40% + Examination: 60%

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.

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Associate Professor Barry Williams

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