BFF5300 - Case studies in finance - 2019

6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

Postgraduate - Unit

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Faculty

Business and Economics

Organisational Unit

Department of Banking and Finance

Chief examiner(s)

Associate Professor Barry Williams (First Semester)
Dr Shahriar Abuzafar (Second Semester)

Coordinator(s)

Associate Professor Barry Williams (First Semester)
Dr Shahriar Abuzafar (Second Semester)

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2019 (Evening)
  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

Students must have completed 24 credit points and passed BFF5220 and BFF5250 or equivalent.

Co-requisites

Students must be enrolled in course B6003.

Synopsis

This unit is intended to consolidate and apply the technical learning achieved in the core units of the Master of Advanced Finance, to attain real industry experiences. This will be achieved by using a selection of targeted case studies that highlight the issues likely to be encountered in industry.

Outcomes

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

  1. develop the ability to identify problems, to synthesise, analyse, and summarise quantitative and qualitative information
  2. evaluate and weigh evidence, arguments and ethics
  3. apply specialist skills and knowledge to global business issues and to work out solutions to practitioner issues
  4. develop capabilities to work effectively in a group
  5. demonstrate effective individual research skills to produce professional quality business documents to address financial issues.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 100%

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.

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