MONASH UNIVERSITY FACULTY HANDBOOKS

Business & Economics Handbook 1996

Published by Monash University
Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia

Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996


ACC6250

Financial management and theory

Ms Lynette Ellis

6 points + 39 hours per semester + Second semester + Caulfield, in-house

Objectives On completion of this subject students should have developed an understanding of financial statements; be provided with a conceptual framework for financial management and policy; be familiar with the analytical techniques for a wide variety of problems involving financial decisions; have developed an understanding of the changing nature of financing in deregulated and competitive financial markets.

Synopsis Topics include introduction to financial statements; financial mathematics and pricing of financial instruments; review of foundations of finance; concepts and models for working capital; financial leverage and theory of capital structure; evaluation of major projects.

Assessment Assignment: 30% + Examination (3 hours): 70%

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