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%
Prescribed texts
Brigham E F Fundamentals of financial management 7th edn, Dryden, 1995
Published by Monash University, Clayton, Victoria
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