AFF9250

Financial management and theory

Not offered in 1998

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