Area: | School of Economics and Finance |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 3 Hours Weekly |
Syllabus: | A practical understanding of corporate financial management as well as portfolio management. Covers financial mathematics, investment decisions, financing decisions, introduction to portfolio theory, the capital asset pricing model (CAPM) and risk management. |
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Unit Outcomes: | Understanding Australian capital markets. Evaluation of investment decisions. Measuring cost of capital. Understanding portfolio theory. Introduction to capital asset pricing model. Introduction to options and futures. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | No prescribed references. |
Unit Texts: | Peirson, G., Brown, R., Easton, S., and Howard, P., (2002), Business Finance, Irwin/McGraw-Hill. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Assignment 30%. Final exam 45%. On-line participation 15%. Oral presentation 10%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 81101 Banking and Finance | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Essential | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | Y | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | Y | | 2004 | Open University HK | Trimester 1A | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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