Area: | School of Economics and Finance |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
Seminar: | 1 x 3 Hours Weekly |
Prerequisite(s): | 5628 (v.8) Financial Management 555 or any previous version
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11948 (v.2) Finance (Managerial) 512 or any previous version
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Syllabus: | Managerial and corporate finance. Goals and functions of finance, valuation of the firm, investment in assets and required returns, financing and dividend policies, sources and forms of financing, management of liquidity and current assets. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit students will have- Explained the wide range of skills required of a chief financial officer in a public company. |
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: | Professional finance and business journals (such as, Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, and so on) and newspapers (such as, Australian Financial Review, Economist, Business Review Weekly, etc). |
Unit Texts: | Brealey, R. and Myers, S. (1999). Principles of Corporate Finance. (sixth edition). Sydney, Mcgraw Hill. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Mid-semester Test 40%, Workshop participation 20%, Final Examination 40%. This is done 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: | Not Categorised | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | 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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