Area: | School of Economics and Finance |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Tutorial: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Prerequisite(s): | 2807 (v.5) Finance (Managerial) 212 or any previous version
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12607 (v.3) Finance (Principles) 215 or any previous version
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Syllabus: | Covers the essentials of investments, such as security analysis, portfolio selection, mean variance optimisation capital asset pricing, risk management, fixed income portfolio management, portfolio performance measures and market microstructure. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On completion of this unit students will have- developed technical skills needed for designing and maintaining an investment portfolio. |
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 texts. |
Unit Texts: | Farrell J.L., (1997), Portfolio Management - Theory and Application, 2nd ed, International ed, Singapore, McGraw Hill . |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Group Assignment. Oral Presentation. Online Participation. Final Examination.This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 81105 Investment and Securities | 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 | Bentley Campus | Summer Period | Y | | | | 2004 | Joondalup Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | | | 2004 | Joondalup Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | | | 2004 | Metro College Malaysia | Semester 1 | Y | | | | 2004 | Metro College Malaysia | Semester 2 | Y | | | | 2004 | Miri Sarawak Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | | | 2004 | Miri Sarawak Campus | Summer Period | Y | | | | 2004 | Mktg Inst of S'pore | Trimester 1A | Y | | | | 2004 | UHK SPACE Main Campus | Trimester 3A | 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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