305813 (v.3) Finance (Principles) 515
| 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. |
| Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information. |
| 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. |
| 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 | | | |
Current as of: February 2, 2004
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