Area: | School of Economics and Finance |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 3 Hours Weekly |
Prerequisite(s): | 11948 (v.2) Finance (Managerial) 512 or any previous version
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5628 (v.8) Financial Management 555 or any previous version
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Syllabus: | Teaches financial economics as applied to individual firms. Emphasises skills necessary for the chief financial managers to make financing and investment decisions. Provides a systematic and rigorous treatment of controveresial issues such as capital optimal structure, dividend payouts, agency costs, mergers, acquisitions and corporate restructuring. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On completion of this unit students will have- Developed and enhanced important generic skills including critical thinking, presentation and communication. Have the ability to explain 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, 6th ed, Mcgraw-Hill. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Final Exam 40%, Mid-semester Test 40%, Workshop participation 20%. 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: | Informational | 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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