Business Finance (6392.5)
Level: | Level 2 - Undergraduate Intermediate Unit |
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Credit Points: | 3 |
HECS Bands: | Band 3 2013-2020 (Expires 31 Dec 2020) Band 4 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021) Band 5 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021) |
Faculty: | Faculty of Business, Government & Law |
Discipline: | School of Information Systems & Accounting |
CLOSED FOR FUTURE ENROLMENT.
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Unit Outlines
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- Semester 2, 2018, ON-CAMPUS, BRUCE (179028) - View
- Semester 1, 2018, ON-CAMPUS, TQB-SB (178102) - View
- Semester 1, 2018, ON-CAMPUS, GBCA-MELB (178101) - View
- Semester 1, 2018, ON-CAMPUS, BRUCE (178099) - View
- UC Term 4, 2017, ON-CAMPUS, HKBU (173678) - View
- UC Term 2, 2017, ON-CAMPUS, HKBU (173455) - View
- Semester 1, 2017, ON-CAMPUS, TQB-SB (170708) - View
- Semester 1, 2017, ON-CAMPUS, GBCA-MELB (171355) - View
- Semester 1, 2017, ON-CAMPUS, BRUCE (167017) - View
- UC Term 3, 2016, INTENSIVE, HKBU (156958) - View
- Semester 1, 2016, ON-CAMPUS, UC-MELB (156955) - View
- Semester 1, 2016, ON-CAMPUS, BRUCE (156954) - View
- UC Term 4, 2015, INTENSIVE, HKBU (143603) - View
- UC Term 2, 2015, INTENSIVE, HKBU (143601) - View
- Semester 1, 2015, ON-CAMPUS, BRUCE (146044) - View
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Syllabus
This is a problem oriented subject, which requires students to learn and apply various financial concepts and tools for typical financial decision making by business enterprises. This subject aims to develop a working knowledge of the concepts, tools and applications of corporate financial decision-making within the framework of maximizing shareholder wealth. It introduces students to a range of financial decision making concepts such as financial goals, time value of money, risk and return analysis, asset pricing, capital budgeting, cost of capital, capital structure, and dividend policies.
Learning Outcomes
DESCRIPTION:
1. Explain the goals of financial management of a firm and basic finance principles, including the time value of money concepts, risk-return relationship, efficient market and portfolio diversification;
2. Differentiate and explain theories and models used in investment, financing and dividend decisions;
3. Select and apply appropriate models and techniques to solve problems relating to the valuation of shares and bonds, alternative capital investment proposals, and to calculate cost of capital;
4. Apply capital structure theories and dividend policies to solve problems involving financing and dividend decisions.
Assessment Items
Contact Hours
Normally thirty nine hours per semester.
Prerequisites
Accounting for Managers. It is recommended that students complete Business Statistics before enrolling in this unit.
Incompatible Units
9520 Principles of Finance
Referenced Courses
- 182JB Bachelor of Accounting
- 182JA Bachelor of Accounting
- 943AA Bachelor of Applied Economics
- 945AA Bachelor of Applied Economics/Bachelor of Commerce
- 986AA Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Advertising and Marketing Communication
- 987AA Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Journalism
- 988AA Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Media Arts and Production
- 989AA Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Public Relations
- 818AA Bachelor of Arts in International Studies/Bachelor of Commerce
- 798AA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Commerce
- 125JA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Communication and Media Studies
- 216JA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Communication in Advertising
- 217JA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Communication in Journalism
- 218JA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Communication in Media and Public Affairs
- 219JA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Communication in Public Relations
- 799AA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Information Technology
- 801AA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Laws
- 802AA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Management
- 804AA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science in Psychology
- 183JA Bachelor of Australian Politics and Public Policy
- 761AA Bachelor of Business Administration
- 285JB Bachelor of Business Studies
- 314JA Bachelor of Business Studies (Event and Tourism Management)(Online)
- 285JA Bachelor of Business Studies (online)
- 762HG Bachelor of Commerce
- 762AB Bachelor of Commerce
- 762AA Bachelor of Commerce
- 100JA Bachelor of Commerce / Bachelor of Advertising and Marketing Communication
- 231JA Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Communication in Advertising
- 232JA Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Communication in Journalism
- 234JA Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Communication in Media and Public Affairs
- 233JA Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Communication in Public Relations
- 281JA Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Event and Tourism Management
- 810AA Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Laws
- 811AA Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Tourism Management
- 112JA Bachelor of Education/Bachelor of Commerce
- 208JA Bachelor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- 279JA Bachelor of Event and Tourism Management
- 184JA Bachelor of Finance
- 185JA Bachelor of Human Resource Management
- 815AA Bachelor of Information Technology/Bachelor of Commerce
- 186JA Bachelor of International Business
- 248HG Bachelor of Justice Studies
- 248JA Bachelor of Justice Studies
- 394AA Bachelor of Management
- 187JA Bachelor of Marketing Management
- 124JA Bachelor of Politics and International Relations
- 147JA Bachelor of Politics and International Relations/Bachelor of Commerce
- 210JA Bachelor of Public Administration
- 188JA Bachelor of Social Science
Referenced Majors & Minors
- MJ0002 Major in Accounting
- MJ0001 Major in Accounting (Restricted)
- MJ0191 Major in Accounting (Restricted) (24cp)
- MJ0012 Major in Banking & Financial Services (Restricted)
- MJ0014 Major in Business Management (Restricted)
- MJ0249 Major in Business Studies
- MJ0041 Major in Financial Planning (Restricted)
- MJ0040 Major in Financial Services
- MJ0247 Major in Quantity Surveying (Restricted)
- MN0002 Minor in Accounting
- MN0019 Minor in Banking and Financial Services
- MN0012 Minor in Business Management