Business Finance (11215.2)

Please note these are the 2023 details for this unit
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Available teaching periods Delivery mode Location
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 UC - Canberra, Bruce
EFTSL Credit points Faculty
0.125 3 Faculty Of Business, Government & Law
Discipline Study level HECS Bands
Canberra Business School Level 2 - Undergraduate Intermediate Unit Band 4 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021)
Band 4 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan Social Work_Exclude 0905)
Band 5 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021)
This is a problem oriented unit which requires students to learn and apply various fundamental finance concepts and tools for typical financial decision making by business enterprises within a framework of maximising shareholder wealth. Students are introduced to a range of 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

After successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
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 concepts;
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; and
4. Apply capital structure theories and dividend policies to solve problems involving financing and dividend distribution decisions.


Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
1. UC graduates are professional - work collaboratively as part of a team, negotiate, and resolve conflict
1. UC graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
2. UC graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas


Prerequisites

11165 Quantitative Methods in Commerce.

Corequisites

None.

Incompatible units

6224 Business Finance PG.

Equivalent units

6392 Business Finance.

Assumed knowledge

School/college level mathematics and/or statistics, accounting or economics knowledge.
Year Location Teaching period Teaching start date Delivery mode Unit convener
2023 UC - Canberra, Bruce Semester 1 06 February 2023 Flexible Dr Abu Mollik
2023 UC - Canberra, Bruce Semester 2 31 July 2023 Flexible Dr Bomikazi Zeka
The information provided should be used as a guide only. Timetables may not be finalised until week 2 of the teaching period and are subject to change. Search for the unit timetable.

Required texts

Textbook:

Introduction to Corporate Finance (5e), by Alex Frino, Amelia Hill and Zhian Chen, ISBN: 9781442542488, Pearson education Australia 2012

Here are the links to where students can purchase either the text book or eBook direct from the publisher

            Text book - http://www.pearson.com.au/9781442542488 

            eBook - http://www.pearson.com.au/9781442542815

Recommended readings:

From time to time you may find it useful to consult newspapers and journals such as;

- The Australian

- Accounting & Finance

- Australian Financial Review

- Business Review Weekly

- Journal of Corporate Accounting &Finance

- Journal of Banking & Finance

- Global Finance Journal

Each of these is available in UC library or online in electronic format.

 

There are many other textbooks on (business) finance which the students may be interested to consult for this unit including the following (which will also be included in the Reading List on the Canvas Site) :

Gitman, L., Juchau, R., & J. Flanagan (c2011) Principles of Managerial Finance, 6th ed, Pearson Education Australia, Frenchs Forest NSW.

Peirson, G., Brown, R., Easton, S., Howard, P., & S. Pinder (2015) Business Finance, 12th edition, McGraw Hill Australia Pty Ltd, North Ryde, NSW.

Ross, S., Trayler, R., Bird, R., Westerfield, R., & B. Jordan, (2016) Essentials of Corporate Finance, 4th edition, McGraw Hill Australia Pty Ltd, North Ryde, NSW.

Ross, S., Thompson, S., Christensen, M., Westerfield, R., & B. Jordan, (c2011) Fundamentals of Corporate Finance, 5th ed, McGraw Hill Australia Pty Ltd, North Ryde, NSW.

Submission of assessment items

Extensions & Late submissions

All assessment items will be submitted online via the unit Canvas site.  The first page of each assessment submission should include the following information:

 

Assessment Name:

Student/Group members ID:

The date the assignment is due:

Word Count (if applicable):

The marking criteria sheet:

In addition, each student will make the following declaration when submitting the assignment.

I certify that:

  1. the attached assignment is my own work and no part of this work has been written for me by any other person except where such collaboration has been authorised by the lecturer/s concerned;

 

  1. material drawn from other sources has been fully acknowledged as to author/creator, source and other bibliographic details according to unit-specific requirements for referencing; and no part of this work has been submitted for assessment in any other unit in this or another Faculty except where authorised by the lecturer/s concerned.

 

Subject policy on re-submissions, late penalties, absences etc.:

 

Re-submission is not permitted for any item of assessment. 

Special assessment requirements

Final grades in this subject will be assessed according to performance in each of the

assessment items identified above. In order to pass this unit, you must obtain:

  • an overall total score of at least 50% AND
  • submit/ present all assessment items marked as mandatory 

Non-submission of an assessment, other than mandatory assessments, will result in a fail grade in that assessment item.

Academic integrity

Students have a responsibility to uphold University standards on ethical scholarship. Good scholarship involves building on the work of others and use of others' work must be acknowledged with proper attribution made. Cheating, plagiarism, and falsification of data are dishonest practices that contravene academic values. Refer to the University's Student Charter for more information.

To enhance understanding of academic integrity, all students are expected to complete the Academic Integrity Module (AIM) at least once during their course of study. You can access this module within UCLearn (Canvas) through the 'Academic Integrity and Avoiding Plagiarism' link in the Study Help site.

Use of Text-Matching Software

The University of Canberra uses text-matching software to help students and staff reduce plagiarism and improve understanding of academic integrity. The software matches submitted text in student assignments against material from various sources: the internet, published books and journals, and previously submitted student texts.

Participation requirements

See 5b above.

 

Required IT skills

You are expected to have or to gain general computer skills sufficient to undertake research and to prepare written assignments. You are also expected to have or gain the ability to use Canvas and write in the online tests (quizzes) on Canvas.

Work placement, internships or practicums

N/A

Additional information

N/A

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