Business Finance (11215.2)

Please note these are the 2023 details for this unit
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Available teaching periods Delivery mode Location
View teaching periods Online self-paced
On-campus
 Bruce, Canberra
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 basic finance principles and financial management goals and relationships across a variety of contexts and applications;
2. Differentiate theories and models used in investment, financing and dividend decisions;
3. Apply appropriate problem-solving models and techniques to operations of valuations, investment proposals, and cost calculations; 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.
Availability for enrolment in 2026 is subject to change and may not be confirmed until closer to the teaching start date.
Year Location Teaching period Teaching start date Delivery mode Unit convener
2025 Bruce, Canberra Semester 1 03 February 2025 Online self-paced Dr Bomikazi Zeka
2025 Bruce, Canberra Semester 1 03 February 2025 On-campus Dr Bomikazi Zeka
2025 Bruce, Canberra Semester 2 28 July 2025 On-campus Dr Bomikazi Zeka
2025 Bruce, Canberra Semester 2 28 July 2025 Online self-paced Dr Bomikazi Zeka
2026 Bruce, Canberra Semester 1 16 February 2026 Online self-paced Dr Bomikazi Zeka
2026 Bruce, Canberra Semester 1 16 February 2026 On-campus Dr Bomikazi Zeka
2026 Bruce, Canberra Semester 2 10 August 2026 On-campus Dr Bomikazi Zeka
2026 Bruce, Canberra Semester 2 10 August 2026 Online self-paced Dr Bomikazi Zeka
Not available

Required texts

Prescribed textbook:

Financial Management: Principles and Applications (9e), by Sheridan Titman, Bomikazi Zeka, Arthur J. Keown & John D. Martin, ISBN-13: 9780655704454

Please note that this is an e-book and will be made available through the University of Canberra for free for all students enrolled in the unit. Further details on accessing the eBook will be provided at the beginning of the semester.

Submission of assessment items

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 all assessment items marked as mandatory

Artificial intelligence

Students are not permitted to use generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) in assessments for this unit.

GenAI may only be used in authorised ways when completing assessments at UC. This means that GenAI can only be used for an assessment when:

  1. the Unit Convener has authorised GenAI use for that assessment
  2. the student uses GenAI in the way that the assessment instructions allow
  3. the student fully acknowledges their use of GenAI, with proper citations, references and a GenAI Acknowledgement Statement in line with the assessment instructions.

Where the assessment instructions do not specifically state that GenAI may be used and how, then its use is not permitted for that assessment. Students must still provide the required GenAI Acknowledgement Statement to indicate whether GenAI has or has not been used in the preparation of the assessment. If unsure, students should seek advice from the Unit Convener.

The GenAI for Students Library Guide provides further information, including how to reference GenAI.

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Academic integrity involves the ethical, honest and responsible use, creation and sharing of information. It is critical to the quality of higher education. Our academic integrity values are honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility and courage.

UC students have to complete the Academic Integrity Module annually to learn about academic integrity and to understand the consequences of academic integrity breaches (or academic misconduct).

UC uses various strategies and systems, including detection software, to identify potential breaches of academic integrity. Suspected breaches may be investigated, and action can be taken when misconduct is found to have occurred.

Information is provided in the Academic Integrity Policy, Academic Integrity Procedure, and University of Canberra (Student Conduct) Rules 2023. For further advice, visit Study Skills.

Participation requirements

It is recommended that students attend all lectures and tutorials. However there is no mark for attendance.

Attendance is not compulsory, but the unit has been designed to encourage student engagement and active participation and so students who do not attend regular classes will be disadvantaged in terms of learning and feedback. 

Required IT skills

You are assumed to have adequate skills in the use of calculator, computer, word-processing, spreadsheet modelling and internet browsing. You are also assumed to be familiar with LearnOnline. If you feel you do not have adequate skills, please discuss the matter with the unit convener.

Work placement, internships or practicums

N/A

Additional information

N/A