Business Finance PG (6224.6)

Please note these are the 2024 details for this unit
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Business Finance PG
Available teaching periods Delivery mode Location
View teaching periods On-Campus
 Ningbo, China
Bruce, Canberra
Shanghai, China
EFTSL Credit points Faculty
0.125 3 Faculty Of Business, Government & Law
Discipline Study level HECS Bands
Canberra Business School Post Graduate Level 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 unit aims to develop a working knowledge of the concepts, tools and applications of corporate financial decision-making within a framework of maximizing the wealth of a firms stakeholders, with particular emphasis on shareholders. The topics includes financial goals, time value of money, risk and return analysis, asset pricing, capital budgeting, cost of capital, capital structure, and dividend policies. This is a problem oriented subject, which requires students to learn and apply various financial concepts and tools to solve complex problems related to firms financing, investment, distribution and retention decisions.

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
1. Appraise and illustrate the goals of financial management of a firm and basic finance principles, including the time value of money concept, risk-return relationship, efficient market and portfolio diversification;
2. Critically examine the theories and apply the models used in investment, financing and dividend decisions, reflecting on their limitations and practical applications;
3. Identify and apply appropriate models and techniques to solve problems relating to valuation of shares and bonds, alternative capital investment proposals and to calculate costs of capital; and
4. Critically evaluate and compare different capital structure theories and dividend policies relating to their limitations, to develop alternatives.


Graduate attributes

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
2. UC graduates are global citizens - behave ethically and sustainably in their professional and personal lives
2. UC graduates are global citizens - think globally about issues in their profession
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development


Prerequisites

11396 Business Decision Making G OR 11405 Quantitative Methods in Commerce G OR 6275 Statistical Analysis & Decision Making G

Corequisites

None.

Incompatible units

11215 Business Finance, 6392 Business Finance

Equivalent units

None.

Assumed knowledge

None.
Availability for enrolment in 2025 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
2024 Ningbo, China MBA Trimester 1 05 February 2024 On-Campus Dr Bomikazi Zeka
2024 Bruce, Canberra Semester 1 05 February 2024 On-Campus Dr Abu Mollik
2024 Bruce, Canberra Semester 2 29 July 2024 On-Campus Dr Abu Mollik
2024 Shanghai, China MBA Trimester 3 08 October 2024 On-Campus Dr Bomikazi Zeka
2025 Ningbo, China MBA Trimester 1 03 February 2025 On-Campus Dr Bomikazi Zeka
2025 Bruce, Canberra Semester 1 03 February 2025 On-Campus Dr Abu Mollik
2025 Bruce, Canberra Semester 2 28 July 2025 On-Campus Dr Abu Mollik
2025 Shanghai, China MBA Trimester 3 07 October 2025 On-Campus Dr Abu Mollik
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:

Ross, S., Westerfield, R., and J. Jaffe. 2017. Corporate Finance, 11th edition, McGraw Hill,  New York.ISBN: 978-7-111-57415-6

Recommended readings:

From time to time you may find it useful to consult the newspaper and journals, such as China Securities Journal, Security Times, China Business Journal,  Economic Observer, Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, Journal of Accounting and Economics, Review of Financial Studies, Journal of Corporate Finance, Journal of Banking and Finance etc .These are available in ECUST library.

Note also that there is a range of excellent textbooks on the unit in the University library including the following: 

Alex Frino, Amelia Hill and Zhian Chen.2012. Introduction to Corporate Finance (10th edition). Pearson.

Robert C., Higgins. 2015. Analysis for Financial Management (10th edition). McGraw Hill, New York.

Mishkin,F.2015. The economics of money, banking, and financial markets(11th edition). The Addison-Wesley series in economics.

 

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 

Assessment items need to be submitted online on Canvas Site of the unit.

Final grades in this subject will be assessed according to performance in each of the assessment items identified above.

The use of AI is not permitted in this unit.

The University's position is that artificial intelligence services must not be used for assessment or assessment preparation by students unless explicitly allowed in the assessment instructions for an assessment task published with the assessment task and/or in the unit outline. That is, an AI service may only be used if:

a) its use is authorised by the unit convener as part of the specified task; and

b) it is used in the way allowed in the assessment instructions and/or unit outline; and

c) its use is appropriately referenced, meaning that the students must reference the use of AI in their assessment in the same way as they reference other source material.

The use of AI has not been specified in the assessment instructions for the unit or in the unit outline and thus, AI is not a permissible resource.

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

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.

In-unit costs

Textbook and calculator costs.

Work placement, internships or practicums

None.

Additional information

The onus is on you to clarify issues in a timely manner if there is any doubt with regard to the requirements of any assignment or assessment procedure, the onus for clarifying the issue rests with the student who should contact the lecturer about the matter.

Citations used in assessment items should follow Harvard referencing style. If you are unfamiliar with Harvard referencing please seek the assistance of Library staff.

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