BU5005 - Financial Management
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2007 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 2 |
| Administered by: | Discipline of Accounting & Finance |
This subject covers the foundations of corporate finance and uses these foundations to analyse many of the important financial decisions made within organisations. The subject also examines the role of finance in supporting the marketing, production and other functional areas of the firm.
Learning Outcomes
- determine the optimal capital structure of the firm and how it is affected by taxes;
- understand fixed-income and stocks valuation;
- understand pro-forma statements, ratio analysis, discounted cash flow valuation and risk analysis;
- understand the capital budgeting process and how to select investment projects;
- understand the notion of market efficiency, the valuation of options and other derivatives.
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | CO2601 and CO2611 |
Availabilities | |
| HolmesMelb, Internal, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 31-Aug-2007 | |
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| Assessment: | (50%); (50%). |
| HolmesSydney, Internal, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 31-Aug-2007 | |
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| Assessment: | (50%); (50%). |
| SIMA S'pore, Block, Study Period 24 | |
| Census Date 26-Jan-2007 | |
| Non-standard start/end 15-Jan-2007 to 17-Mar-2007 | |
| Face to face teaching 22-Jan-2007 to 17-Mar-2007 (This subject taught in Mandarin in Singapore by SIMA - MBA008&010. Exam date is 29 March and Finish date is 17 March.) | |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (60%); presentations (20%); assignments (20%). |
Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.