CO2601 - Business Finance 1

Credit points:	03
Year:	2007
Student Contribution Band:	Band 2
Administered by:	Discipline of Accounting & Finance

The study of the theory and practice of corporate finance at an intermediate level including: portfolio theory, capital project appraisal in the presence of risk, capital structure theory, dividend policy, options, futures and capital market efficiency.

Learning Outcomes

• describe the various forms of capital market efficiency and assess their significances for corporate financial decision-making;
• discuss the relevance of dividend policy and the competing theories of capital structure;
• explain the role of risk and the market valuation of securities;
• discuss the role of risk evaluation in captital investion appraisal;
• understand the role of futures and option contracts in hedging and speculation.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments;
• The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
• The ability to define and to solve problems in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences;
• The ability to speak and write logically, clearly and creatively;
• The ability to calculate, produce, interpret and communicate numerical information;
• The ability to select and use appropriate IT tools;
• The ability to access and employ online technologies effectively;
• A coherent and disciplined body of skills, knowledge, values and professional ethics in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to use a variety of media and methods to retrieve, analyse, evaluate, organise and present information;
• The ability to reflect on and evaluate learning processes and products;
• The ability to learn independently and in a self-directed manner;
• A commitment to lifelong learning and intellectual development.

Prerequisites:

CO2611

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 31-Aug-2007
Coordinator:	Mr Ben Jacobsen
Lecturer:	jc173070.
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures 12 hours tutorials 10 hours workshops/Seminars
Assessment:	end of semester exam (64%); other exams (36%).
Cairns, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 31-Aug-2007
Coord/Lect:	Mr Ben Jacobsen.
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures 12 hours tutorials 10 hours workshops/Seminars
Assessment:	end of semester exam (64%); other exams (36%).

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