LB5211 - Finance for Managers

Credit points:	03
Year:	2007
Student Contribution Band:	Band 2
Administered by:	School of Business

This subject examines the essential principles of corporate financial management in an integrated context. Emphasis is placed on the financial, economic and social environments in which the finance function operates, and on the application of finance concepts to the managerial decision-making process. This latter focus examines the role of finance in supporting the marketing, production and other functional areas of a business enterprise.

Learning Outcomes

• develop an understanding of the fundamental concepts of the finance discipline;
• generate an ability to apply those finance concepts in corporate decision making;
• implement capital investment appraisal exercises;
• understand the principles of the valuation of corporate securities;
• understand the basic principles of the valuation of financial derivatives and appreciate how these instruments are deployed in the financial management of firms.

Graduate Qualities

• 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 think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments, and to reason and deploy evidence clearly and logically;
• The ability to reflect on and evaluate learning, and to learn independently in a self directed manner;
• The ability to speak and write clearly, coherently and creatively;
• The ability to generate, calculate, interpret and communicate numerical information in ways appropriate to a given discipline or discourse;
• The ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences;
• The ability to lead, manage and contribute effectively to teams;
• The ability to work with people of different gender, age, ethnicity, culture, religion and political persuasion;
• The ability to work individually and independently;
• The ability to select and use appropriate tools and technologies.

Inadmissible Subject Combinations:

LB5001 and BU5005

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 31-Aug-2007
Coord/Lect:	Professor Brendan O'Connell.
Contact hours:	40 hours lectures - Consisting of 30 hrs lectures and 10 hrs of lecturer directed activities.
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); presentations (20%); assignments (30%).
Cairns, Block, Study Period 2
Census Date 31-Aug-2007
Face to face teaching 10-Aug-2007 to 07-Oct-2007
Coordinator:	Mr Noel Richards
Lecturers:	Professor Brendan O'Connell, xjc00570.
Contact hours:	40 hours lectures - Consisting of 30 hrs lectures and 10 hrs of lecturer directed activities.
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); presentations (20%); assignments (30%).
HolmesSydney, Block, Study Period 5
Census Date 11-May-2007
Face to face teaching 23-Apr-2007 to 04-Jun-2007
Coordinator:	Assoc. Professor William Alison
Contact hours:	35 hours lectures - Lectures/Workshops/Seminars/tutorials
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); presentations (20%); assignments (30%).
HolmesSydney, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 31-Aug-2007
Coordinator:	Assoc. Professor William Alison
Contact hours:	36 hours lectures - Lectures/Workshops/Seminars/tutorials
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); presentations (20%); assignments (30%).
JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 51
Census Date 30-Mar-2007
Coord/Lect:	Professor Brendan O'Connell.
Contact hours:	36 hours workshops/Seminars - Refer to individual subject study guide for detail.
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); presentations (20%); assignments (30%).
JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 52
Census Date 31-Aug-2007
Coord/Lect:	Professor Brendan O'Connell.
Contact hours:	36 hours workshops/Seminars - Refer to individual subject study guide for detail.
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); presentations (20%); assignments (30%).
JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 53
Census Date 14-Dec-2007
Coord/Lect:	Professor Brendan O'Connell.
Contact hours:	36 hours workshops/Seminars - Refer to individual subject study guide for detail.
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); presentations (20%); assignments (30%).
SIMA S'pore, Block, Study Period 9
Census Date 12-Oct-2007
Face to face teaching 12-Oct-2007 to 10-Nov-2007
Coordinator:	Mr Noel Richards
Lecturer:	Professor Brendan O'Connell.
Contact hours:	36 hours workshops/Seminars - Refer to individual subject study guide for detail.
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); presentations (20%); assignments (30%).

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.