LB5211 - Finance for Managers
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2008 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 3 |
| 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 AND CO5109 |
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Block, Study Period 8 | |
| Census Date 05-Sep-2008 | |
| Face to face teaching 01-Aug-2008 to 17-Aug-2008 | |
| Coordinator: | Professor Brendan O'Connell |
| Lecturer: | Mr Stephen Stanton. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); presentations (20%); assignments (30%). |
| Cairns, Block, Study Period 8 | |
| Census Date 05-Sep-2008 | |
| Face to face teaching 15-Aug-2008 to 12-Oct-2008 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Professor Brendan O'Connell. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); presentations (20%); assignments (30%). |
| JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 51 | |
| Census Date 28-Mar-2008 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Professor Brendan O'Connell. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); presentations (20%); assignments (30%). |
| JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 52 | |
| Census Date 25-Jul-2008 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Professor Brendan O'Connell. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); presentations (20%); assignments (30%). |
| SIMA S'pore, Block, Study Period 72 | |
| Census Date 07-Mar-2008 | |
| Face to face teaching 25-Feb-2008 to 20-Mar-2008 (TAught in Mandarin in SG - Full-time MBA) | |
| Coordinator: | Professor Brendan O'Connell |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); presentations (20%); assignments (30%). |
| JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 23 | |
| Census Date 12-Dec-2008 | |
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| 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.