BX2014 - Financial Management

Credit points:	03
Year:	2015
Student Contribution Band:	Band 3
Administered by:	College of Business, Law & Governance

This subject provides an introduction to the discipline of finance and the practice of corporate financial management. Topics include the time value of money, risk and return, cost of capital,capital structure, capital budgeting and short term financial management.

Learning Outcomes

• acquire life-long learning skills through reflecting on the effectiveness of learning activities and performance in assessment;
• apply financial management knowledge of selected topics, including: decisions involving time, risk and cash flows such as security valuation and short-term financial management; capital budgeting; weighted average cost of capital and capital structure; and derivatives;
• appraise financial management decisions using financial theory;
• demonstrate financial management computational skills;
• appraise computational answers using the logic of finance.

Prerequisites:	(BU1002 OR CO1101 OR CO1002 OR CO1001 OR BU1902) AND (BU1007 OR BU1010 OR MA1401)
Inadmissible Subject Combinations:	BU2004 CO2611 CO2601

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 26-Mar-2015
Coordinator:	Dr Marcus Smith
Lecturer:	Mr Ian Burnett.
Contact hours:	50 hours - Combined Lectures; Tutorials/Workshops; Lecturer directed activities.
Assessment:	end of semester exam (60%); reflective tasks (15%); online tests (25%).
External, Study Period 1
Census Date 26-Mar-2015
Coord/Lect:	Dr Marcus Smith.
Contact hours:	0 hours
Method of Delivery:	WWW - LearnJCU
Assessment:	end of semester exam (60%); reflective tasks (15%); online tests (25%).
Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 26-Mar-2015
Coordinator:	Dr Marcus Smith
Lecturer:	Mrs Diane Jarvis.
Contact hours:	50 hours - Combined Lectures; Tutorials/Workshops; Lecturer directed activities.
Assessment:	end of semester exam (60%); reflective tasks (15%); online tests (25%).
JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 51
Census Date 09-Apr-2015
Coordinator:	Mr Ben Jacobsen
Contact hours:	50 hours - Combined Lectures; Tutorials/Workshops.
Assessment:	end of semester exam (60%); reflective tasks (15%); online tests (25%).
Restrictions:	An enrolment quota applies to this offering.
JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 52
Census Date 30-Jul-2015
Coordinator:	Mr Ben Jacobsen
Contact hours:	50 hours - Combined Lectures; Tutorials/Workshops.
Assessment:	end of semester exam (60%); reflective tasks (15%); online tests (25%).
Restrictions:	An enrolment quota applies to this offering.
JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 53
Census Date 26-Nov-2015
Coordinator:	Mr Ben Jacobsen
Contact hours:	50 hours - Combined Lectures; Tutorials/Workshops.
Assessment:	end of semester exam (60%); reflective tasks (15%); online tests (25%).
JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 22
Census Date 13-Aug-2015
Coordinator:	Mr Ben Jacobsen
Contact hours:	50 hours - Combined Lectures; Tutorials/Workshops.
Assessment:	end of semester exam (60%); reflective tasks (15%); online tests (25%).
JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 21
Census Date 02-Apr-2015
Coordinator:	Mr Ben Jacobsen
Contact hours:	50 hours - Combined Lectures; Tutorials/Workshops.
Assessment:	end of semester exam (60%); reflective tasks (15%); online tests (25%).
JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 23
Census Date 10-Dec-2015
Coordinator:	Mr Ben Jacobsen
Contact hours:	50 hours - Combined Lectures; Tutorials/Workshops.
Assessment:	end of semester exam (60%); reflective tasks (15%); online tests (25%).

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