BX2014 - Financial Management

Credit points:	03
Year:	2016
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 BU1807 OR BU1010 OR MA1401)
Inadmissible Subject Combinations:	BU2004 CO2611 CO2601

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 24-Mar-2016
Coordinator:	Dr Ray McNamara
Lecturer:	Mr Ian Burnett.
Contact hours:	50 hours - Combined Lectures; Tutorials/Workshops; Lecturer directed activities.
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); assignment and reflection (25%); mid semester test (25%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	Students are required to obtain an overall mark of 50% to pass the subject and must pass the final examination
External, Study Period 1
Census Date 24-Mar-2016
Coord/Lect:	Dr Ray McNamara.
Contact hours:	0 hours
Method of Delivery:	WWW - LearnJCU
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); assignment and reflection (25%); mid semester test (25%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	Students are required to obtain an overall mark of 50% to pass the subject and must pass the final examination
Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 24-Mar-2016
Coordinator:	Dr Ray McNamara
Lecturer:	Mr Ben Jacobsen.
Contact hours:	50 hours - Combined Lectures; Tutorials/Workshops; Lecturer directed activities.
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); assignment and reflection (25%); mid semester test (25%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	Students are required to obtain an overall mark of 50% to pass the subject and must pass the final examination
JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 51
Census Date 07-Apr-2016
Coordinator:	Dr Ray McNamara
Contact hours:	50 hours - Combined Lectures; Tutorials/Workshops; Lecturer directed activities.
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); assignment and reflection (25%); mid semester test (25%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	Students are required to obtain an overall mark of 50% to pass the subject and must pass the final examination
JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 52
Census Date 11-Aug-2016
Coordinator:	Dr Ray McNamara
Contact hours:	50 hours - Combined Lectures; Tutorials/Workshops; Lecturer directed activities.
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); assignment and reflection (25%); mid semester test (25%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	Students are required to obtain an overall mark of 50% to pass the subject and must pass the final examination
JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 53
Census Date 08-Dec-2016
Coordinator:	Dr Ray McNamara
Contact hours:	50 hours - Combined Lectures; Tutorials/Workshops; Lecturer directed activities.
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); assignment and reflection (25%); mid semester test (25%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	Students are required to obtain an overall mark of 50% to pass the subject and must pass the final examination
JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 21
Census Date 07-Apr-2016
Coordinator:	Dr Ray McNamara
Contact hours:	50 hours - Combined Lectures; Tutorials/Workshops; Lecturer directed activities.
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); assignment and reflection (25%); mid semester test (25%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	Students are required to obtain an overall mark of 50% to pass the subject and must pass the final examination
JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 22
Census Date 11-Aug-2016
Coordinator:	Dr Ray McNamara
Contact hours:	50 hours - Combined Lectures; Tutorials/Workshops; Lecturer directed activities.
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); assignment and reflection (25%); mid semester test (25%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	Students are required to obtain an overall mark of 50% to pass the subject and must pass the final examination.
JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 23
Census Date 08-Dec-2016
Coordinator:	Dr Ray McNamara
Contact hours:	50 hours - Combined Lectures; Tutorials/Workshops; Lecturer directed activities.
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); assignment and reflection (25%); mid semester test (25%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	Students are required to obtain an overall mark of 50% to pass the subject and must pass the final examination.

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