EA5024 - Business and Financial Management in the Minerals Industry

[Offered in even-numbered years]

Credit points:	06
Year:	2016
Student Contribution Band:	Band 3
Administered by:	College of Science and Engineering

Mining in the national economy, managing people, teams,communication, negotiation and leadership, discounted cash flow analysis, valuation of mines and prospects, understanding corporate financial statements, using DCF and financial statements in risk and sensitivity analysis, financing methods, operations management using exploration as example, planning, developing business strategies, selection of business entity, raising capital, IPO's, legal issues and management, business management in context of local and global commercial and political context of resources industry, case histories.

Learning Outcomes

• a sound grasp of the principles of financial management in the resource industry;
• awareness of the important factors to consider in establishing and running resource projects;
• ability to analyse financial problems of resource projects.

Inadmissible Subject Combinations:

EA5004

Availabilities
Townsville, Block, Study Period 3
Census Date 04-Feb-2016
Face to face teaching 08-Feb-2016 to 19-Feb-2016
Coordinator:	Assoc. Professor Zhaoshan Chang
Contact hours:	110 hours
Assessment:	end of course exam (50%); assignments (25%); practicals (25%).
Restrictions:	An enrolment quota applies to this offering.

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.