FINM7007 Financial Management

Offered By	School of Finance and Applied Statistics
Academic Career	Graduate Coursework
Course Subject	Financial Management
Offered in	Summer Session, 2009, First Semester, 2009, Second Semester, 2009, First Semester, 2010, and Second Semester, 2010
Unit Value	6 units
Course Description	This course focuses on tools and techniques used in modern financial management. Material in the course has an applied focus and is designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills required for understanding, exploring and analysing financial management issues. The course draws upon topical material in order to contextualise theoretical discussion, and present students with examples in practice. Detailed syllabus topics: Financial maths applications, Risk, Capital budgeting, Cost of capital, Asset pricing, Valuation, Leverage, Capital raising, Financing tools and Contingent Claims Theory.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of this course students will have: attained basic knowledge of some of the key issues facing financial managers; developed proficiency in the areas of asset valuation and project evaluation and; deepened their understanding of the finance theory underlying financial management.
Indicative Assessment	Marks are allocated for assessment as follows: One article critique (articles for critique are indicated by ** in reference list) 10% Major Project 30% Mid-semester examination 20% End-of-semester examination 40% To achieve an automatic pass grade in this course you must obtain 50% or more as anaggregate mark on the assessment.
Workload	10 hrs per week for 13 weeks=130hrs
Course Classification(s)	SpecialistSpecialist courses are designed for students having reached 'first degree' level of assumed knowledge, which provide for the acquisition of specialist skills; or 'second degree' and higher level of knowledge; or for transition to research training programs; or knowledge associated with professional accreditation. and TransitionalTransitional courses are designed for students from a broad range of backgrounds and learning achievements, which provide for the acquisition of generic skills; or an informed understanding of contemporary issues; or fundamental knowledge for transition to Advanced or Specialist courses.
Areas of Interest	Finance
Eligibility	At least an average of 65% (or equivalent) in the final two years of an Australian undergraduate degree with at least one year of university level study in quantitative analysis, including basic mathematics and data analysis techniques.
Assumed Knowledge and Required Skills	The tutorial worksheet assignments will involve the use of a PC or Mac computer. You will need to be familiar with word processors (for example Word) and with spreadsheets (in particular Excel).
Requisite Statement	STAT7055 Financial Statistics
Prescribed Texts	See Course Outline: http://ecocomm.anu.edu.au/courses/outline/FINM7007.pdf
Preliminary Reading	See Course Outline: http://ecocomm.anu.edu.au/courses/outline/FINM7007.pdf
Indicative Reading List	See Course Outline: http://ecocomm.anu.edu.au/courses/outline/FINM7007.pdf
Programs	Graduate Certificate in Management, Master of Business, Master of Business Administration, Master of Commerce, Master of Management, Master of Marketing, Master of Actuarial Statistics, Master of Actuarial Studies, Master of Professional Accounting, Graduate Certificate in Accounting, and Master of Accounting
Other Information	For further information please refer to http://ecocomm.anu.edu.au/courses/course.asp?code=FINM7007
Academic Contact	See http://ecocomm.anu.edu.au/courses/course.asp?code=FINM7007

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