FINM7007 Financial Management
| Offered By | School of Finance, Actuarial Studies & Appl Stats |
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| Academic Career | Graduate Coursework |
| Course Subject | Financial Management |
| Offered in | First Semester, 2011, Second Semester, 2011, First Semester, 2012, and Second Semester, 2012 |
| 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:
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| Indicative Assessment |
Marks are allocated for assessment as follows:
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. |
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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 |
Pre-requisites: FINM7006 Foundations of Finance and BUSN7008 Financial Statements and Reporting Co-requisite: 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
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| Indicative Reading List | See Course Outline: http://ecocomm.anu.edu.au/courses/outline/FINM7007.pdf |
| Programs | Master of Accounting, Master of Actuarial Statistics, Master of Actuarial Studies, Master of Business, Master of Business Administration, Master of Commerce, Master of Actuarial Statistics, Master of Actuarial Studies, Master of Business, Master of Commerce, Master of Accounting, Master of Management, Master of Business Administration, Master of Management, Graduate Certificate in Financial Management, Master of Financial Management, and Master of Finance |
| 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 |
The information published on the Study at ANU 2011 website applies to the 2011 academic year only. All information provided on this website replaces the information contained in the Study at ANU 2010 website.
