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AFAS200 – Principles of Financial Literacy
2016 – S1 External
General Information
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| Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Lecturer
Nidal Danoun
Contact via Please refer to iLearn
Tutor
Lydia Liu
Contact via Please refer to iLearn
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| Credit points |
Credit points
3
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| Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
24cp
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| Corequisites |
Corequisites
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| Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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| Unit description |
Unit description
This unit develops financial literacy, enabling students to understand what is needed to achieve a lifestyle that is financially sustainable, ethical and responsible. On completion of the unit, students will be able to set financial goals, establish a working budget, understand and distinguish between different investment instruments, understand the key features of superannuation in Australia and understand the implications of common financial contracts and employment structures. These outcomes aim to develop students' research and problem solving skills and develop personal judgement and initiative.
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Important Academic Dates
Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Understanding the role of financial goals and developing personal financial goals.
- Constructing and maintaining a working budget.
- Assessing, comparing and evaluating common investment, structures and vehicles and debt instruments,
- Understanding the principle of saving and planning for retirement.
- Understanding of the general operation principles of taxation, superannuation, insurance and estate planning.
General Assessment Information
A Standardised Numerical Grade (SNG) gives you an indication of how you have performed within the band for your descriptive grade. The SNG is not a mark, and you may not be able to work it out based on your raw examination and other assessment marks. Nor are you able to determine you are “one mark away” from a different grade.”
It is the responsibility of students to view their marks for each within session assessment on iLearn within 20 working days of posting. If there are any discrepancies, students must contact the unit convenor immediately. Failure to do so will mean that queries received after the release of final results regarding assessment marks (not including the final exam mark) will not be addressed.
To be eligible for a pass, student must genuinely attempted all the assessments set in the unit.
Assessment Tasks
| Name | Weighting | Due |
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| Participation | 20% | Week 2-10 |
| Mid Term Test | 20% | Week 7 |
| Major Assignment | 20% | Week12 |
| Final exam | 40% | TBA |
Participation
Due: Week 2-10
Weighting: 20%
Student will be required to make five submissions online on the designated topics in Week 2,4,6,8 and 10.
The questions will be based on the weekly materials covered.
Further information will be posted on iLearn.
Extension
No extensions will be granted. Students who have not submitted the task prior to the deadline will be awarded a mark of 0 for the task, except for cases in which an application for disruption of studies is made and approved.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Understanding the role of financial goals and developing personal financial goals.
- Constructing and maintaining a working budget.
- Assessing, comparing and evaluating common investment, structures and vehicles and debt instruments,
- Understanding the principle of saving and planning for retirement.
- Understanding of the general operation principles of taxation, superannuation, insurance and estate planning.
Mid Term Test
Due: Week 7
Weighting: 20%
The mid-term test will be conducted online. Further information will be posted on iLearn.
Extension
No extensions will be granted. Students who have not submitted the task prior to the deadline will be awarded a mark of 0 for the task, except for cases in which an application for disruption of studies is made and approved.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Understanding the role of financial goals and developing personal financial goals.
- Constructing and maintaining a working budget.
- Assessing, comparing and evaluating common investment, structures and vehicles and debt instruments,
- Understanding the principle of saving and planning for retirement.
Major Assignment
Due: Week12
Weighting: 20%
The assignment has to be submitted online via Turnitin by Week 12.
No extensions will be granted. There will be a deduction of 10% of the total available marks made from the total awarded mark for each 24 hour period or part thereof that the submission is late (for example, 25 hours late in submission – 20% penalty). This penalty does not apply for cases in which an application for disruption of studies is made and approved. No submission will be accepted after solutions have been posted.
The assignment will require you to present a report base on a case study question. Further information will be provided via ilearn during the session.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Understanding the role of financial goals and developing personal financial goals.
- Constructing and maintaining a working budget.
- Assessing, comparing and evaluating common investment, structures and vehicles and debt instruments,
- Understanding the principle of saving and planning for retirement.
- Understanding of the general operation principles of taxation, superannuation, insurance and estate planning.
Final exam
Due: TBA
Weighting: 40%
The Final Exam details will be online. Further details will be posted on iLearn prior to the exam
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Understanding the role of financial goals and developing personal financial goals.
- Constructing and maintaining a working budget.
- Assessing, comparing and evaluating common investment, structures and vehicles and debt instruments,
- Understanding the principle of saving and planning for retirement.
- Understanding of the general operation principles of taxation, superannuation, insurance and estate planning.
Delivery and Resources
Please note: This is an online course and therefore it is the student’s responsibility to have the technology to access the material and to complete the assigned tasks. No exceptions or extensions will be granted because of issues with the student’s technology, the student's internet provider or the student's internet connectivity.
Required and Recommended Texts and/or Materials
Focus on Personal Finance (McGraw-HILL, by Kapour, Dlabay and Hughes)
Further resources:
Readings will be drawn from the online sources including journal articles and students are also expected to follow web links in the Learning Management System and download materials.
Technology Used and Required
Technology requirements:
. Access to a computer
2. Access to Microsoft Office
3. Access to the Internet
Unit Web Page
Course material is available on the learning management system (iLearn) The web page for this unit can be found at ilearn.mq.edu.au.
Teaching and Learning Strategy
Students are expected to listen to online lectures and read the material supplied via iLearn.
Unit Schedule
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AFAS200 – Weekly Lecture Schedule |
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Topic |
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Week 1 |
Personal Finance Basics |
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Week 2 |
Money Management strategy |
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Week 3 |
Setting Goals & Objectives |
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Week 4 |
Investment – Fundaments |
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Week 5 |
Investment – Shares |
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Week 6 |
Investment - Bonds |
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Week 7 |
Investment – Managed Investments |
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Week 8 |
Investment – Real estates & Alternatives |
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Week 9 |
Insurance |
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Week 10 |
Superannuation |
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Week 11 |
Taxation |
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Week 12 |
Estate Planning |
Policies and Procedures
Macquarie University policies and procedures are accessible from Policy Central. Students should be aware of the following policies in particular with regard to Learning and Teaching:
Academic Honesty Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/academic_honesty/policy.html
New Assessment Policy in effect from Session 2 2016 http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/assessment/policy_2016.html. For more information visit http://students.mq.edu.au/events/2016/07/19/new_assessment_policy_in_place_from_session_2/
Assessment Policy prior to Session 2 2016 http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/assessment/policy.html
Grading Policy prior to Session 2 2016 http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/grading/policy.html
Grade Appeal Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/gradeappeal/policy.html
Complaint Management Procedure for Students and Members of the Public http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/complaint_management/procedure.html
Disruption to Studies Policy http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/disruption_studies/policy.html The Disruption to Studies Policy is effective from March 3 2014 and replaces the Special Consideration Policy.
In addition, a number of other policies can be found in the Learning and Teaching Category of Policy Central.
Student Code of Conduct
Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/support/student_conduct/
Results
Results shown in iLearn, or released directly by your Unit Convenor, are not confirmed as they are subject to final approval by the University. Once approved, final results will be sent to your student email address and will be made available in eStudent. For more information visit ask.mq.edu.au.
Supplementary Exams
Further information regarding supplementary exams, including dates, is available here http://www.businessandeconomics.mq.edu.au/new_and_current_students/undergraduate_current_students/how_do_i/disruption_to_studies/
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Student Services and Support
Students with a disability are encouraged to contact the Disability Service who can provide appropriate help with any issues that arise during their studies.
Student Enquiries
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IT Help
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Graduate Capabilities
Discipline Specific Knowledge and Skills
Our graduates will take with them the intellectual development, depth and breadth of knowledge, scholarly understanding, and specific subject content in their chosen fields to make them competent and confident in their subject or profession. They will be able to demonstrate, where relevant, professional technical competence and meet professional standards. They will be able to articulate the structure of knowledge of their discipline, be able to adapt discipline-specific knowledge to novel situations, and be able to contribute from their discipline to inter-disciplinary solutions to problems.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Learning outcomes
- Understanding the role of financial goals and developing personal financial goals.
- Constructing and maintaining a working budget.
- Assessing, comparing and evaluating common investment, structures and vehicles and debt instruments,
- Understanding the principle of saving and planning for retirement.
- Understanding of the general operation principles of taxation, superannuation, insurance and estate planning.
Assessment tasks
- Participation
- Mid Term Test
- Final exam
Critical, Analytical and Integrative Thinking
We want our graduates to be capable of reasoning, questioning and analysing, and to integrate and synthesise learning and knowledge from a range of sources and environments; to be able to critique constraints, assumptions and limitations; to be able to think independently and systemically in relation to scholarly activity, in the workplace, and in the world. We want them to have a level of scientific and information technology literacy.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Learning outcome
- Assessing, comparing and evaluating common investment, structures and vehicles and debt instruments,
Assessment tasks
- Major Assignment
- Final exam
Problem Solving and Research Capability
Our graduates should be capable of researching; of analysing, and interpreting and assessing data and information in various forms; of drawing connections across fields of knowledge; and they should be able to relate their knowledge to complex situations at work or in the world, in order to diagnose and solve problems. We want them to have the confidence to take the initiative in doing so, within an awareness of their own limitations.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Learning outcomes
- Constructing and maintaining a working budget.
- Assessing, comparing and evaluating common investment, structures and vehicles and debt instruments,
Assessment tasks
- Major Assignment
- Final exam
Effective Communication
We want to develop in our students the ability to communicate and convey their views in forms effective with different audiences. We want our graduates to take with them the capability to read, listen, question, gather and evaluate information resources in a variety of formats, assess, write clearly, speak effectively, and to use visual communication and communication technologies as appropriate.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Assessment tasks
- Participation
- Major Assignment