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ACCG6003 – Managing Finance

2020 – Session 1, Weekday attendance, North Ryde

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General Information

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Unit convenor and teaching staff Unit convenor and teaching staff Unit Convenor and Lecturer
Peter Kavalamthara
Moderator
Rahat Munir
Credit points Credit points
10
Prerequisites Prerequisites
Admission to MMgmt or MEngMgt
Corequisites Corequisites
Co-badged status Co-badged status
Unit description Unit description
This unit equips students with the tools and techniques required to analyse and interpret financial and economic data and financial accounting statements, analyse and assess performance of business units, evaluate investment projects, and understand financial markets and the economic environment. Finance, accounting, and economic theory is applied with the aim of providing a coherent framework and insights to assist in making reasoned managerial decisions.

Important Academic Dates

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Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  • ULO1: Identify and describe models employed in management decision making to solve problems
  • ULO2: Apply finance, accounting and economic theories, frameworks and methods to make sound business decisions
  • ULO3: Critically analyse the implications of a firm’s decisions/strategies for a range of stakeholders in view of the firm’s sustainability considerations
  • ULO4: Evaluate a range of business indicators to measure and track the firm’s value creation

Assessment Tasks

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General Assessment Information

For Report and Unit Preparation

No extensions will be granted. Late tasks will be accepted up to 72 hours after the submission deadline. Penalties: 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 Special Consideration is made and approved.

For Final Exam:

No extensions will be granted. Students who have not submitted the task on the due date will be awarded a mark of 0 for the task, except for cases in which an application for Special Consideration is made and approved.

Delivery and Resources

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Required Text:

Gowthorpe, C (2018), Business Accounting & Finance, 4th edition, Cengage, ISBN: 9781473749351

Unit Web Page:

Students are required to access a computer and the internet at various times in completing this unit, to download course material available on the learning management system (iLearn) and to complete assessment tasks.

Technology Used and Required:

Please refer to iLearn.

Delivery Format and Other Details:

  • This unit includes 13 weekly seminars and a number of activities as detailed in this unit guide.
  • The timetable for classes can be found on the University web site at: http://www.timetables.mq.edu.au/
  • Seminar attendance for this unit is compulsory.
  • Students are required to get involved in seminar discussion.

Recommended Readings:

Additional materials will be provided at the beginning of the unit and under each of the weekly headings in ilearn.

Students must read the relevant materials before coming to class and in completing the assessment tasks as well as undertake their own further research. Direction will be provided by the unit convenor on additional research materials.

Other Course Materials:

Please refer to iLearn for other course materials.

 

Unit Schedule

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1.               Financial accounting 

2.               Financial analysis of the firm

3.               Financial mathematics

4.               Corporate investment decisions

5.               Valuation of financial assets

6.               Valuation of the firm

7.               Risk and corporate decisions

8.               Financing the business and financial markets

9.               Managing working capital

10.             Marginal costing and business decisions

11.             Capital structure and payout decisions

12.             Micro- and macro- economic contexts of business

13.             Revision

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Students seeking more policy resources can visit the Student Policy Gateway (https://students.mq.edu.au/support/study/student-policy-gateway). It is your one-stop-shop for the key policies you need to know about throughout your undergraduate student journey.

If you would like to see all the policies relevant to Learning and Teaching visit Policy Central (https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/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/study/getting-started/student-conduct​

Results

Results published on platform other than eStudent, (eg. iLearn, Coursera etc.) 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 or if you are a Global MBA student contact globalmba.support@mq.edu.au

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Students with a disability are encouraged to contact the Disability Service who can provide appropriate help with any issues that arise during their studies.

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