It is the responsibility of students to view their marks for each within-session-assessment on iLearn within 20 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 tasks (not including the final exam mark) will not be addressed.

Assessment criteria for all assessment tasks will be provided on the unit iLearn site.

Late submissions and extensions

Tasks 10% or less – 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 special consideration is made and approved.

Tasks above 10% - 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 special consideration is made and approved. No submission will be accepted after solutions have been posted.

Classes

• There are 13 weekly sessions comprising a 2-hour lecture plus a 1-hour tutorial. Tutorial classes will start from Week 2.
• Please notice that attendance is highly recommended as classes will NOT be recorded by the Active Learning Platform. We advise students who cannot attend all classes in Semester 2 2020 to consider completing this PACE unit in future semesters when their class attendance is possible.
• See timetable for classes on the University web site at:  http://www.timetables.mq.edu.au/
• All students are to attend all classes except in cases of illness or unexpected events of a serious nature (eg family bereavement)

Textbook

"Damodaran on Valuation" (2nd Edition) by Aswath Damodaran. ISBN: 978-0471751212

The text is available from the Macquarie University library. 

Other recommended textbooks

Investment Valuation: Tools and Techniques for Determining the Value of Any Asset, 3ed, Wiley (ISBN: 9781118011522)

Valuation: Measuring and Managing the Value of Companies, 5ed, Wiley (ISBN: 9780470889930)

Technology Used and Required

Students will require a calculator (scientific or financial) capable of handling exponents. Simple financial functions (as found on financial calculators) will not be required. If the calculator is to be used in exams then it must NOT be capable of storing text or formulae OR it must easily be demonstrated that all memory has been cleared.

Students must be familiar with spreadsheet technology (eg MS Excel or equivalent)

Unit Web Page

Course material is available on the learning management system at  http://iLearn.mq.edu.au

You are strongly encouraged to regularly visit the website and use it as a resource centre to assist with your learning. All lecture material and examples, homework questions and answers, administration issues, and supplementary readings will be available on this site as the course progresses.

If you are unable to access the website because you are not aware of or have forgotten your username and password, please contact the IT helpdesk. All information can be found at  http://informatics.mq.edu.au/help/

With regards to assistance in using iLearn please visit the following link.  http://www.mq.edu.au/iLearn/student_info/index.htm

You can follow the tabs on the left, i.e., “Getting Started” and “Access iLearn”

Please remember to log out when you have finished using iLearn. Failure to do so could result in unauthorised access to your iLearn account.

Students are required to prepare for each lecture by reading the material set from the required textbook.

Students are encouraged to ask questions, initiate discussions, and provide input from relevant personal experience.

Please refer to iLearn