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

Gradebook

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.

Special consideration

Where a Special Consideration application is approved, the student may be offered an alternative assessment or may receive a mark based on the percentage mark achieved by the student in one or more other assessment tasks, at the Unit Convenor’s discretion.

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.

Prescribed Text

Berk J. and P. DeMarzo. 2016. Corporate Finance. Global Edition, 4/E, Harlow, UK: Pearson Education Ltd. ISBN 9781292160160

Available for purchase from e.g. the Macquarie University Co-op Bookshop.

Communication Channels

For discussion of subject materials please speak to any of our lecturers and tutors during class time or in consultation. Please keep in mind that most concepts and examples are best explained during face-to-face time.

Academic Consultation

Staff will be available for academic consultation throughout the session teaching weeks. A schedule of consultation times and locations will be available on iLearn from Week 2.

Three hours of face-to-face teaching per week, consisting of two hours' lecture and one hour's tutorial.

Keep in mind that this is a very challenging but interesting course which you will find rewarding in your corporate and everyday lives. By the end of this course you will be able to confidently value most assets including businesses, stocks, bonds, real estate and options.

Lectures commence in Week 1. Tutorial classes commence in Week 2.

The timetable for lectures and tutorial classes is available at URL https://timetables.mq.edu.au/

Technology Used and Required

The unit will use an on line learning and teaching facility known as iLearn, accessed through the following URL https://ilearn.mq.edu.au/login/MQ.

Students should monitor iLearn content frequently to ensure timely access to announcements, unit material and assessment information.

To complete the Assignment, students will be required to use the Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word softwares.

Calculators will be allowed in the class tests and the final examination but a clear indication of the steps involved in every calculation must be shown. Non-programmable calculators with no text-retrieval capacity are allowed. Financial calculators are allowed. Calculators that have a full alphabet on the keyboard are not allowed. Graphics calculators are not allowed.

The Unit Schedule will be available on iLearn