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As part of Phase 3 of our return to campus plan, most units will now run tutorials, seminars and other small group activities on campus, and most will keep an online version available to those students unable to return or those who choose to continue their studies online.
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Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Georgina Ge
Contact via Email
Stephen Reid
Contact via Email
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Credit points |
Credit points
10
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
AFCP8102
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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 skills required to address a wide range of valuation situations and critically evaluate and apply the variety of valuation techniques used in practice and relevant to company directors, chief financial officers, company secretaries, corporate advisors and equity analysts. Students will develop skills required in the assessment of projects, companies or divisions. This unit will consider in detail the assumptions and implementation issues involved in valuation models, recent developments in cost of capital estimation, valuation methodologies and real options. These principles will then be applied in the valuation of portfolio and controlling interests in both public and private companies. The nuances of performing valuations for mergers and acquisitions vs independent expert’s reports vs financial reporting vs taxation purposes will be assessed. Aligned to CAANZ Business Valuation Specialisation. |
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Class Activties (20%)
You are expected to make yourself available for assessment during the relevant assessment window.
Students who do not submit this task by the due date and time receive a result of zero. This penalty does not apply when an application for Special Consideration has been made and approved.
Students who do not attempt the assessment receive a mark of zero. This penalty does not apply in cases where an application for Special Consideration has been made and approved.
Further information on submitting an Application for Special Consideration can be found at https://students.mq.edu.au/study/my-study-program/special-consideration
Business Valuation (55%) and Final Assessment (25%)
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 incurs a 20% penalty). This penalty does not apply for cases in which an application for Special Consideration is made and approved.
Late submissions will be accepted up to 96 hours after the due date and time.
Further information on submitting an Application for Special Consideration can be found at https://students.mq.edu.au/study/my-study-program/special-consideration
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Class activities | 20% | No | See iLearn |
Business Valuation | 55% | No | See iLearn |
Final assessment | 25% | No | See iLearn |
Assessment Type 1: Participatory task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 20 hours
Due: See iLearn
Weighting: 20%
Tasks set with online classes including quizzes, online or recorded presentations, learning portfolio, analytical tasks and participation.
Assessment Type 1: Case study/analysis
Indicative Time on Task 2: 35 hours
Due: See iLearn
Weighting: 55%
Assess valuation of a project or company. Group and Individual tasks for each of up to 2,500 words.
Assessment Type 1: Practice-based task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 15 hours
Due: See iLearn
Weighting: 25%
An assessment task based on an applied valuation scenario.
1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:
2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
Learning and Teaching Activities
Strategy: Programs in the Applied Finance Centre adopt a deep teaching and learning strategy. Students acquire and retain knowledge and can make sense of the issues and concepts and apply them in the “real world”. The program relies heavily on student engagement and participation by: (a) Continuous learning throughout the term. This is encouraged through a combination of students undertaking prescribed reading throughout the units and/or completion of practice problems, online activities, case studies, assignments, class discussions, etc and interaction via forums; and (b) Assessments, which enable the student to demonstrate his/her understanding of the learning objectives achieved through the continuous learning.
Student Participation: This is a blended unit where students need to complete assigned activities before live Zoom sessions and weekend sessions. Students participate in this unit by (a) Actively engaging with the videos and required readings of this unit; (b) Working systematically through and completing online activities; (c) Interacting in forums and face-to-face/online sessions, and (d) Completing all assessment tasks.
Textbook
Pratt, Shannon P.. Business Valuation Discounts and Premiums, John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2009. Available in Macquarie Library as an E-book - https://multisearch.mq.edu.au/permalink/61MACQUARIE_INST/1c87tk9/alma99245067409502171
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Unit information based on version 2021.03 of the Handbook