Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Lindesay Brine
James Waddell
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Credit points |
Credit points
10
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
Admission to Master of Applied Finance or Graduate Diploma of Applied Finance
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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 applies Financial Markets techniques and methods to the development of sustainable capital markets with a focus on financing sustainable projects and developments. |
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Late Assessment Submission Penalty (written assessments)
Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, a 5% penalty (of the total possible mark) will be applied each day a written assessment is not submitted, up until the 7th day (including weekends). After the 7th day, a grade of ‘0’ will be awarded even if the assessment is submitted. Submission time for all written assessments is set at 11.55pm. A 1-hour grace period is provided to students who experience a technical concern.
For any late submissions of time-sensitive tasks, such as scheduled tests/exams, performance assessments/presentations, and/or scheduled practical assessments/labs, students need to submit an application for Special Consideration.
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Class activities | 20% | No | Ongoing |
Financing Proposal | 40% | No | Part 1: Week 4, Part 2a: Week 6 Part 2b: Week 9 |
Final assessment | 40% | No | Exam Week (Week 11) |
Assessment Type 1: Participatory task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 20 hours
Due: Ongoing
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: 30 hours
Due: Part 1: Week 4, Part 2a: Week 6 Part 2b: Week 9
Weighting: 40%
Assessment of financing transactions. Individual tasks of up to 2,500 words.
Assessment Type 1: Practice-based task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 20 hours
Due: Exam Week (Week 11)
Weighting: 40%
A time-constrained task based on scenarios. Open book.
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
Attendance at weekly online sessions and weekend sessions is vital due to the structure of assessments. While some weekly dates may move due to availability of guest speakers, please ensure you are available for the weekend sessions.
Learning and Teaching Activities
Strategy: Units 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. There are no large-scale or formal lectures.
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.
Approximate schedule which may change depending on availability of guest speakers.
Topic |
Live Session / Class |
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1. Introduction to Sustainable Finance & expected contributions | 19 -25 Sep
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Zoom Q&A 19 Sep, 6:00-7:30 pm | |
2. ESG Essentials: Shared Value | 26 Sep - 2 Oct | Zoom Q&A 26 Sep, 6:00-7:30 pm | |
3. ESG Essentials: ESG and Debt (Part 1) | 3 - 9 Oct | Zoom Q&A 5 Oct, 6:00-7:30 pm | |
4. ESG Essentials: ESG and Debt (Part 2) | 10 - 16 Oct | Zoom Q&A
10 Oct, 6:00-7:30 pm
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5. ESG Essentials: ESG and Equity | 17 - 23 Oct | Zoom Q&A
17 Oct, 6:00-7:30 pm
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6. Case Studies: Social Impact Bonds | [24 - 30 Oct] | Weekend Session Saturday 22 Oct, 10 am - 3 pm (Online & in-person) Sunday 23 Oct, 10 am- 3 pm (Online & in-person) |
Attendance options:
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7. ESG Topics: Carbon Trading | 31 Oct - 6 Nov | Zoom Q&A 31 Oct, 6:00-7:30 pm | |
8. ESG Topics: Natural Capital | 7 - 13 Nov |
Zoom Q&A 7 Nov, 6:00-7:30 pm | |
9. ESG Topics: Project Finance of Renewables | 14 - 20 Nov Zoom Session Case Studies: Social Licence & Sustainable Finance | Weekend Session Saturday 19 Nov, 10 am-3 pm Sunday 20 Nov, 10 am-3 pm |
Zoom Q&A
14 Nov, 6:00-7:30 pm
Attendance options:
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10. Review | 21 - 27 Nov | Zoom Q&A 21 Nov, 6:00-7:30 pm | |
11. Exam week | 28 Nov - 4 Dec | Online Open-book task + Viva TBC |
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Unit information based on version 2022.05 of the Handbook