Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
James Hay
David Wing
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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 focuses on infrastructure, property and resource investment and financing, including tools and techniques which can be applied to successful projects and investments. A key focus will be on practical application to real-world projects. |
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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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Transaction Analysis | 40% | No | Week 8, Week 10 |
Class activities | 20% | No | In class |
Final assessment | 40% | No | Exam week |
Assessment Type 1: Case study/analysis
Indicative Time on Task 2: 30 hours
Due: Week 8, Week 10
Weighting: 40%
Assessment of financing transactions. Group and Individual tasks for each of up to 2,500 words.
Assessment Type 1: Participatory task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 20 hours
Due: In class
Weighting: 20%
Tasks set with online classes including quizzes, online or recorded presentations, learning portfolio, analytical tasks and participation.
Assessment Type 1: Practice-based task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 20 hours
Due: Exam week
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
This unit which will make use of the University's iLearn system.
Unit iLearn Site:
Important Notice:
Assumed access to technology: Access to a computer with word processing and spreadsheet capability is assumed, as is general student computer literacy. A recent version of Excel is the preferred choice of spreadsheet.
Week beginning |
Topic |
Live Session |
Assessment |
1 19 September
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Preliminaries: no class |
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2 26 September |
Property Thursday night |
29th September Zoom only |
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3 3 October |
Property Thursday night |
6th October Zoom only |
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4 10 October |
Property Weekend Block |
Weekend Block Sydney In class and zoom Saturday 15th October 9am – 5pm Zoom link Sunday 16th October 9am – 5pm Zoom link |
Property Assignment released |
5 17 October |
Resources Industry Value Chain |
Watch videos on ilearn. No live session |
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6 24 October |
Exploration decision making, reserve reporting
Resource Asset Valuation |
Thursday 27th October 6.00 – 8.00pm Zoom Only
Weekend Block Sydney In class and Zoom Saturday 29th October 9am – 5pm Zoom link Sunday 30th October 9am – 5pm Zoom link |
Resources Assignment released |
7 31 October |
Tutorial – Discussion of assessment task(s) |
3rd November 6.00 – 8.00pm Zoom only |
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8 7 November |
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Property case study due |
9 14 November |
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10 21 November |
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Resources case study due |
11 28 November |
Exam Week |
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TBA |
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Unit information based on version 2022.03 of the Handbook