Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Mark Stewart
Contact via Email
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Credit points |
Credit points
10
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
((MGSM840 or MMBA8040) and (MGSM835 or MMBA8035)) or 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
The study of corporate mergers/acquisitions is truly interdisciplinary. The unit will draw on material from the fields of strategy, accounting, law, economics and corporate finance. The unit broadly covers each of the following topics: (1) Evaluation of the strategy and motives for acquisitions; (2) Valuing targets to determine optimum acquisition price; (3) Financing considerations for acquisitions; (4) Deal design and structure; (5) The common forms of corporate combinations and their motivation; (6) Due diligence; and (7) transctions planning and implementation. |
Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Late submissions of assessments
Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, no extensions will be granted. There will be a deduction of 10% of the total available assessment-task marks made from the total awarded mark for each 24-hour period or part thereof that the submission is late. Late submissions will only be accepted up to 96 hours after the due date and time.
No late submissions will be accepted for timed assessments – e.g., quizzes, online tests.
Table 1: Penalty calculation based on submission time
Submission time after the due date (including weekends) |
Penalty (% of available assessment task mark) |
Example: for a non-timed assessment task marked out of 30 |
< 24 hours |
10% |
10% x 30 marks = 3-mark deduction |
24-48 hours |
20% |
20% x 30 marks = 6-mark deduction |
48-72 hours |
30% |
30% x 30 marks = 9-mark deduction |
72-96 hours |
40% |
40% x 30 marks = 12-mark deduction |
> 96 hours |
100% |
Assignment won’t be accepted |
Special Consideration
To request an extension on the due date/time for a timed or non-timed assessment task, you must submit a Special Consideration application. An application for Special Consideration does not guarantee approval.
The approved extension date for a student becomes the new due date for that student. The late submission penalties above then apply as of the new due date.
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Individual Assignment | 35% | No | to be confirmed in class |
Quizzes | 30% | No | to be confirmed in class |
Syndicate Assignment | 35% | No | to be confirmed in class |
Assessment Type 1: Case study/analysis
Indicative Time on Task 2: 25 hours
Due: to be confirmed in class
Weighting: 35%
Students will submit a 3,000 word report analysing a case study.
Assessment Type 1: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task 2: 20 hours
Due: to be confirmed in class
Weighting: 30%
Two quizzes consisting of multiple choice/short answer questions will be held online and/or in class.
Assessment Type 1: Project
Indicative Time on Task 2: 25 hours
Due: to be confirmed in class
Weighting: 35%
Students will work in small groups to produce a Report and a Board Presentation that addresses a proposed transaction (as developed by each group). This includes the submission of a Report (MSWord or similar, maximum 4,000 words) and an Executive Summary Board Presentation (voice over Powerpoint or similar, maximum of 12 slides)
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
Delivery for 2022 T3 will be face to face at the CBD campus in Sydney and using the hybrid model for those students unable to attend the Sydney classes.
Materials will comprise pre-recorded videos, in class discussions, break out exercises etc. Run sheets for each session will be published on iLearn.
The sessions will align with the scheduled class dates and times as published in the 2022 T3 timetable. Students are required to attend (in person or remotely) and participate in all sessions,
This will be the inaugural offering of the unit in hybrid mode. The unit has a well established track record in face to face delivery and in remote delivery (during the pandemic). But this will be first time the two modes are combined.
All students are required to bring a laptop with Zoom capabilities to class (whether attending face to face or remotely).
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Results published on platform other than eStudent, (eg. iLearn, Coursera etc.) or released directly by your Unit Convenor, are not confirmed as they are subject to final approval by the University. Once approved, final results will be sent to your student email address and will be made available in eStudent. For more information visit ask.mq.edu.au or if you are a Global MBA student contact globalmba.support@mq.edu.au
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Unit information based on version 2022.03 of the Handbook