Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Moderator
Carl Shen
Convenor
Jengfang Chen
Lecturer
Daisy Chen
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Credit points |
Credit points
10
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
50cp at 1000 level or above including BBA102 or MGMT1002
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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 will introduce students to core financial and legal aspects of selecting, forming, structuring and running a business. Students will develop an understanding of relevant legal concepts and principles underpinning the regulation of business including corporate management responsibilities. By exposure to key aspects of financial planning, budgeting and capital raising students will be able to make commercially sound choices in relation to starting a business and comparing business structures. At the conclusion of the unit students will have gained a valuable perspective on commencing and running business operations and will have developed an understanding of the planning and financing of a business venture. |
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Late assessment must also be submitted through Turnitin. 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. Note: applications for Special Consideration Policy must be made within 5 (five) business days of the due date and time.
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Online Quiz – Law | 20% | No | Week 3 |
Assignment - Law | 20% | No | Week 6 |
Assignment - Finance | 40% | No | Week 12 |
Online Quiz - Finance | 20% | No | Week 13 |
Assessment Type 1: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task 2: 15 hours
Due: Week 3
Weighting: 20%
The online quiz will be administered via iLearn during the first half of the session.
Assessment Type 1: Essay
Indicative Time on Task 2: 20 hours
Due: Week 6
Weighting: 20%
In this assessment students will be required to critically reflect on the key issues and principles of corporate functionality and management issues, including the role and obligations of directors and insolvency regulation. The submission should not exceed 1,000 words.
Assessment Type 1: Practice-based task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 40 hours
Due: Week 12
Weighting: 40%
This task requires students to prepare a business plan in relation to specific instructions. The business plan should not exceed 2,500 words excluding financial tables.
Assessment Type 1: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task 2: 15 hours
Due: Week 13
Weighting: 20%
The online quiz will be administered via iLearn during the second half of the session.
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
Classes
The unit has 3 hours of teaching per week.
The timetable for classes can be found on the University web site at: http://www.timetables.mq.edu.au/
Required Texts
Law Text:
Chapple, James, Wong, Baumfield, Copp, Cunningham, Kamalnath, Watson and Harpur, Business and Company Law 2nd edition 2020, John Wiley & Sons
Quilter, Company Law Perspectives, 4th ed. 2020, Thomson Reuters (Lawbook Co.)
Finance Text:
Ross, S., Trayler, R., Koh, C., Hambusch, G., Glover, K., Westerfield, R., and Jordan, B., Fundamentals of Corporate Finance, 8th Edition, 2021, McGraw Hill/ Australia – [referred to as FCF 8th ed]
FCF 8th ed will be available in the Macquarie University library. It can be purchased directly from the website https://www.booktopia.com.au/fundamentals-of-corporate-finance-stephen-a-ross-rowan-trayler-charles-koh/book/9781743768051.html
UNIT SCHEDULE - This Unit has a Law component and a Finance component
LAW
Week 1 – Law
Essential elements of the legal system
Week 2 – Law
Business organisations
Companies and incorporation
Corporations Act: www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/ca2001172/
Week 3 – Law
Company constitution
Membership, members’ powers and dividends
Assessment Due: Online Quiz - Law
Week 4 - Law
Corporate governance and company management
Directors’ and officers’ duties A
Week 5 – Law
Directors’ and officers’ duties B
Financing a company via equity or debt
Week 6 - Law
Receivership and administration
Liquidation
Assessment Due: Assignment - Law
FINANCE
Week 7 - Finance
Introduction to Corporate Finance
MID-SESSION BREAK
Week 8 – Finance
Business Model and Financial Statements
Week 9 – Finance
Valuation
Week 10 – Finance
Investment Decisions
Week 11 – Finance
Risk and Return
Week 12 – Finance - Submit Finance Assignment
Raising Funds
Week 13 – Finance
Summary
Finance Test
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Unit information based on version 2022.02 of the Handbook