Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Geoff Brianton
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Credit points |
Credit points
10
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
Admission to GradCertFin or GradDipAppFin or MAppFin or MAppFin(Adv)
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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 provides the important building blocks in microeconomic and quantitative analysis required for advanced study in applied finance. Microeconomic analysis develops tools in demand and supply and critically applies these to the consumer and the firm. It concludes with an analysis of market structure. The second part of the unit develops quantitative skills that are used in finance, including descriptive statistics, probability, statistical inference, correlation and regression analysis. Spreadsheets are extensively used in statistical modelling.
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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.
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Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Final Exam | 30% | No | Refer to assesment guide |
Online Participation | 15% | No | Refer to assessment guide |
Assessed Coursework | 55% | No | Refer to assesment guide |
Assessment Type 1: Examination
Indicative Time on Task 2: 12.00 hours
Due: Refer to assesment guide
Weighting: 30%
Online Exam via iLearn on all Topics
Assessment Type 1: Participatory task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 30.00 hours
Due: Refer to assessment guide
Weighting: 15%
Participation in online discussion forums. Online discussions and tasks will be conducted during the term. You are required to participate actively in these forums, and your contributions will be assessed.
Assessment Type 1: Case study/analysis
Indicative Time on Task 2: 40.00 hours
Due: Refer to assesment guide
Weighting: 55%
You will be required to participate in a variety of assessment tasks for Economic Analysis and Quantitative Analysis. These will include written activities, online quizzes and project based learning.
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 and Resources
Required Text:
The required textbooks for this unit are:
Additional Readings:
Assumed Knowledge: Mathematical content
Assumed Access: Access to a computer with word processing and spreadsheet capability is assumed, as is general student computer literacy. In particular, students need access to a version of Microsoft Excel which includes regression analysis.
TECHNOLOGY USED AND REQUIRED
This is an online unit that will make use of the University's iLearn system.
Unit's iLearn Site:
Important Notice:
Refer to assessment guide
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Unit information based on version 2023.01R of the Handbook