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ACCG8144 – Advanced Financial Management
2023 – Session 1, In person-scheduled-weekday, North Ryde
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| Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Carl Shen
Mostafa Hasan
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| Credit points |
Credit points
10
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| Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
ACCG926 or ACCG8126
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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 key aspects of the financial management of an organisation, including the role and responsibility of a senior financial executive and adviser in ensuring accurate reporting and managing and running all financial activities of an organisation. A variety of readings, resources and case studies are used in this unit to develop an understanding of the key issues that a senior financial executive and adviser operating in either the private or public sector will be required to address. Students will apply relevant knowledge and skills, and exercise professional judgement as expected of a senior financial executive and adviser, in taking or recommending decisions relating to the financial management of an organisation. |
Important Academic Dates
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Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- ULO1: Evaluate and explain the role and responsibilities of a senior financial executive and adviser and the finance function in an organisation.
- ULO2: Predict the financial and strategic consequences of potential investment and financing decisions and propose justified recommendations that effectively take these factors into account.
- ULO3: Analyse the financial and strategic impact of a proposed merger, acquisition or corporate re-organisation.
- ULO4: Apply and evaluate advanced treasury and risk management techniques.
- ULO5: Evaluate the role of international financial institutions in the financial management of multinationals including the relevance of the economic environment.
Assessment Tasks
| Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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| Written assignment | 15% | No | Week 9 |
| Class Test | 15% | No | Week 7 |
| Final Examination | 55% | No | Exam Period |
| Assessed coursework | 15% | No | Weekly |
Written assignment
Assessment Type 1: Case study/analysis
Indicative Time on Task 2: 20 hours
Due: Week 9
Weighting: 15%
The purpose of the professional assignment is to allow students to put financial management concepts into practice in a real life setting and allow students to demonstrate their knowledge on a group and individual basis. The assignment should help students reflect on their learning and link concepts learned in the unit to professional practice. In addition to approximately 1 500 word written assignment (7.5%), there is a group-based presentation (7.5%) based on the assignment in which students are marked individually. This is a formative assessment designed to prepare students for the final exam.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Evaluate and explain the role and responsibilities of a senior financial executive and adviser and the finance function in an organisation.
- Predict the financial and strategic consequences of potential investment and financing decisions and propose justified recommendations that effectively take these factors into account.
- Analyse the financial and strategic impact of a proposed merger, acquisition or corporate re-organisation.
- Apply and evaluate advanced treasury and risk management techniques.
- Evaluate the role of international financial institutions in the financial management of multinationals including the relevance of the economic environment.
Class Test
Assessment Type 1: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task 2: 10 hours
Due: Week 7
Weighting: 15%
The online-class test is a diagnostic summative assessment designed to let students demonstrate the knowledge and skills they have attained in the first six sessions.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Evaluate and explain the role and responsibilities of a senior financial executive and adviser and the finance function in an organisation.
- Predict the financial and strategic consequences of potential investment and financing decisions and propose justified recommendations that effectively take these factors into account.
- Evaluate the role of international financial institutions in the financial management of multinationals including the relevance of the economic environment.
Final Examination
Assessment Type 1: Examination
Indicative Time on Task 2: 20 hours
Due: Exam Period
Weighting: 55%
A two-hour examination will be held during the University Examination period.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Evaluate and explain the role and responsibilities of a senior financial executive and adviser and the finance function in an organisation.
- Predict the financial and strategic consequences of potential investment and financing decisions and propose justified recommendations that effectively take these factors into account.
- Analyse the financial and strategic impact of a proposed merger, acquisition or corporate re-organisation.
- Apply and evaluate advanced treasury and risk management techniques.
- Evaluate the role of international financial institutions in the financial management of multinationals including the relevance of the economic environment.
Assessed coursework
Assessment Type 1: Participatory task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 39 hours
Due: Weekly
Weighting: 15%
Doing homework exercises and class quizzes form a critical part in the study process, as they serve to reinforce concepts that are covered in class. Students will be assessed based on:
- weekly homework submitted online (10%). The homework submissions will be assessed on five (5) occasions without prior notice. Each homework assessment is worth a maximum of 2 marks. Marks are awarded for original effort, completeness and evidence that corrections are made as appropriate.
- in-class online weekly quizzes (5%). They will be assessed based on student participation in weekly quizzes commencing Week 2.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Evaluate and explain the role and responsibilities of a senior financial executive and adviser and the finance function in an organisation.
- Predict the financial and strategic consequences of potential investment and financing decisions and propose justified recommendations that effectively take these factors into account.
- Analyse the financial and strategic impact of a proposed merger, acquisition or corporate re-organisation.
- Apply and evaluate advanced treasury and risk management techniques.
- Evaluate the role of international financial institutions in the financial management of multinationals including the relevance of the economic environment.
1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:
- the academic teaching staff in your unit for guidance in understanding or completing this type of assessment
- the Writing Centre for academic skills support.
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: Students are required to refer to latest edition of Approved Workbook and the Practice and Revision Kit for Advanced Financial Management, published by BPP Learning Media.
Unit Web Page: Students are required to access a computer and the internet at various times in completing this unit, to download course material available on the learning management system (iLearn) and to complete assessment tasks. Technology Used and Required: Please refer to iLearn.
Delivery Format and Other Details: • http://www.timetables.mq.edu.au/ • Seminar attendance for this unit is compulsory. • Students are required to get involved in seminar discussion.
Unit Schedule
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Week |
Topic |
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1 |
Financial strategy: Formulation & Evaluation |
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2 |
Discounted cash flow techniques |
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3 |
Application of option pricing theory |
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4 |
International investment and financing decisions |
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5 |
Cost of capital & changing risk, financial and credit risk |
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6 |
Valuation for acquisition and mergers |
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7 |
Acquisitions: strategic issues, regulation and financing |
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8 |
The role of the treasury function |
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9 |
Managing currency risk |
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10 |
Managing interest rate risk |
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11 |
Financial reconstruction and business re-organisation |
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12 |
Planning and trading issues for multinationals |
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13 |
Revision |
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Unit information based on version 2023.03 of the Handbook