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AFCP6016 – Finance Principles
2024 – Term 1, Online-scheduled-weekday
General Information
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| Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Guy Schofield
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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 students with the key building blocks of finance within a single unifying conceptual framework. Students will be introduced to three of the key ideas in finance: the analysis of trade-offs over time, asset valuation and risk management. These concepts will then be applied to the following subfields of finance: corporate finance, investments, and financial markets and institutions. |
Important Academic Dates
Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- ULO1: Explain the role of financial institutions and markets in the economy and evaluate their effectiveness in allocating resources over time and transferring risk.
- ULO2: Explain and demonstrate how time value of money concepts and discounted cash flow techniques are used in the analysis of financial decisions of individuals and firms.
- ULO3: Explain and assess the key theories, concepts and models used in asset valuation, risk management, and portfolio theory.
- ULO4: Apply key theories, concepts and models to develop solutions to problems in asset valuation, risk management, and portfolio theory.
- ULO5: Explain and assess the key theories and concepts used in the analysis of a firm's financing decision.
General Assessment Information
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.
Assessment Tasks
| Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assignment | 30% | No | Refer to iLearn |
| Online Participation | 10% | No | Refer to iLearn |
| Final Exam | 40% | No | Refer to iLearn |
| Online Quizzes | 20% | No | Refer to iLearn |
Assignment
Assessment Type 1: Case study/analysis
Indicative Time on Task 2: 10.00 hours
Due: Refer to iLearn
Weighting: 30%
Assignment on a unit topic set by the Convenor
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Explain and demonstrate how time value of money concepts and discounted cash flow techniques are used in the analysis of financial decisions of individuals and firms.
- Explain and assess the key theories, concepts and models used in asset valuation, risk management, and portfolio theory.
- Apply key theories, concepts and models to develop solutions to problems in asset valuation, risk management, and portfolio theory.
- Explain and assess the key theories and concepts used in the analysis of a firm's financing decision.
Online Participation
Assessment Type 1: Participatory task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 50.00 hours
Due: Refer to iLearn
Weighting: 10%
Participation in online discussion forums
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Explain the role of financial institutions and markets in the economy and evaluate their effectiveness in allocating resources over time and transferring risk.
- Explain and assess the key theories, concepts and models used in asset valuation, risk management, and portfolio theory.
- Apply key theories, concepts and models to develop solutions to problems in asset valuation, risk management, and portfolio theory.
Final Exam
Assessment Type 1: Examination
Indicative Time on Task 2: 12.00 hours
Due: Refer to iLearn
Weighting: 40%
A 2 hour online exam on all topics
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Explain the role of financial institutions and markets in the economy and evaluate their effectiveness in allocating resources over time and transferring risk.
- Explain and demonstrate how time value of money concepts and discounted cash flow techniques are used in the analysis of financial decisions of individuals and firms.
- Explain and assess the key theories, concepts and models used in asset valuation, risk management, and portfolio theory.
- Apply key theories, concepts and models to develop solutions to problems in asset valuation, risk management, and portfolio theory.
- Explain and assess the key theories and concepts used in the analysis of a firm's financing decision.
Online Quizzes
Assessment Type 1: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task 2: 3.00 hours
Due: Refer to iLearn
Weighting: 20%
A number of short online topic quizzes
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Explain and demonstrate how time value of money concepts and discounted cash flow techniques are used in the analysis of financial decisions of individuals and firms.
- Explain and assess the key theories, concepts and models used in asset valuation, risk management, and portfolio theory.
- Apply key theories, concepts and models to develop solutions to problems in asset valuation, risk management, and portfolio theory.
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
Recommended texts and reading are provided on iLearn. Weekly online webinar to review the week's work - note: this webinar is not a lecture per se of new material.
Unit Schedule
| Topic | Weekly webinar 6.30pm (complete all the week's work before this session) |
| Topic 0: Essential pre-work | Prior to 9-Jan-24 |
| Topic 1: Introduction to finance | Tuesday, 9 January 2024 |
| Topic 2: Financial markets and institutions | Tuesday, 16 January 2024 |
| Topic 3: Time value of money | Tuesday, 23 January 2024 |
| Topic 4: Valuation of financial assets (first half) | Tuesday, 30 January 2024 |
| Topic 4: Valuation of financial assets (second half) | Tuesday, 6 February 2024 |
| Topic 5: Analysing the firm's investment decision | Tuesday, 13 February 2024 |
| Topic 6: Analysing the firm's financing decision | Tuesday, 20 February 2024 |
| Topic 7: Risk management | Tuesday, 27 February 2024 |
| Topic 8: Portfolio theory | Tuesday, 5 March 2024 |
| Review & Revise | Tuesday, 12 March 2024 |
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Exam Week Commences (date of exam tba) |
Monday, 18 March 2024 |
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Changes since First Published
| Date | Description |
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| 13/12/2023 | CMS change implemented to assessment |
Unit information based on version 2024.03 of the Handbook