Unit Synopsis
This unit covers investment analysis of complex investment portfolios. You will be introduced to contemporary investment theories and construct a client focused portfolio. You will examine the risks associated with domestic and international investment products.
Details
| Level | Undergraduate |
|---|---|
| Unit Level | 2 |
| Credit Points | 6 |
| Student Contribution Band | SCA Band 4 |
| Fraction of Full-Time Student Load | 0.125 |
| Pre-requisites or Co-requisites |
Prerequisite: FINC 19011 Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework). |
| Class Timetable | View Unit Timetable |
| Residential School | No Residential School |
Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2026
Term 1 - 2026 Profile
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Assessment Tasks
| Assessment Task | Weighting |
|---|---|
| 1. Written Assessment | 50% |
| 2. Take Home Exam | 50% |
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).
Past Exams
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Term 1 - 2025 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 58.33% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 24% response rate.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Source: Student evaluation
An extra amount of time for the exam overall should be allocated given the expectation of referencing. Student requested an extra 15-30 minutes (at least).
Drop the number of exam questions from 10 to 8 questions, to give students more time for in-text referencing.
This was implemented successfully.
Source: Student evaluation
Students found the Financial Planning Assessment more difficult than expected. Even though there was plenty of added help in the template it was still difficult and was harder than what the student expected in regard to the content covered.
Conduct additional workshops or tutorials focused on financial planning assessment topics. Use these sessions to clarify difficult concepts and offer hands-on practice.
This was implemented with one-on-one Zoom sessions.
Source: Self-reflection
Students are dissatisfied with the Unit coordinator developed content that comes from several different resources and references.
Returning to textbooks will give them more content structure, and detail in one resource, rather than expecting them to access several different resources or sources of knowledge and information to learn from.
Prescribed textbook was implemented.
Source: SUTE Comments Report
A students find that the course work is overwhelming and creates a challenge for students trying to balance work/life/study
Unit coordinator will review the Moodle content and reduce it down to the textbook resource only and leave it to the students to find their own references for the Assessments.
In Progress
Source: SUTE Comments Report
A student found the content delivery challenging and too complicated, because their learning style differs from the teaching methods used. Like they learn independently, rather than through engagement.
Unit Coordinator will consider simplifying the unit content to enhance accessibility and engagement for a diverse student cohort. This includes adapting materials to support various learning styles and providing alternative pathways for students who do not intend to pursue careers in financial planning or prefer minimal interaction with the learning community. At the same time, these strategies should be implemented to ensure that key graduate attributes—particularly Teamwork and Communication—are effectively developed within the unit.
In Progress
Source: SUTE Comments Report
One student felt the Financial Planning (Statement of Advice) Instructions were a little difficult to decipher
Unit coordinator will reemphasize that if any instructions are difficult to understand to reach out and ask for clarification.
In Progress
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Explain the principles of advanced investment analysis and risk management
- Construct client focused portfolios using domestic and international financial products
- Solve real world complex investment problems.
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment | • | • | • |
| 2 - Take Home Exam | • | • | |
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1 - Communication | • | • | • |
| 2 - Problem Solving | • | • | • |
| 3 - Critical Thinking | • | • | • |
| 4 - Information Literacy | • | • | • |
| 5 - Team Work | • | • | |
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | • | • | • |
| 7 - Cross Cultural Competence | • | • | |
| 8 - Ethical practice | • | • | |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||
| 2 - Take Home Exam | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||