FINC19012 - Investment Analysis and Risk Management

General Information

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).

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Unit Availabilities from Term 2 - 2025

Term 1 - 2026 Profile
Online

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).

Assessment Overview

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%).

Consult the University's Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades

Past Exams

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Previous Feedback

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
Feedback
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).
Recommendation
Drop the number of exam questions from 10 to 8 questions, to give students more time for in-text referencing.
Action Taken
This was implemented successfully.
Source: Student evaluation
Feedback
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.
Recommendation
Conduct additional workshops or tutorials focused on financial planning assessment topics. Use these sessions to clarify difficult concepts and offer hands-on practice.
Action Taken
This was implemented with one-on-one Zoom sessions.
Source: Self-reflection
Feedback
Students are dissatisfied with the Unit coordinator developed content that comes from several different resources and references.
Recommendation
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.
Action Taken
Prescribed textbook was implemented.
Source: SUTE Comments Report
Feedback
A students find that the course work is overwhelming and creates a challenge for students trying to balance work/life/study
Recommendation
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.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: SUTE Comments Report
Feedback
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.
Recommendation
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.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: SUTE Comments Report
Feedback
One student felt the Financial Planning (Statement of Advice) Instructions were a little difficult to decipher
Recommendation
Unit coordinator will reemphasize that if any instructions are difficult to understand to reach out and ask for clarification.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Explain the principles of advanced investment analysis and risk management
  2. Construct client focused portfolios using domestic and international financial products
  3. Solve real world complex investment problems.

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3
1 - Written Assessment • • •
2 - Take Home Exam • •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
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 • •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1 - Written Assessment • • • • • • • •
2 - Take Home Exam • • • • • • •