Unit Synopsis
This unit provides a fundamental understanding of management finance. You will examine corporate financial goals and how to realise them through the raising of funds, the allocation of resources and the undertaking of investments by firms. You will be introduced to the theory and use of a range of financial decision making concepts such as financial goals, financial markets, financial mathematics, risk and return, asset pricing, capital budgeting, cost of capital, capital structure and dividend policy.
Details
| Level | Postgraduate |
|---|---|
| Unit Level | 9 |
| Credit Points | 6 |
| Student Contribution Band | SCA Band 4 |
| Fraction of Full-Time Student Load | 0.125 |
| Pre-requisites or Co-requisites |
There are no pre-requisites for the unit.
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 - 2027
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 Postgraduate 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
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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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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: Unit Evaluation
This was one of the most tech-embracing units I have had at CQUniversity so far. The content is complex, but it was delivered in a way understandable for students coming from different backgrounds.
This unit has used teaching technologies to engage with the students, future activities may continue embracing various methods and tools such as Echo360, youtube videos, online quiz in smartphones, and GenAI.
The teaching team has focused on the important areas that students may find challenging, with more extra resources and tech support.
Source: Unit Evaluation
My sincere gratitude to my lecturer who helped me a lot to understand the content and helped me to complete my assessment. Though I am from a medical background I could be able to understand at least few parts of theoretical and its importance in practical life.
It is a challenging unit for students from non-accounting and finance background. The teaching approach may consider reinforcing fundamental concepts and terminologies but gradually enhancing complexity.
The teaching team committed to support students from all backgrounds to achieve the learning outcomes.
Source: Unit & Teaching Evaluation
Whilst I have 30 years of finance and administration experience I feel this subject was more closely aligned to people that are studying to be or are already Accountants. The lectures were well-structured, even in the online setting the explanations were detailed and practical.
The teaching approach will need to consider students from both accounting and non-accounting backgrounds and support them all to achieve the learning outcomes.
In Progress
Source: Student Emails
My background is medical laboratory science and all this is new to me but I still find the unit very interesting and I enjoy it very much. I genuinely appreciated the way you delivered the content and created a supportive learning environment, it made the experience both interesting and rewarding.
The teaching practice is to integrate further various learning resources and industry-based simulations to enhance student learning experience.
In Progress
Source: Unit & Teaching Evaluation
The structure of the subject, through every week has been very well thought out. Each week built off the previous week and kept me right on the edge of feeling challenged and engaged every week. One of the most tech embracing subjects I have ever been involved with. Please continue with the same approach in the future.
The teaching team aims to enhance further student engagement, foster a deeper understanding of complex finance concepts, and make their learning experiences more fulfilling.
In Progress
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