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Business Finance

Available teaching periods	Delivery mode	Location
View teaching periods	On-campus Online Flexible Online self-paced	Bruce, Canberra
EFTSL	Credit points	Faculty
0.125	3	Faculty Of Business, Government & Law
Discipline	Study level	HECS Bands
Canberra Business School	Level 2 - Undergraduate Intermediate Unit	Band 4 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021) Band 4 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan Social Work_Exclude 0905) Band 5 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021)

Introduction

This is a problem oriented unit which requires students to learn and apply various fundamental finance concepts and tools for typical financial decision making by business enterprises within a framework of maximising shareholder wealth. Students are introduced to a range of concepts such as financial goals, time value of money, risk and return analysis, asset pricing, capital budgeting, cost of capital, capital structure, and dividend policies.

Learning outcomes

After successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Explain the goals of financial management of a firm and basic finance principles, including the time value of money concepts, risk-return relationship, efficient market and portfolio diversification concepts;
2. Differentiate and explain theories and models used in investment, financing and dividend decisions;
3. Select and apply appropriate models and techniques to solve problems relating to the valuation of shares and bonds, alternative capital investment proposals, and to calculate cost of capital; and
4. Apply capital structure theories and dividend policies to solve problems involving financing and dividend distribution decisions.

Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
1. UC graduates are professional - work collaboratively as part of a team, negotiate, and resolve conflict
1. UC graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
2. UC graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas

Prerequisites

11165 Quantitative Methods in Commerce.

Corequisites

None.

Incompatible units

6224 Business Finance PG.

Equivalent units

6392 Business Finance.

Assumed knowledge

School/college level mathematics and/or statistics, accounting or economics knowledge.

Availability

Availability for enrolment in 2025 is subject to change and may not be confirmed until closer to the teaching start date.

Year	Location	Teaching period	Teaching start date	Delivery mode	Unit convener
2024	Bruce, Canberra	Semester 1	05 February 2024	On-campus	Dr Bomikazi Zeka
2024	Bruce, Canberra	Semester 1	05 February 2024	Online	Dr Bomikazi Zeka
2024	Bruce, Canberra	Semester 2	29 July 2024	Flexible	Dr Bomikazi Zeka
2024	Bruce, Canberra	Semester 2	29 July 2024	On-campus	Dr Bomikazi Zeka
2025	Bruce, Canberra	Semester 1	03 February 2025	Online self-paced	Dr Bomikazi Zeka
2025	Bruce, Canberra	Semester 1	03 February 2025	On-campus	Dr Bomikazi Zeka
2025	Bruce, Canberra	Semester 2	28 July 2025	On-campus	Dr Bomikazi Zeka
2025	Bruce, Canberra	Semester 2	28 July 2025	Online self-paced	Dr Bomikazi Zeka

Timetable

The information provided should be used as a guide only. Timetables may not be finalised until week 2 of the teaching period and are subject to change. Search for the unit timetable.

Resources

Required texts

Prescribed textbook:

Financial Management: Principles and Applications (9e), by Sheridan Titman, Bomikazi Zeka, Arthur J. Keown & John D. Martin, ISBN-13: 9780655704454

Please note that this is an e-book and will be made available through the 69萝莉 for free for all students enrolled in the unit. Further details on accessing the eBook will be provided at the beginning of the semester.

Assessment requirements

Submission of assessment items

Special assessment requirements

Final grades in this subject will be assessed according to performance in each of the assessment items identified above. In order to pass this unit, you must obtain:

an overall total score of at least 50% AND

submit all assessment items marked as mandatory.

Furthermore, the use of AI is not permitted in this unit.

The University's position is that artificial intelligence services must not be used for assessment or assessment preparation by students unless explicitly allowed in the assessment instructions for an assessment task published with the assessment task and/or in the unit outline. That is, an AI service may only be used if:

a) its use is authorised by the unit convener as part of the specified task; and

b) it is used in the way allowed in the assessment instructions and/or unit outline; and

c) its use is appropriately referenced, meaning that the students must reference the use of AI in their assessment in the same way as they reference other source material.

The use of AI has not been specified in the assessment instructions for the unit or in the unit outline and thus, AI is not a permissible resource.

Academic integrity

Students must apply academic integrity in their learning and research activities at UC. This includes submitting authentic and original work for assessments and properly acknowledging any sources used.

Academic integrity involves the ethical, honest and responsible use, creation and sharing of information. It is critical to the quality of higher education. Our academic integrity values are honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility and courage.

UC students have to complete the annually to learn about academic integrity and to understand the consequences of academic integrity breaches (or academic misconduct).

UC uses various strategies and systems, including detection software, to identify potential breaches of academic integrity. Suspected breaches may be investigated, and action can be taken when misconduct is found to have occurred.

Information is provided in the Academic Integrity Policy, Academic Integrity Procedure, and 69萝莉 (Student Conduct) Rules 2023. For further advice, visit Study Skills.

Student responsibility

Participation requirements

It is recommended that students attend all lectures and tutorials. However there is no mark for attendance.

Attendance is not compulsory, but the unit has been designed to encourage student engagement and active participation and so students who do not attend regular classes will be disadvantaged in terms of learning and feedback.

Required IT skills

You are assumed to have adequate skills in the use of calculator, computer, word-processing, spreadsheet modelling and internet browsing. You are also assumed to be familiar with LearnOnline. If you feel you do not have adequate skills, please discuss the matter with the unit convener.

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