Finance 1
Subject 333-101 (2008)
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| Credit Points: | 12.500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Level: | Undergraduate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dates & Locations: | This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2008: Summer Term, - Taught on campus.
Semester 1, - Taught on campus.
Semester 2, - Taught on campus.
Timetable can be viewed here. For information about these dates, click here. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Time Commitment: | Contact Hours: Two hours of lectures and a 1-hour tutorial per week (Sem 1, 2) Summer: 24 hours of lectures and 12 hours of tutorials Total Time Commitment: Not available | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisites: | A study score of at least 25 in VCE Mathematical Methods (either) Units 3 and 4 or equivalent. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Corequisites: | None | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Recommended Background Knowledge: | None | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Non Allowed Subjects: | None | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Core Participation Requirements: |
For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Student Support and Engagement Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry. It is University policy to take all reasonable steps to minimise the impact of disability upon academic study, and reasonable adjustments will be made to enhance a student's participation in the University's programs. Students who feel their disability may impact on meeting the requirements of this subject are encouraged to discuss this matter with a Faculty Student Adviser and Student Equity and Disability Support: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/disability |
Coordinator
Professor P Kofman (Summer, S1, S2)| Subject Overview: |
This subject introduces students to finance and provides them with fundamental principles and institutional knowledge to progress in the discipline. Topics include direct financing and security yields, banking and the money market, the bond and equity markets, offshore finance and foreign exchange, the behaviour of financial variables, interest rate risk management and derivative securities. These topics will be used to illustrate fundamental financial concepts such as risk, return, and present value. |
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| Assessment: |
Assignments not exceeding 2000 words (20%) and a 2-hour end-of-semester examination (80%). To pass this subject, students must pass the end-of-semester examination. |
| Prescribed Texts: | Financial Instiutitons and Markets (B Hunt and C Terry), (5th edn), Thomson, Australia, 2008 |
| Breadth Options: | This subject potentially can be taken as a breadth subject component for the following courses:
You should visit learn more about breadth subjects and read the breadth requirements for your degree, and should discuss your choice with your student adviser, before deciding on your subjects. |
| Fees Information: | Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date |
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| Related Course(s): |
Bachelor of Information Systems |
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