Case Studies in Finance

This subject is not offered in 2013.

FNCE90019 Principles of Finance. This subject is only available to those students who would satisfy the entry criteria for the Master of Applied Finance.

For the purposes of considering requests for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Description, Subject Objectives, Generic Skills and Assessment Requirements for this entry.

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This is a capstone subject for the program consisting of selected case studies from topics including: financial management, investment management, portfolio analysis, derivatives and risk management, mergers and acquisitions, raising capital and other topical issues. The case studies describe actual business situations faced by financial managers, which requires analysis and decision-making.

• Interpret basic financial statements and explain how they link together;
• Explain and apply ratio analysis in valuation;
• Explain how fundamental values (or 'intrinsic values') are estimated;
• Apply, evaluate and compare current technologies to value firms using financial information;
• Explain business activities that determine value, and identify 'value created for shareholders';
• Explain the funding alternatives available to firms;
• Evaluate the consequences of mergers and acquisitions;
• Describe the nature and role of derivatives in risk management.

• One 3-hour examinations (70%)
• Assignments totalling not more than 3000 words (30%)

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

On successful completion of this subject, students should have improved the following generic skills:

• Oral communication
• Written communication
• Collaborative learning
• Problem solving
• Team work
• Statistical reasoning
• Application of theory to practice
• Interpretation & analysis
• Critical thinking
• Synthesis of data and other information
• Evaluation of data and other information
• Using computer software
• Accessing data and other information from a range of sources