Public Sector Financial Management

Subject FNCE90014 (2015)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2015.

Credit Points: 12.5
Level: 9 (Graduate/Postgraduate)
Dates & Locations:

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2015:

September, Parkville - Taught on campus.
Pre-teaching Period Start not applicable
Teaching Period 18-Sep-2015 to 12-Oct-2015
Assessment Period End 20-Nov-2015
Last date to Self-Enrol 23-Sep-2015
Census Date 02-Oct-2015
Last date to Withdraw without fail 30-Oct-2015


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Time Commitment: Contact Hours: This intensive subject is taught over 36 hours
Total Time Commitment:

Estimated total time commitment of 120 hours per semester

Prerequisites:

This subject is only available to students enrolled in the Graduate Diploma in Finance, Postgraduate Diploma in Finance, the Master of Finance and ANZSOG Executive Master of Public Administration, and for students enrolled in the Master of Management who have completed FNCE90018 Corporate Financial Policy and FNCE90056 Investment Management.

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 1, Semester 2
12.50
Semester 1, Semester 2
12.50
Corequisites:

None

Recommended Background Knowledge:

None

Non Allowed Subjects:

None

Core Participation Requirements:

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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Contact

Melbourne Business School @ Berkeley Street
Level 4, 198 Berkeley Street
Telephone: +61 3 8344 1670
Email: mbs-enquiries@unimelb.edu.au
Web: http://mbs.unimelb.edu.au/


Subject Overview:

The structure of public sector finances; public sector financial accounting; the budget process; cash management and loan raising; public trading enterprises efficiency and accountability; pricing policies; revenue raising; investment appraisal.

Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of this subject students should be able to:

  • Interpret and analyze public sector financial accounts;
  • Explain important characteristics of the Budget process;
  • Apply finance principles to the evaluation of public sector projects;
  • Explain key features of public sector financing;
  • Assess financial performance in public sector enterprises.
Assessment:
  • A 2000 word individual assignment due in the last two weeks of the teaching period (20%)
  • A 3000 word group assignment due on the examination day, with a 20 minute in-class presentation on the final day of classes (40%)
  • 2-hour end-of-semester examination (40%)
Prescribed Texts:

You will be advised of prescribed texts by your lecturer.

Breadth Options:

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

Fees Information: Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
Generic Skills:

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 and 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
Related Course(s): Graduate Diploma in Finance
Master of Finance
Master of Management (Accounting and Finance)
Master of Management (Finance)
Master of Management (Finance)

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