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Corporate Finance BUSI8015  - Details

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Offered By: School of Finance and Applied Statistics
Academic Career: Graduate Coursework
Course Subject: Business
Offered in: Spring Session 2009, Spring Session 2009, Summer Session, 2010, and Spring Session 2010
Unit Value: 6 units
Course Description:

This course serves as an introduction to finance for the participants, and include introductory financial concepts and mathematics where appropriate. The emphasis of the course is on the financial aspects of a corporation, and the topics include issues like optimal mix of debt and equity financing, cost of capital, project evaluation, dividend decisions and valuations. Latest techniques like Value Based Management adopted by major international consultancy firms to enhance shareholders’ wealth would also be introduced. The learning process would be reinforced by the practical applications of the concepts and techniques covered in the course.
Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this course students should have an understanding of and be able to apply the techniques outlined in the course description.
Indicative Assessment:

Assessment may include a combination of individual or group reports or assignments, a test or examination and class participation.
Workload: 10 hrs per week for 13 weeks=130hrs
Course Classification(s): TransitionalTransitional courses are designed for students from a broad range of backgrounds and learning achievements, which provide for the acquisition of generic skills; or an informed understanding of contemporary issues; or fundamental knowledge for transition to Advanced or Specialist courses.
Areas of Interest: Commerce, Finance, and Management
Eligibility: At least an average of 65% (or equivalent) in the final two years of an Australian undergraduate degree with at least one year of university level study in quantitative analysis, including basic mathematics and data analysis techniques, and a minimum of three years professional or managerial work experience.
Prescribed Texts: See Course Website:  http://ecocomm.anu.edu.au/courses/course.asp?code=BUSI8015
Preliminary Reading:

See Course Website:  http://ecocomm.anu.edu.au/courses/course.asp?code=BUSI8015

 
Indicative Reading List: See Course Website:  http://ecocomm.anu.edu.au/courses/course.asp?code=BUSI8015
Programs: Graduate Certificate in Management, Master of Business Administration, and Master of Management
Other Information: For further information see: http://ecocomm.anu.edu.au/courses/course.asp?code=BUSI8015
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