And risk management finance principles this unit will

Curtin Business School
School of Economics and Finance

Unit Outline

Acknowledgement of Country

We respectfully acknowledge the Indigenous Elders, custodians, their descendants and kin of this land past and present.

1. Introduce basic concepts and principles to financial processes, products and institutions;

2. Introduce finance theory as it applies to financial processes, products and institutions;

On successful completion of this unit students can:		Graduate Attributes addressed
1	1 Distinguish and apply time value of money concepts to solve financial problems
2	2 Evaluate and apply the diverse financial models to value real and financial assets
3	3 Synthesise the competing theories in capital structure policy, and evaluate the different models of cost of capital estimation
4	4 evaluate and apply the concepts of risk management

Learning Activities

Essential Texts

The required textbook(s) for this unit are:

Detailed information on assessment tasks

1. An assignment will be posted on BLACKBOARD at commencement of semester.

	Examination details will be provided to student near end of semester.

Fair assessment through moderation

Late Assessment Policy

More information can be found on this style from the Library web site: .

Plagiarism

IT IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED THAT STUDENTS SAVE ALL THEIR STUDY MATERIALS (LECTURE SLIDES,

TUTORIAL SOLUTIONS, ETC ETC) ONTO A USB THUMB-DRIVE AT COMMENCEMENT OF SEMESTER.

Supplementary/Deferred Exams:

Supplementary and deferred examinations will be held at a date to be advised. Notification to students will be made after the Board of Examiners meeting via the Official Communications Channel (OCC) in OASIS. It is the student's responsibility to check their OASIS account on a weekly basis for official Curtin correspondence. If your results show that you have been awarded a supplementary or deferred exam you should immediately check your OASIS email for details.

Student Rights and Responsibilities

It is the responsibility of every student to be aware of all relevant legislation, policies and procedures relating to their rights and responsibilities as a student. These include:

s is available through the University's "Student Rights and Responsibilities website at: .

Disability

2. Extra sample textbook questions have been uploaded onto BLACKBOARD.

3. Useful readings have been uploaded onto BLACKBOARD to help students understand some of the basic concepts in finance.

12607 Finance Principles 215
Bentley Campus
05 Feb 2013
School of Economics and Finance, Curtin Business School

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WA 00301J, NSW 02637B

		Lecture topics and textbook chapters:	Textbook questions for tutorial preparation

		Corporate Finance and the Financial Manager Chapter 1
2.
	18 March	Interest Rates Chapter 5
			Ch5 Problems: 3,6,16,23,26
5.
		Investment Decision Rules Chapter 8	Ch6 Problems: 4,11,15,24 Ch7 Problems: 8,14,22 Ch10 Problems: 7,12,16

8.	22 April
			Ch9 Problems: 5,11,17,22,25,28
10.
	13 May	Capital Structure Chapter 16
			Ch16 Problems: 1,7,10,22,25
13.
	3 June	Review

16.	17 June

12607 Finance Principles 215
Bentley Campus
05 Feb 2013
School of Economics and Finance, Curtin Business School

Page: of
6 CRICOS Provider Code
WA 00301J, NSW 02637B