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ACC511 Managerial Finance

Course Coordinator:Hammad Siddiqi (hsiddiqu@usc.edu.au) School:School of Business and Creative Industries

2020ATMC Semester 3

USC Sydney

USC Melbourne

 Blended learning Most of your course is on campus but you may be able to do some components of this course online.

Please go to usc.edu.au for up to date information on the
teaching sessions and campuses where this course is usually offered.

What is this course about?

Description

This course is designed to introduce and provide a basic knowledge of financial management decision making. It is structured to provide students of varying backgrounds with some insight for the necessity to consider the financial implications of management decisions. As such, it steers a middle course between a rigorous, formal discussion and derivation of major results from finance theory and a purely intuitive and descriptive treatment. Sound financial management is crucial to a firm's solvency and long term profitability. Therefore coverage of the course includes financial decisions, the concept of risk, asset pricing models (CAPM and APT), investment evaluation techniques, options and other derivatives, capital markets, dividend policy, taxation, acquisitions and treasury risk management.

How will this course be delivered?

Activity Hours Beginning Week Frequency
Blended learning
Lecture 2hrs Not applicable Not Yet Determined
Tutorial/Workshop 1 1hr Not applicable Not Yet Determined

What level is this course?

500 Level (Advanced)

Engaging with new discipline knowledge and skills at an advanced level or deepening existing knowledge and skills within a discipline. Independent application of knowledge and skills in unfamiliar contexts.

What is the unit value of this course?

12 units

How does this course contribute to my learning?

Course Learning Outcomes On successful completion of this course, you should be able to... Graduate Qualities Completing these tasks successfully will contribute to you becoming...
1 Use critical thinking to identify, analyse and solve problems in diverse areas of business finance. Creative and critical thinker
2 Understand and interpret commerce-related knowledge and information. Knowledgeable
3 Apply Business Finance theory and tools to regional, national and/or global business situations and decision making. Empowered

Am I eligible to enrol in this course?

Refer to the UniSC Glossary of terms for definitions of “pre-requisites, co-requisites and anti-requisites”.

Pre-requisites

Enrolled in any PGRD Program

Co-requisites

BUS502

Anti-requisites

BUS704 or EMB763 or MBA713

Specific assumed prior knowledge and skills (where applicable)

Not applicable

How am I going to be assessed?

Grading Scale

Standard Grading (GRD)

High Distinction (HD), Distinction (DN), Credit (CR), Pass (PS), Fail (FL).

Details of early feedback on progress

From week 2 onwards, formative feedback will be provided in the form of answers to tutorial exercises.

Assessment tasks

Delivery mode Task No. Assessment Product Individual or Group Weighting % What is the duration / length? When should I submit? Where should I submit it?
All 1 Quiz/zes Individual 30% 
1 hour
 Week 5 In Class
All 2 Case Study Individual 20% 
N/A
 Week 10 Online Assignment Submission with plagiarism check
All 3 Examination - Centrally Scheduled Individual 50% 
2 hours
 Exam Period Exam Venue
All - Assessment Task 1:Multiple choice test
Goal: 
This test will cover and ensure that you can demonstrate understanding of the fundamental ideas of business finance relevant to Weeks 1 - 3 of the Course Schedule.
Product: Quiz/zes
Format: 
This is an individual assessment. A multiple-choice test comprising thirty (30) questions that cover topics from Weeks 1 - 3 inclusive.Will be conducted in the lecture in Week 5.
Criteria:
No. Learning Outcome assessed
1 
critical thinking and problem solving in business finance
2 
application of business finance theory
3 
Assessment criteria are mapped to the course learning outcomes.
 1 2 3
All - Assessment Task 2:Project evaluation
Goal: 
This task requires you to problem-solve, analyse and synthesise relevant finance theory and method through an evaluation of a project-investment opportunity.
Product: Case Study
Format: 
This is an individual assessment.
A written report pertaining to the critical analysis of a business case study
This task is being used for measuring assurance of learning towards Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) accreditation. The following Program Learning objective will be assessed:
Program Learning Objective 1.1 - Demonstrate effective written communication skills in a business context.
Further details are provided in the assessment area in Blackboard
Criteria:
No. Learning Outcome assessed
1 
Show an understanding of the application of the Efficient Market Hypothesis.
2 
Show an understanding of the discounted cash flow method of asset valuation.
3 
Assess the information exchange effect of a corporation and the market.
4 
Appraise and compare investment projects using investment evaluation
techniques.
5 
Demonstrate effective written communication skills in a managerial finance
context.
All - Assessment Task 3:Final examination
Goal: 
This task requires you to problem-solve, analyse and synthesise finance theory and method by answering specific finance problems within a time-limit.
Product: Examination - Centrally Scheduled
Format: 
This is an individual assessment.The final exam will be made up of short answer questions and will cover major aspects of lectures, tutorials and readings completed throughout the semester. You will have two (2) hours for the exam, which will be scheduled during the university examination period.
Criteria:
No. Learning Outcome assessed
1 
Show an understanding of the fundamental concepts of business finance that
include risk and return, time value of money, the CAPM and the efficient market
hypothesis.
2 
Show an understanding of alternate pricing methods for stocks and bonds.
3 
Show an understanding of capital budgeting theory and practice.
4 
Demonstrate and apply knowledge of financing issues and relationship with capital
structures and dividend policy.
5 
Demonstrate and apply knowledge of the operation of financial markets, including
risk management techniques.

Directed study hours

A 12-unit course will have total of 150 learning hours which will include directed study hours (including online if required), self-directed learning and completion of assessable tasks. Student workload is calculated at 12.5 learning hours per one unit.

What resources do I need to undertake this course?

Please note: Course information, including specific information of recommended readings, learning activities, resources, weekly readings, etc. are available on the course Canvas site– Please log in as soon as possible.

Prescribed text(s) or course reader

Please note that you need to have regular access to the resource(s) listed below. Resources may be required or recommended.

Required? Author Year Title Edition Publisher
Required Ross, S.A., Trayler, R., Van de Venter, G., Bird R., Westerfield R. and Jordan, B. D. 2017 Essentials of Corporate Finance 4th Ed McGraw-Hill Education Australia, North Ryde

Specific requirements

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How are risks managed in this course?

Health and safety risks for this course have been assessed as low. It is your responsibility to review course material, search online, discuss with lecturers and peers and understand the health and safety risks associated with your specific course of study and to familiarise yourself with the University’s general health and safety principles by reviewing the online induction training for students, and following the instructions of the University staff.

What administrative information is relevant to this course?

Assessment: Academic Integrity

Academic integrity is the ethical standard of university participation.  It ensures that students graduate as a result of proving they are competent in their discipline.  This is integral in maintaining the value of academic qualifications. Each industry has expectations and standards of the skills and knowledge within that discipline and these are reflected in assessment.

Academic integrity means that you do not engage in any activity that is considered to be academic fraud; including plagiarism, collusion or outsourcing any part of any assessment item to any other person.  You are expected to be honest and ethical by completing all work yourself and indicating in your work which ideas and information were developed by you and which were taken from others. You cannot provide your assessment work to others. You are also expected to provide evidence of wide and critical reading, usually by using appropriate academic references.

In order to minimise incidents of academic fraud, this course may require that some of its assessment tasks, when submitted to Canvas, are electronically checked through Turnitin.  This software allows for text comparisons to be made between your submitted assessment item and all other work to which Turnitin has access.

Assessment: Additional Requirements

Eligibility for Supplementary Assessment

Your eligibility for supplementary assessment in a course is dependent of the following conditions applying:

The final mark is in the percentage range 47% to 49.4%
The course is graded using the Standard Grading scale
You have not failed an assessment task in the course due to academic misconduct

Assessment: Submission penalties

Late submission of assessment tasks may be penalised at the following maximum rate: 
- 5% (of the assessment task's identified value) per day for the first two days from the date identified as the due date for the assessment task. 
- 10% (of the assessment task's identified value) for the third day - 20% (of the assessment task's identified value) for the fourth day and subsequent days up to and including seven days from the date identified as the due date for the assessment task. 
- A result of zero is awarded for an assessment task submitted after seven days from the date identified as the due date for the assessment task. Weekdays and weekends are included in the calculation of days late. To request an extension you must contact your course coordinator to negotiate an outcome.

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Study help

For help with course-specific advice, for example what information to include in your assessment, you should first contact your tutor, then your course coordinator, if needed.

If you require additional assistance, the Learning Advisers are trained professionals who are ready to help you develop a wide range of academic skills. Visit the Learning Advisers web page for more information, or contact Student Central for further assistance: +61 7 5430 2890 or studentcentral@usc.edu.au.

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