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FIN504 - Finance and Investment for the Executive

2025

Sector

Higher Education

Discipline

Business

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Prerequisites

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Assumed Knowledge

Unit Description

This unit covers the critical accounting and corporate finance concepts required by managers. It introduces financial statements and ratio analysis before moving to essential concepts of the time value of money, pricing of financial assets (bonds and equities), the risk-return trade-off, capital budgeting, optimal capital structure, and the relation between corporate governance and sustainability. Upon completing this unit, students will be able to monitor the internal and external environments of businesses to make accurate forecasts and optimise their finances and investments.

Unit Learning Outcomes

1.	Critically review the key financial statements of a company and evaluate its cash flow.
2.	Apply detail understanding of the time value of money to guide major fiscal decisions such as investments, finance and dividends.
3.	Apply in-depth knowledge of the concepts of risk and return, portfolio theory and security markets to formulate strategic plans.
4.	Critically analyse capital budgeting decisions, capital structure and dividend policy of a company to guide organisational decision making.
5.	Account for the complex relationship between corporate governance and sustainability to guide organisational decision making.

Assessment Overview

	Assessment Task	Value (of total mark)	Related Learning Outcome/s
1.	Online Quiz (10 x Multiple Choice)	10%	'1,2,5
2.	Written Assessment (2,000-2,500 Words)	45%	1,2,3,4'
3.	Written Assessment (2,000-2,500 Words)	45%	1,2,3,4,5'

Unit Availability

Year	Semester	Att Mode	Location	Learning Method	Timetable*
2025	INT-2	External	External Studies	OLR	View

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OLR: Internet access is required for this unit as students are required to access study materials provided on-line through Learnline. Please log into Learnline on the first day of each teaching period. For more information about Learnline, please click here.

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