Course Title: Managerial Finance

Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Managerial Finance

Credit Points: 12.00

Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

BUSM4160

City Campus

Postgraduate

660H Graduate School of Business and Law

Face-to-Face

Sem 2 2011,
Spring2011,
Sem 1 2012,
Spring2012,
Sem 1 2013,
Spring2013,
Sem 1 2014,
Spring2014,
Sem 1 2015,
Spring2015,
Spring2017,
Spring2018,
Sem 1 2019,
Spring2019

BUSM4161

RMIT University Vietnam

Postgraduate

660H Graduate School of Business and Law

Face-to-Face

Viet2 2011,
Viet3 2011,
Viet1 2012,
Viet2 2012,
Viet1 2013,
Viet2 2013,
Viet1 2014,
Viet2 2018,
Viet1 2019,
Viet2 2019,
Viet3 2019

BUSM4351

Open Learning Australia

Non Award

660H Graduate School of Business and Law

Distance / Correspondence

OUAS3PG18,
OUAS1PG19,
OUAS3PG19

Course Coordinator: Professor Steven Li

Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 1445

Course Coordinator Email: steven.li@rmit.edu.au

Course Coordinator Location: Graduate School of Business and Law, Cnr of Victoria and Russell Streets, Melbourne, Victoria, 3000.

Course Coordinator Availability: By appointment


Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

Required Prior Study
050974 - Design Thinking for Business (BUSM4534/BUSM4535 or equivalent course code)


Course Description

This course is designed as an introduction to financial management for those who will be involved in making decisions that will impact on firm value. The aim is to introduce future managers to core financial concepts including, time value of money, asset valuation, risk/return and diversification, efficient markets, and optimal capital structure. Knowledge of these finance concepts is fundamental for global managers when acquiring capital and making investment recommendations.


Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

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On successful completion of this course you will be able to:

  1. Synthesise and apply contemporary financial knowledge in order to develop investment and financing options that create value for stakeholders.
  2. Apply analytical techniques for making financial investment decisions.
  3. Communicate, interpret and disseminate financial information and calculated results and their implication with others.
  4. Apply and integrate professional theory and practice in authentic Work Integrated Learning (WIL) context, professional contexts, and industry settings.


Overview of Learning Activities

This course will be delivered face-to-face and/or online through classes, lectures, seminars, and workshops. Attending classes and being prepared to engage in class activities by completing weekly readings and practice questions are essential for success in this course. The in-class activities employ a variety of teaching and learning strategies, involving staff and student interactions. Questions my also be posted in the discussion forum on MyRMIT which will be monitored by teaching staff. Students should review these discussions on a weekly basis.


Overview of Learning Resources

From 2018, Canvas is RMIT University's Learning Management System. Canvas is a flexible online system which will provide you with an engaging and exciting learning experience as part of your studies with us. The Canvas platform will be the primary site for you to gain access to all the resources designed to support your learning in this course. Your Canvas portal can accessed by logging into the following RMIT page: https://www.rmit.edu.au/students


Overview of Assessment

The assessment tasks, their weighting and the course learning outcomes to which they are aligned are as follows:

Assessment Task 1: 25%
Linked CLOs: 1, 2, 3

Assessment Task 2: 25%
Linked CLOs: 1, 2, 4

Final Examination: 50%
Linked CLOs: 1, 3

Feedback will be provided throughout the semester in class and/or in online forums through individual and group feedback on practical exercises and by individual consultation.