Finance
Unit code: HBC224N
| Credit points | 12.5 Credit Points |
| Duration | One Semester or Term |
| Contact hours | 36 Hours |
| Campus | Hawthorn, Sarawak |
| Prerequisites | HBC110N Accounting for Managers, HMB110 Quantitative Analysis A OR HMB111 Quantitative Analysis B |
| Corequisites | Nil |
Aims and objectives
At the completion of this unit, students will be able to:
- Discuss in a knowledgeable way and future trends that are of concern to finance managers
- Price securities
- Determine the cost of capital
- Evaluate and apply methods of capital budgeting
- Apply the knowledge of the various sources of finance available to corporations and determine an appropriate mix that should maximise a value of the company
- Present and discuss analytical tools derived from finance theory
Generic skills outcomes
The graduate attributes which relate to this unit help to produce graduates who are:
- Capable in their chosen professional, vocational or study areas
- Entrepreneurial in contributing to innovation and development within their business, workplace or community
- Effective and ethical in work and community situations
- Adaptable and able to manage change
- Aware of local and international environments in which they will be contributing (eg socio-cultural, economic, natural)
Content
- An introduction to corporate financial management
- The time value of money
- Valuing shares and bonds
- Capital budgeting, NPV, making capital investment decisions
- Risk and return, Capital Asset Pricing Model
- Australian financial markets, short and long term financing
- Financial leverage and capital structure policy
