SECURITY VALUATION

FIN3SEV

2014

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

This subject provides the students with hands-on experience in undertaking and communicating investment research. The students, working in teams, produce "sell-side" investment research on stocks listed on the ASX. The teams compete to convince a "buy-side" panel of professional fund managers of the merit of their investment advice as set out in a 10-page report on their research, valuation and recommendations; a 10-minute summary of their recommendations; followed by a further 10 minutes of Q&A with the panel.

Faculty: Faculty of Business, Economics and Law

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Greg Jamieson

Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 3 - UG

Exchange Students: Yes

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: FIN1FOF OR BUS1AFB

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Learning resources

Readings

Resource Type	Title	Resource Requirement	Author and Year	Publisher
Readings	Equity asset valuation	Prescribed	Pinto,J., Henry,E., Robinson, T. Stowe,J	2ND EDN. JOHN WILEY AND SONS, 2010
Readings	Investment valuation	Recommended	Damodaran, A.,	2ND. EDN., WHILEY FINANCE

Melbourne, 2014, Semester 1, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information:

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Greg Jamieson

Class requirements

LectureWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.

TutorialWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.0 hours tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	%
10 On-line 10-question MCQs		30
one 10-minute investment presentation and 10-minute Q&A (Team of 4)		20
one 10-page investment valuation report	including an individual peer evaluated weighting of contribution to team (Team of 4)	50