FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

BUA5MFN

2020

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

In this subject you will develop knowledge and skills in financial management. The subject will facilitate advanced understanding of financial management policy and application, and how financial management decision-making affects the risk, growth and profitability of firms and, combining these elements, firm valuation outcomes. You will consider financial management outcomes, and particularly the underlying goal of the maximisation of the valuation of the firm, through the key decision-making areas investment, financing and distribution decisions. In turn, this will incorporate the consideration of the requisite usage of debt and equity financing and the need for efficient management of working capital to ensure adequate liquidity and short-term resource and cash flow availability.

School: La Trobe Business School (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Darren Henry

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters

Exchange Students: No

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: Students must be enrolled in LMMBA or HZMBHA or LMMBAH or LMMBAA or LZFABA to do this subject

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: BUO5MFN

Equivalent subjects: BUO5MFN

Quota Management Strategy: N/A

Quota-conditions or rules: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Learning resources

Management Finance

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Prescribed

Author: Brighamand Houston (original authors) - Compiled by K. B. Oh

Year: N/A

Edition/Volume: 1st EDITION

Publisher: Cengage Learning

ISBN: N/A

Chapter/article title: N/A

Chapter/issue: N/A

URL: N/A

Other description: N/A

Source location: N/A

Career Ready

Career-focused: No

Work-based learning: No

Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A

Entire subject or partial subject: N/A

Total hours/days required: N/A

Location of WBL activity (region): N/A

WBL addtional requirements: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

COMMUNICATION - Communicating and Influencing

INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Creativity and Innovation

INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Research and Evidence-Based Inquiry

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Apply financial management concepts and principles to company risk assessment, cost of capital estimation, corporate valuation and corporate strategic planning and analysis

02. Demonstrate knowledge of financial management theory, concepts and models and associated application by analysing issues involved in valuation, financing and dividend policy decisions.

03. Apply quantitative and spreadsheeting models and techniques in completing investment decision-making tasks associated with assessing project risk, valuation and feasibility.

04. Demonstrate the ability to interpret and communicate financial information effectively.

City Campus, 2020, Semester 1, Night

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Darren Henry

Class requirements

Lecture/WorkshopWeek: 10 - 22
One 3.00 hours lecture/workshop per week on weekdays at night from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
Please refer to MBA Student Information LMS page for dates and times

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	Category	Contribution	Hurdle	%	ILO*
Two individual case studies (1500 words each)Each case study will be worth 30% each and represent the equivalent of 1,500 words	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	60	SILO1, SILO3, SILO4
One individual research assignment (2500 words)The research project will represent the equivalent of 2,000 words	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	40	SILO1, SILO2, SILO4