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Level: 1 (Undergraduate)
Time Commitment: Contact Hours: Semesters 1 & 2: two hours of lecture and one hour of tutorial per week.
Summer Semester: 24 hours of lectures and 12 hours of tutorials. Total Time Commitment: 170
hours
Prerequisites:
A study score of at least 25 in Mathematical Methods in VCE Units 3 & 4 or equivalent
or Entry into the Bachelor of Commerce
or Successful completion of MAST10012 (../../view/current/MAST10012) Introduction to
Mathematics.
Corequisites: None
Recommended None
Background Knowledge:
Core Participation <p>For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability
Requirements: Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Student Support and Engagement Policy, academic
requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Learning Outcomes,
Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry.</p> <p>It is University policy to
take all reasonable steps to minimise the impact of disability upon academic study, and
reasonable adjustments will be made to enhance a student's participation in the University's
programs. Students who feel their disability may impact on meeting the requirements of this
subject are encouraged to discuss this matter with a Faculty Student Adviser and Student
Equity and Disability Support: <a href="http://services.unimelb.edu.au/disability">http://
services.unimelb.edu.au/disability</a></p>
Coordinator:
Assoc Prof Asjeet S. Lamba, Assoc Prof Howard Chan
Contact:
Sem 1: asjeet@unimelb.edu.au (mailto:asjeet@unimelb.edu.au)
Sem 2: chanhw@unimelb.edu.au (mailto:chanhw@unimelb.edu.au)
Subject Overview:
This subject introduces students to the key concepts of finance. Topics include: time-value-
of-money, risk and return, present value, capital budgeting, diversification, asset allocation,
capital asset pricing model, leverage, risk management and the types and sources of financing.
This subject is the first in the sequence of finance subjects offered within the faculty and has
a coverage and treatment of material which is suitable not only for students wishing to pursue
further studies in finance but also for students from other disciplines who are interested in a
single course in finance.
Learning Outcomes:
On successful completion of this subject students should be able to:
Assessment: One indiviudal homework assignments to be assessed online not exceeding 750 words, due
weeks 4 to 6 (10%) Weekly tutorial participation, weeks 2 - 12, (10%) One 1 hour mid-semester
examination, mid-semester (20%) One 2 hour end-of-semester examination, end of semester
(60%) Hurdle requirement: To pass this subject students must pass the end of semester
examination.
Breadth Options:
This subject potentially can be taken as a breadth subject component for the following courses:
# Bachelor of Arts (https://handbook.unimelb.edu.au/view/2017/B-ARTS)
# Bachelor of Biomedicine (https://handbook.unimelb.edu.au/view/2017/B-BMED)
# Bachelor of Environments (https://handbook.unimelb.edu.au/view/2017/B-ENVS)
# Bachelor of Music (https://handbook.unimelb.edu.au/view/2017/B-MUS)
# Bachelor of Science (https://handbook.unimelb.edu.au/view/2017/B-SCI)
# Bachelor of Design (https://handbook.unimelb.edu.au/view/2017/B-DES)
You should visit learn more about breadth subjects (http://breadth.unimelb.edu.au/
breadth/info/index.html) and read the breadth requirements for your degree, and should
discuss your choice with your student adviser, before deciding on your subjects.
Fees Information: Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date, http://enrolment.unimelb.edu.au/fees
Generic Skills:
On successful completion of this subject, students should have improved the following generic
skills:
# High level of development: problem solving; interpretation and analysis; critical thinking.
# Moderate level of development: oral communication; written communication; collaborative
learning; statistical reasoning; application of theory to practice; synthesis of data and other
information; evaluation of data and other information; accessing data and other information
from a range of sources.
# Some level of development: team work; use of computer software.