BFI5954 Financial approaches to calculating value and risk
Faculty of Business and Economics
BFI5954 Financial approaches to calculating value and risk is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Business and Economics. It isn't offered in 2021. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2021
- Not offered
- Assessment
- Exam 50%
- and 1 other task
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2021 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before BFI5954
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After BFI5954
No unit lists BFI5954 as a prerequisite in the 2021 handbook.
Enrolment rules
You must be enrolled in course B5006 or B6027 to undertake this unit.
Overview
This unit covers corporate finance concepts and theories at an introductory level. You will be expected to be able to master basic calculations involving share and bond valuations, NPV and IRR, company cost of capital, etc. and to use them in determining whether investment projects should proceed as well as the value of companies. You will also expected to be able to interpret the results and to discuss basic issues and theories appropriate to an introductory level unit.
Offerings in 2021
The 2021 handbook lists no offerings for BFI5954.
Assessment
- Within semester assessment50%
- Examination50%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
value financial instruments including debt and equity instruments using financial models and financial mathematics
- 2
explain and critique the theory of capital markets
- 3
evaluate firms investment project decisions using capital budgeting techniques
- 4
describe and critique firms financing and payout decisions
- 5
identify and explain firms financial risks and how firms can manage financial risks using risk management techniques.
Workload and teaching
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities. The unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Professor Edward Buckingham
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for BFI5954?
BFI5954 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is BFI5954 offered?
BFI5954 has no offerings listed in the 2021 handbook.
How much work is BFI5954?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does BFI5954 have an exam?
Yes. The exam is worth 50% of the final mark, alongside 1 other task.