UnitLevel 5Postgraduate

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 2022. It has no prerequisites.

Credit points
6
Offered in 2022
Other periods
Indonesia
Assessment
Exam 50%
and 1 other task
Workload
144 hours
per semester

This is the 2022 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 2022 handbook.

Enrolment rules

You must be enrolled in course A6033, 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 2022

Teaching periodCampusMode
Monash Indonesia term 4IndonesiaOn campus

Assessment

  • Within semester assessment
    50%
  • Examination
    50%

Learning outcomes

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

  1. 1

    value financial instruments including debt and equity instruments using financial models and financial mathematics

  2. 2

    explain and critique the theory of capital markets

  3. 3

    evaluate firms investment project decisions using capital budgeting techniques

  4. 4

    describe and critique firms financing and payout decisions

  5. 5

    identify and explain firms financial risks and how firms can manage financial risks using risk management techniques.

Workload and teaching

  • Teaching approachActive learning

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.

This unit engages you in actively applying your knowledge, skills and attributes in interactive, collaborative and reflective activities.

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 2022 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.

More details

Credit points
6
Level
5
Study level
Postgraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Business and Economics
Organisational unit
Monash Business School of Executive Education
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.125
Student contribution
SCA Band 4
Study abroad
Not available
Handbook years
2021202220232024202520262027