BFW3851 Behavioural finance

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

1. 1

   apply the conventional assumptions learned from mainstream finance theories and demonstrate the extent to which these assumptions do not hold when examined in a behavioural context

2. 2

   understand how cognitive biases can predictably and consistently affect investment decision and how they can contradict the notion of investor rationality

3. 3

   understand how these behavioural biases will help develop more effective financial decision making for different market participants

4. 4

   critically evaluate the linkage between the theoretical and empirical evidence related to behavioural finance

5. 5

   apply critical thinking, problem solving and presentation skills to individual and/or group activities dealing with behavioural finance and demonstrate in individual summative assessment tasks the acquisition of a comprehensive understanding of the topics covered in BFW3851.