UnitLevel 5Postgraduate

MBA5406 Financial judgement for strategic decision making

Faculty of Business and Economics

MBA5406 Financial judgement for strategic decision making is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Business and Economics. It isn't offered in 2027. It has no prerequisites.

Credit points
6
Offered in 2027
Not offered
Assessment
No exam
1 task
Workload
150 hours
per semester

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Requisites

Before MBA5406

No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.

After MBA5406

No unit lists MBA5406 as a prerequisite in the 2027 handbook.

Enrolment rules

You must be enrolled in B6016 or B9001 to undertake this unit.

Overview

Every executive makes financial decisions, regardless of their professional background. In this unit, you develop the financial judgement to interpret organisational performance, allocate resources, evaluate investment opportunities and manage risk with confidence in increasingly complex and AI-enabled environments.

Through authentic organisational scenarios, you apply financial accounting, management accounting and corporate finance concepts to real business challenges. You learn to work effectively with financial information and AI-enabled insights to make well-reasoned decisions and communicate recommendations that balance financial, strategic, customer, operational, ethical, sustainability and global perspectives.

Offerings in 2027

The 2027 handbook lists no offerings for MBA5406.

Assessment

  • Project
    100%

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Learning outcomes

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

  1. 1

    evaluate organisational performance using financial information to support data-driven managerial decisions

  2. 2

    evaluate financial analyses and recommendations generated by human and AI-enabled systems

  3. 3

    justify business decisions by integrating financial evidence with diverse organisational perspectives.

Workload and teaching

  • Seminars24 hours
  • Teaching approachActive learning
  • Teaching approachCase-based teaching
  • Teaching approachProblem-based learning

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 150 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. You are expected to complete all pre-class activities prior to your scheduled class, and post-class activities should be completed after your scheduled class. Learning activities may include a combination of teacher directed, peer directed and online engagement activities.

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

This unit includes case-based teaching, where you apply your knowledge and engage in analytical and reflective thinking to solve complex contextual scenarios. Activities are often designed so that there is not one clear answer, but you need to work together to examine, analyse and make decisions to resolve the situation.

This unit includes problem-based learning approaches, where you engage in research, integrate theory and practice and apply knowledge and skills to develop viable solutions in response to a problem or set of problems.

Learning resources

Technology resources

Use of AI-enabled MBA platform

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for MBA5406?

MBA5406 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.

When is MBA5406 offered?

MBA5406 has no offerings listed in the 2027 handbook.

How much work is MBA5406?

The handbook expects about 150 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.

Does MBA5406 have an exam?

No. MBA5406 has 1 assessment task and no exam.

More details

Credit points
6
Level
5
Study level
Postgraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Business and Economics
Organisational unit
Monash Business School MBA
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.125
Student contribution
SCA Band 4
Study abroad
Not available
Handbook years
2027