MBO5004 Financial management

This unit explores contemporary developments in finance and financial management in light of an increasingly digital and dynamic business environment. Employing frameworks, concepts and tools for analysing financial decisions based on fundamental principles of modern financial theory, a key focus of this unit is to make use of digital platforms and explore new developments in finance, such as employing Fintech, peer-to-peer lending, and making investment decisions under uncertainty. The unit will also provide an introduction to financial statement analysis and core concepts such as discounted cash flow techniques, corporate capital budgeting and valuation and explore issues involved in the firm’s financing. The unit provides you with an opportunity to deepen your learning and build a portfolio of successful projects. Specifically, you will work in virtual teams and employ your understanding of digital strategies, data use, design thinking and agile methods to arrive at a set of findings about the current and future state of financial management.