Overview

As a foundation, this unit introduces you to the concepts of finance, financial mathematics, investment analysis, the financial system, risk management and the relationship of finances to other commercial disciplines.

Offerings

NOV12-CAULFIELD-ON-CAMPUS
S1-01-CAULFIELD-ON-CAMPUS
S1-FF-CAULFIELD-FLEXIBLE
S2-01-CAULFIELD-ON-CAMPUS
TRI-A-29-CITY-ON-CAMPUS
TRI-B-29-CITY-ON-CAMPUS
TRI-C-29-CITY-ON-CAMPUS

Contacts

Chief Examiner(s)

Professor Mark Crosby
Dr Jason Choo

Notes

IMPORTANT NOTICE:
Scheduled teaching activities and/or workload information are subject to change in response to COVID-19, please check your Unit timetable and Unit Moodle site for more details.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you should be able to:
1.

demonstrate an introductory understanding to the concepts of finance in preparation for additional study in the discipline

2.

describe the foundation concepts of finance

3.

relate the concepts of finance to other commercial disciplines.

Teaching approach

Online learning
Peer assisted learning
Active learning

Assessment

1 - Within semester assessment
2 - Examination

Scheduled and non-scheduled teaching activities

Applied sessions
Lectures
Tutorials
Workshops

Workload requirements

Workload

Learning resources

Required resources
Technology resources

Other unit costs

Costs are indicative and subject to change.
Electronics, calculators and tools: $40