Unit details
FINA1221 Introduction to Finance
- Credit
- 6 points
- Offering
(see Timetable)
(see Summer Timetable) | Availability | Location | Mode |
|---|
| Semester 1 | UWA (Perth) | Face to face |
| Semester 2 | UWA (Perth) | Face to face |
| Summer teaching period | UWA (Perth) | Face to face |
| Semester 2 | Albany | Multi-mode |
- Details for undergraduate courses
- Level 1 core unit in the Accounting; Finance major sequences
- The area of knowledge for this unit is Management and Commerce
- Category B broadening unit for students
- Level 1 elective
- Content
- This unit introduces the basic concepts of financial management. The emphasis is on providing an appreciation of introductory finance theory and understanding the fundamental tools of financial decision making. Topics include financial mathematics; investment evaluation techniques; capital budgeting; the valuation of both debt and equity securities; risk and return relationships; and diversification and portfolio theory.
- Outcomes
- Students are able to (1) explain the objectives of financial management in a corporation; (2) identify the roles of capital markets and financial intermediaries; (3) apply evaluation methods including those based on the time value of money to evaluate capital investment proposals; (4) demonstrate the ability to value both debt and equity securities; and (5) explain the concepts of risk, risk aversion and diversification, and systematic risk.
- Assessment
- Indicative assessments in this unit are as follows: (1) participation; (2) examinations; and (3) tests. Further information is available in the unit outline.
Supplementary assessment is not available in this unit except in the case of a bachelor's pass degree student who has obtained a mark of 45 to 49 overall and is currently enrolled in this unit, and it is the only remaining unit that the student must pass in order to complete their course.
- Unit Coordinator(s)
- Dr Frank Liu and Mr Daniel Cahill (Semester 1), Professor Paul Gerrans and Dr Mosharraf Hossain (Semester 2), Dr Joey Yang (Summer School)
- Unit rules
- Advisable prior study:
- ACCT1101 Financial Accounting
- Incompatibility:
- FINA2221 Introduction to Finance
- Contact hours
- lectures/tutorials/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week
- Unit Outline
- Semester 1-2020 [SEM-1-2020]
Non-standard teaching period [TS-SUMM-F-2020]
- The availability of units in Semester 1, 2, etc. was correct at the time of publication but may be subject to change.
- All students are responsible for identifying when they need assistance to improve their academic learning, research, English language and numeracy skills; seeking out the services and resources available to help them; and applying what they learn. Students are encouraged to register for free online support through GETSmart; to help themselves to the extensive range of resources on UWA's STUDYSmarter website; and to participate in WRITESmart and (ma+hs)Smart drop-ins and workshops.
- Books and other material wherever listed may be subject to change. Book lists relating to 'Preliminary reading', 'Recommended reading' and 'Textbooks' are, in most cases, available via the Booktopia Textbook Finder, which has the functionality to search by course code, course, ISBN and title, and may also be posted or available at the appropriate school's administrative offices. Where texts are listed in the unit description above, an asterisk (*) indicates that the book is available in paperback.