Unit of Study ACCT2007 Finance for Business (2025)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

UG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Business, Law and Arts
Placement

No

Unit description

Covers concepts, principles and tools of business finance and business financial management. It develops students’ knowledge and skills in analysing, evaluating and making business decisions related to capital investment appraisal, financing alternatives, capital structure and dividend policies. The unit also provides an overview of the business’s financial environment, risk and return trade-offs and time value of money applications.

Unit content

Module 1: Finance for Business – An Introduction

Module 2: The Time Value of Money

Module 3: Capital Investment Decisions I

Module 4: Capital Investment Decisions II

Module 5: Financing and Capital Structure Policy

Module 6: Distribution Policy

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
China - TUST	N/A	Dual Term4
Gold Coast	Term1,4	Term1,4
Melbourne	N/A	Term1,4
Online	Term1,4	Term1
Papua New Guinea - IBSU Port Moresby	N/A	Term4
Perth	N/A	Term1,4
Sydney	N/A	Term1,4

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

explain how businesses make financial decisions and the nature of the broader financial environment in which they operate

apply the techniques of financial mathematics to aid in financial management decision-making

analyse and appraise capital investments

compare and evaluate alternative financing sources, capital structures and dividend policies.

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Quiz	20%
Case study	30%
Case study	50%

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Quiz	20%
Case study	30%
Case study	50%

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Quiz	20%
Case study	30%
Case study	50%

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Quiz	20%
Case study	30%
Case study	50%

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Quiz	20%
Case study	30%
Case study	50%

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Quiz	20%
Case study	30%
Case study	50%

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Quiz	20%
Case study	30%
Case study	50%

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Unit of Study ACCT2007 Finance for Business (2025)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

Credit points

Faculty & College

Placement

Unit description

Unit content

Availabilities

Learning outcomes

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

Teaching and assessment

China - TUST (Dual Term)

Gold Coast (Term)

Melbourne (Term)

Online (Term)

Papua New Guinea - IBSU Port Moresby (Term)

Perth (Term)

Sydney (Term)

Prescribed learning resources

Dual Term 4

Term 1

Term 4

Fee information

Domestic

International

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