Details for BUS502 Financial Management, Governance and Risk

Quick Stats

• Currently offered by Alphacrucis: Yes
• Course code: BUS502
• Credit points: 10

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Prerequisite

Nil

Unit Content

Outcomes

1. Evaluate the role of financial management, governance and risk in responsible organisational stewardship and accountability.
2. Analyse and interpret financial statements, performance indicators, and forecasts to evaluate organisational performance and inform complex managerial decisions.
3. Evaluate and justify investment, financing and capital allocation decisions using contemporary financial management techniques under conditions of risk and uncertainty.
4. Assess governance structures, board responsibilities, regulatory expectations and risk-management processes across organisational contexts.
5. Integrate financial, governance and risk information to formulate and justify evidence-based recommendations for senior management and boards. ​‌

Subject Content

1. Financial Management, Governance and Organisational Stewardship
2. Financial Statements, Cash Flows and Performance Analysis
3. Time Value of Money and Business Valuation
4. Risk, Return and the Cost of Capital
5. Financing Decisions, Capital Structure and Financial Risk
6. Investment Decisions: Capital Budgeting and Project Evaluation
7. Financial Planning, Forecasting and Working Capital Management
8. Corporate Governance: Principles, Theories and Accountability
9. Governance Structures, Boards and Directors’ Responsibilities
10. Board Effectiveness, Evaluation and Development
11. Enterprise Risk Management, Internal Control, Audit and Fraud Prevention
12. Corporate Responsibility, Sustainability and Emerging Organisational Risks
13. Integrated Financial, Governance and Risk Decision-Making
14. Contemporary Issues in Financial Management, Governance and Organisational Risk

This course may be offered in the following formats

• Face to face on site 
• E-learning (online) 
• Intensive (provide details) 

Please check the timetable to see when this subject will next be offered at Alphacrucis University College.

Assessment Methods

1. Financial Position and Performance Analysis (1,000 words) (15%)
2. Investment Evaluation Brief (1500 words) (20%)
3. Governance and Risk Evaluation  (2,000 words) (30%)
4. Integrated Board Report (2,500 words) + viva voce (10 minutes) (35%)

Prescribed Text

Asaoka, D. (2022). Financial Management and Corporate Governance. World Scientific.   

Check with the instructor each semester before purchasing any prescribed texts or representative references