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Details for BUS260 Business Finance

Gaining proficiency in practical financial decision-making is crucial for both personal and business success. Through this subject, students will uncover how the global financial system functions, assess risks in capital markets, and learn strategies for financing significant projects and valuing businesses. The course also addresses raising capital and managing debt with a focus on ethical considerations.

Quick Stats

  • Currently offered by Alphacrucis: Yes
  • Course code: BUS260
  • Credit points: 10

Subject Coordinator

Pratima Durga

Prerequisite

Unit Content

Outcomes

  1. Describe and discuss the types of financial decisions a financial manager will be required to consider in the finance and treasury functions of an organisation;
  2. Identify and explain basic financial risks and risk management concepts;
  3. Identify optimal project selection and be able to apply investment decision rules & capital budgeting analysis;
  4. Discuss and evaluate how organisations are financed and consider the concept of optimal capital structure and the factors influencing its determination;
  5. Explain the theory of capital markets and demonstrate an understanding of the operation of Australian capital markets;
  6. Describe and discuss the methodologies for valuation of financial instruments;
  7. Discuss how organisations make distribution decisions.

Subject Content

  1. Introduction to Corporate Finance
  2. Review of Time Value of Money & Investment Decision Rules
  3. Fundamentals of Capital Budgeting
  4. Capital Markets: Overview of Australian Markets
  5. Risk and Return; Systematic Risk & Equity Risk
  6. The Cost of Capital
  7. Equity Valuation I
  8. Equity Valuation II
  9. Debt and Equity Financing
  10. Capital Structure & Payout Policy
  11. Derivatives
  12. Risk Management and Socially Responsible Investment strategies

This course may be offered in the following formats

  • Face-to-Face
  • Distance / Global Online

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

Assessment Methods

  • Online Quizzes (4 x 15 minutes) (20%)
  • Case Study Report (30%)
  • Final Exam (50%)

Prescribed Text

Berk, J., DeMarzo, P., Harford, J., Ford, G., Mollica, V. & Finch, N. (2025). Fundamentals of Corporate Finance (4th ed.). Pearson Education Australia.

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