Pre-requisite: It is highly recommended that you successfully complete unit 51002 or
Pre-requisite: 51003 before enrolling in this unit. If you have not, you may find
Pre-requisite: it difficult to successfully complete this unit.
This unit is the first of two units in business finance and is designed to introduce and provide a basic knowledge of financial management decision making. It is structured to provide students with varying backgrounds with some insight into the necessity to consider the financial implications of management decisions. The topics covered include capital markets, financial mathematics, capital budgetting, financial modelling and its applications to financial management decision making, and financial analysis and planning. Students attempting this unit are expected to have a knowledge of the use of a computer spreadsheet package.