Financial acumen is an important skill for managers in the complex local and global business environment. The unit takes a multidisciplinary approach to develop advanced analytical, planning and decision making skills. This unit (BAO5734) proposes a theoretical framework for effective and efficient use of financial statement information for business analysis. It identifies and evaluates: financial statements, business strategies, financial data, and growth of the business. This framework is then applied to a variety of complex decision making contexts including security analysis, credit analysis, merger and acquisition analysis, and management communications analysis.
Unit details
Study level:
Postgraduate
Credit points:
12
Unit code:
BAO5734
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Learning Outcomes
| 1. | Adapt an analytical framework to interpret, prepare, and communicate of financial reports which evaluate past performance and future prospects for sustainable value creation; | ||
| 2. | Interpret and communicate relevant, reliable and comprehensible performance information on external and internal factors critical to sustainable value creation (such as financial and non-financial key performance indicators (KPIs)); | ||
| 3. | Critically review the elements that shape value creation and triple bottom-line performance (including competitive environment, strategy, structure and value-creating activities) and translate them to disciplinary and professional practice; and, | ||
| 4. | Critically reflect as part of a team on the broad range of elements that frame corporate values. |
Assessment
Melbourne campuses
Students studying under the VU Block Model.
| Assessment type | Description | Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Case Study | Financial ratio analysis and summary report | 15% |
| Report | Company analysis report | 35% |
| Project | Financial analysis project: report (35%) and presentation (15%) (Group) | 50% |
Other locations
| Assessment type | Description | Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Assignment | Preparation of brief to recommend the most appropriate source of financing | 10% |
| Report | Financial ratio analysis | 40% |
| Presentation | Recommendation based on analysis to either undertake/not undertake a project | 50% |
Required reading
Business Analysis and Valuation, 3rd Asia-Pacific Edition,
Palepu, KG, Healy, PM, Wright, S, Bradbury, M. & Coulton, J 2021,
Cengage Learning, Sydney
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