Hobart
Introduction
This unit focusses on security analysis and portfolio management. The unit is designed around the following three points of view, to enable you to learn about trading and investing in financial markets. Investment skills for your own personal gain. Investment skills for the financial services industry; An understanding of financial markets and instruments; The study of investments is exciting. This is the only unit that equips you to trade and invest in the stock market. In this unit you will participate in portfolio simulation (i.e. the Public ASX Sharemarket Game) managing an initial virtual wealth of A$50,000. You may not find it easy, but you will most certainly find it rewarding.
Summary 2021
| Unit name | Investment Analysis |
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| Unit code | BEA286 |
| Credit points | 12.5 |
| Faculty/School | College of Business & Economics Tasmanian School of Business and Economics |
| Discipline | Finance |
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| Level | Intermediate |
| Available as student elective? | Yes |
| Breadth Unit? | No |
Availability
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Learning Outcomes
- LO1: Understand the role of risk in financial markets.
- LO2: Determine and assess the prices of financial assets.
- LO3: Explain and analyse portfolio management processes.
- LO4: Communicate finance in written formats.
Fees
Requisites
Prerequisites
BEA112 or BFA107
Teaching
| Teaching Pattern | 1 x 2 hour lecture, 1 x 1 hour workshop per week. Please check the unit outline for details. |
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| Assessment | Weekly quizzes (5%), Test (20%), Essay, (25%), Final exam (50%). |
| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
| Required | Fundamentals of Investments: Valuation and Management, Jordan, B, Miller, T, & Dolvin, S, McGraw-Hill, 8th Edition, 2018 (ISBN10: 1259720691 | ISBN13: 9781259720697). A much cheaper ebook version has been organised for this unit. You can access the online learning platform Connect which houses an eBook version of Jordan 8 (ISBN: 9781260048117). You can find it on here: http://www.mheducation.com.au/9781260048117-aus-connect-online-access-for-fundamentals-ofinvestments In addition to the texts/software recommended above, you are also expected to be familiar with the key academic journals in the discipline from which useful insights may be derived. In particular, you are encouraged to review regularly the relevant papers that are published in: Australian Financial Review, Morningstar, Bloomberg Business Week, etc. |
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