Hobart
This unit is being phased out and may not be offered next year, please consider your study plan accordingly. You will be able to enrol in the unit where there is an availability noted below.
Students intending to enrol concurrently in the CPA program must have completed the 8 foundation units in order to seek associate membership with the CPA.
Introduction
CPA Financial Risk Management is designed to provide you with the skills to assess and manage financial risks and apply appropriate strategies through the use of financial instruments. Financial risks include funding and liquidity risk, market risk from interest rates, exchange rates or commodity price movements, credit risk, and operational risk. This unit provides tuition support for your enrolment in the CPA Professional Level segment: Financial Risk Management. The unit also develops some professional skills such as reporting writing, oral presentation and communication skills.
Summary 2020
| Unit name | CPA Financial Risk Management |
|---|---|
| Unit code | BFA606 |
| Credit points | 12.5 |
| Faculty/School | College of Business & Economics Tasmanian School of Business and Economics |
| Discipline | Accounting and Corporate Governance |
| Coordinator | |
| Available as student elective? | No |
| Breadth Unit? | No |
Availability
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* The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (see withdrawal dates explained for more information).
Learning Outcomes
| LO1 | Explain financial risk management strategies to address an organisation’s financial risk taking into account recent developments and apply those strategies |
| LO2 | Professional skills and oral presentation skills used to justify case studies’ financial risk management |
Fees
Requisites
Prerequisites
Students must be an Associate Member of CPA Australia and be concurrently enrolled in the segment with CPA Australia.
Co-requisites
N/A
Mutual Exclusions
You cannot enrol in this unit as well as the following:
N/A
Teaching
| Teaching Pattern | Please see the unit outline for details. |
|---|---|
| Assessment | Final Exam (100%). |
| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
| Required | Please see the unit outline for details. |
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