Financial and Legal Strategies

Unit Code:HEI721

Credit Points	Duration	Contact Hours	Campus	Prerequisite	Corequisite
12.5 Credit Points	One Teaching Period	36 hours	Hawthorn	HEI621 New Venture Financial Management	Nil

Credit Points

Duration

Contact Hours

Campus

Prerequisite

Corequisite

12.5 Credit Points

One Teaching Period

36 hours

Hawthorn

HEI621 New Venture Financial Management

Nil

Related Course/s:

A unit in the Master of Entrepreneurship and Innovation suite.

Aims & Objectives:

This unit builds on the financial skills gained in HEI 621 and introduces students to more complex financial concepts which will allow them to make high level financing decisions as well as assessing the impact of those decisions on the value that they create.

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

demonstrate the development and implementation of complex financial decisions and support those decisions through the application of financial theory and practice
demonstrate a clear understanding of how the value proposition there business is built on translates into value created by the business and what drives that value
demonstrate an understanding of the legal framework within which they will operate in Australia.

The learning outcomes of this unit will continue through to HEI 821 Growth Venture Evaluation and provide the foundations for the learning outcomes to be gained in that unit.

Teaching Methods:

Classroom, and online delivery, via a combination of presentations, discussions, case studies, practical activities and, where appropriate, experiential activities. Incorporating ongoing innovative entrepreneurship teaching pedagogies.

Assessment:

Participation (in class graded activity) 15-25%
Individual project and presentation 35-45%
Group project and presentation 35-45%

Generic Skills Outcomes:

Swinburne University of Technology works to produce higher education graduates who are capable in their chosen profession. Learners bring to Swinburne University of Technology a diverse wealth of experiences and graduate with individual understandings, abilities and attitudes.

Within this context it is the intent of unit HEI721 Financial and Legal Strategies that students develop the following key generic skills:

Financial Skills
Leadership skills
Teamwork skills
Analysis skills
Problem solving skills
Communication skills
Ability to tackle unfamiliar problems
Ability to work independently

Content:

Financial market structure
Financial maths
Discounted cash flow techniques
Capital structure theory
Investment evaluation techniques
Business valuation techniques
Liability & equity management
Sources of finance & financial instruments
Asset management
Legal structures
Contract law
Company law
Insolvency management
Capital raising
Intellectual property law
Employment law
Trade Practices Act
Privacy laws
Environmental laws
Direct & Indirect Taxation

Textbooks:

Gitman, L.J., Juchau, R., Flanagan, J., Principles of Managerial Finance, 5th Edition, Pearson Education Australia

References:

Current financial press

Vickery, R., Pendleton, W., Australian Business Law : Principles and Applications, 5th Edition, Pearson Education Australia (being evaluated)