BUSINESS VALUATIONS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT ANALYSIS

UNIT DESCRIPTION

In this unit students explore and consider the role of business valuations and the detailed analysis of financial information through key organisational financial statements. The unit explains and discusses the role of strategic analysis before considering a range of different methods and approaches to business valuation. It examines how we assess the profitability of businesses and how we make judgements and assessments regarding growth and sustainability. The unit also introduces a number of different methods for forecasting business performance together with methods for preparing valuations. The unit concludes with a discussion of the nature and limitations of organisational financial information.

The delivery of the unit incorporates a range of teaching and learning strategies including: lectures, problem-based learning tutorials, workshops, class discussions, in-class activities and independent student research and reading. Each week will commence with a tutorial where selected homework questions from the previous week will be discussed and students will work through unseen material to ensure all concepts are understood. This will be followed by a lecture covering the material for that week, which will include time in class for students to participate and complete workshop style activities.

STUDENT WORKLOAD + DELIVERY MODE

MODE OF DELIVERY

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This unit will be offered to students in the following mode/s:

+ Face-to-face (Domestic and International) 

+ Online (Domestic)