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AFM322 Small Business Finance

Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Trimester 2 Off Campus
Armidale Trimester 2 On Campus
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.
Pre-requisites AFM231
Co-requisites None
Restrictions AFM422
Notes None
Combined Units AFM422 - Small Business Finance
Coordinator(s) Michelle Goyen (mgoyen@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

A unit dealing with the implications for small enterprises of the following: financial management; economic thought; modern finance theory; theoretical issues; financial problems; financial characteristics and performance; investment decision making; financing and profit distribution decisions; financial management practices; financial aspects of ownership; valuation; sources of finance; and accounting information and accountants.
Materials Textbook information will be displayed approximately 8 weeks prior to the commencement of the teaching period. Please note that textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment Assessment information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. demonstrate an understanding of why small firms exist and why they have unique needs;
  2. understand relevant developments in economic and financial theory;
  3. demonstrate an appreciation of the anomalies faced by small firms; and
  4. critically discuss the problems faced by new and small firms in respect of growth and performance.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
This is taught through all teaching material, practised through completion of online discussion, tutorials and assessments, assessed in all assessment tasks. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
Taught through special instructional material, practised through on line discussion, tutorials and assessments, and assessed through written and quantitative communication skills. 		True True True
3 Global Perspectives
Use of international contexts for discussion. 		True
4 Information Literacy
Taught through instructional material and practised through online discussion, tutorials and assessments. 		True True True
6 Problem Solving
This is taught through instructional material and practised through online discussion, tutorials and assessments. 		True True True
7 Social Responsibility
There is use of varying social and environmental contexts in discussions. 		True
   

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