Course Guide - Edith Cowan University

the unit is on the practice and pitfalls of impact assessment in
developing countries, from social, political and ecological
perspectives.
DVS6111
20 Credit Points
Research Proposal
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
Students, in consultation with an appropriate member of the
teaching staff of Edith Cowan University, will choose a research
topic, formulate a research question and develop their research
ideas, culminating in a dissertation proposal. This proposed
research will then be followed by intensive independent study to
produce a complete dissertation in the next semester.
DVS6211
20 Credit Points
Research Study
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
Prerequisite :
DVS6111 Research Proposal
The results of research will culminate in a dissertation of
approximately 10,000-12,000 words. This will be the result of a
substantive investigative project (collection and analysis of
primary and secondary sources) as proposed in the dissertation
proposal and will be evaluated by two examiners: the supervisor
and one other academic.
DVS6212
20 Credit Points
Research Study
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
Prerequisite :
DVS6111 Research Proposal
The results of research will culminate in a dissertation of
approximately 10,000-12,000 words. This will be the result of a
substantive investigative project (collection and analysis of
primary and secondary sources) as proposed in the dissertation
proposal and will be evaluated by two examiners: the supervisor
and one other academic.
DVS6213
20 Credit Points
Research Study
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
Prerequisite :
DVS6111 Research Proposal
The results of research will culminate in a dissertation of
approximately 10,000-12,000 words. This will be the result of a
substantive investigative project (collection and analysis of
primary and secondary sources) as proposed in the dissertation
proposal and will be evaluated by two examiners: the supervisor
and one other academic.
ECF4100
15 Credit Points
Economics IV
FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND LAW
This unit enables students to master selected aspects of economic
theory and their application to business. The unit follows a
student-centred program of study. Students select a real world
enterprise or organisation that they study in depth. Each student
will construct a scenario for the business they have selected and
develop a 4-year competitive strategy using the tools of economic
analysis acquired in unit studies.
ECF4160
15 Credit Points
Financial Modelling IV
FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND LAW
Prerequisites :
ECF4161 Quantitative Studies IV
ECF4220 Principles of Finance IV
This course is designed to provide an introduction to the practical
perspective of modelling financial applications using Microsoft
Excel. The major topics include introduction to basic financial and
statistical calculations, advanced Excel techniques, model design
and development, and computation of regression, portfolio, pro
forma financial statements, and simulation models.
ECF4161
15 Credit Points
Quantitative Studies IV
FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND LAW
This unit aims to provide graduates in business administration,
accounting and finance with an introductory survey of the many
business applications of descriptive and inferential statistics.
While the course focuses on business applications, it does not
require previous business experience.
Our personal and professional lives are filled with encounters with
random, unpredictable events. Yet we are still forced to make
decisions in these situations. Statistics is the tool for analysing
and thinking about this type of unpredictability. It helps
managers make better and more effective decisions.
ECF4201
15 Credit Points
Principles of Superannuation and Retirement Planning IV
FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND LAW
Prerequisite :
ECF4220 Principles of Finance IV
This unit examines retirement income planning from the
perspective of both the individual and implications for the wider
economy. The unit will examine approaches employed worldwide
for retirement income provision with a particular focus on the
Australian superannuation system. The history of age pension
provision internationally will be provided with consideration of
issues associated with changing demographic profiles. The
examination of the superannuation industry in Australia will focus
on industry structure, relevant legislation, retirement income
products and taxation.
ECF4202
15 Credit Points
Principles of Personal Risk Management Planning IV
FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND LAW
Prerequisite :
ECF4220 Principles of Finance IV
This unit explores the concept of risk and risk management with a
particular focus on the role of insurance. The Australia general
and life insurance markets are explored with particular attention to
the structure of each, key particpants and products, the legislative
framework governing each industry, and taxation considerations
of products. The unit is developed within the context of risk
management as a key component of the financial planning
process.
ECF4220
15 Credit Points
Principles of Finance IV
FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND LAW
The Principles of Finance unit provides an introduction to the
essentials of managerial finance topics. Students will review the
fundamentals of financial mathematics. These techniques will be
used in the process security valuation and capital budgeting to
evaluate capital expenditure and to assist in long-term asset
management. Students will study the management of working
capital, the role of the cost capital in the investment decision and
methods to measure the cost of capital for the firm. This will
include the institutions and structure of the financial markets and a
process to identify and evaluate various sources of finance for the
company. Since the late 50’s models have been developed to try
and explain the behaviour of companies and their managers as
well as the capital markets. These models will be reviewed along
with such topics as the principles and uses of portfolio theory and
the Capital Asset Pricing Model, the Efficient Markets Hypothesis
and the determination of capital structure and divided policy.
Finally students will look at some of the emerging theories in
financial decision making as they pertain to the business and the
capital markets as they exist today.
ECF4222
15 Credit Points
Capital Markets IV
FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND LAW
Prerequisite :
ECF4220 Principles of Finance IV
The objective of the unit is to give students a fundamental and
practical understanding of the workings of the financial system.
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