MAF907 - Empirical Corporate Finance
Unit details
| Year: | 2022 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne) |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 2: Hong Feng Zhang |
| Cohort rule: | This unit is only available to students enrolled in M820, M900 |
| Prerequisite: | MAF905 |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus: | 1 x 3 hour class per week |
Content
The unit aims to provide a thorough examination of empirical evidence in main areas in corporate finance, including topics such as investment policy, capital structure, corporate liquidity, payout policy, corporate governance, and mergers and acquisitions. The unit also covers a selection of econometric methods commonly used in corporate finance research, which will enable students to test corporate finance theories and analyse corporate finance data using various econometric techniques. This unit will provide students with working knowledge of conducting empirical analysis in corporate finance research
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Have discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities to conduct empirical analysis in corporate finance | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Use online resources to find the research data and apply statistical software to implement data manipulation and data analysis in corporate finance | GLO3: Digital literacy |
| ULO3 | Critically evaluate empirical methods used in published and unpublished research papers | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO4 | Solve empirical problems in corporate finance that have real world applications | GLO2: Communication |
| ULO5 | Develop independent empirical research skills and the ability to conduct empirical analysis, and present results in research projects | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) |
Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1: (Individual) Report (Research) | 2000 words | 20% | Week 5 |
| Assessment 2: (Individual) Report (Research) | 2000 words | 20% | Week 10 |
| Examination (Closed Book) | 2 hours | 60% | Exam period |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Hurdle requirement
Hurdle requirement: Achieve at least 50% of the marks available on the examination
Learning Resource
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: MAF907 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
Unit Fee Information
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