Associate Professor Vincent Lee
Associate Professor
Phone: +61 3 990 52360
Fax: +613-99055159
Contact hours: 3:00 - 5.00 pm Thursday
Associate Professor Vincent Lee
Associate Professor
Phone: +61 3 990 52360
Fax: +613-99055159
Contact hours: Thursday 2-4 pm at H1.26
Allen Lu (Tutor)
Contact hours: 12:00-2:00 pm
Vincent.lee@infotech.monash.edu.au
yi.lu@infotech.monash.edu.au
Welcome to FIT5159 IT for financial decisions for semester 2, 2009. This 6 point unit is a core unit in the Business Systems professional track of the MBIS degree, and an elective unit for the MBIS and other postgraduate courses within the Faculty of IT. The unit has been designed to provide students a broad understanding of IT tools and related techniques that can aid in the analysis and interpretation of real financial problems.This Unit will look at 6 real business related financial issues set in the context of specific case studies. You will gain an understanding of organizational environments, the contexts within which information technologies are used to aid financial decision making. This unit explores many aspects of IT with emphasis on the relationship between theoretical knowledge and its practical application using cases and real examples.
FIT5159 is a core unit in the Business Systems professional track of the MBIS degree, and an elective unit for the MBIS and other postgraduate courses within the Faculty of IT.
Before attempting this unit you must have satisfactorily completed
FIT9004
or equivalent.You may not study this unit and
BUS5003 (previous MBT unit)
in your degree.For information on timetabling for on-campus classes please refer to MUTTS, http://mutts.monash.edu.au/MUTTS/
On-campus students should register for tutorials/laboratories using the Allocate+ system: http://allocate.cc.monash.edu.au/
Week | Topic | Key dates |
---|---|---|
1 | Introduction and Financial Statement Analysis | Thursday 23 Jul 09 (2-4 pm Caulfield H1.26) |
2 | Capital Budgetting (spreadsheet modelling) | Thursday 30 Jul 09 (2-4 pm Caulfield H1.26) |
3 | Financial Processes (System Dynamics Fundamentals) | Thursday 06 Aug 09 (2-4 pm Caulfield H1.26) |
4 | System Dynamics Modelling Examples | Thursday 13 Aug 09 (2-4 pm Caulfield H1.26) |
5 | Financial Benchmarking Techniques and tools | Thursday 20 Aug 09 (2-4 pm Caulfield H1.26) |
6 | Real Options and Project valuations | Thursday 27 Aug 09 (2-4 pm Caulfield H1.26) |
7 | Financial clustering/classifications methods | Thursday 3 Sep 09 (2-4 pm Caulfield H1.26) |
8 | Financial Clustering/classification problems and solution tools | Thursday 10 Sep 09 (2-4 pm Caulfield H1.26) |
9 | Financial forecasting (statistical and machine learning approach) | Thursday 17 Sep 09 (2-4 pm Caulfield H1.26) |
10 | Some samples with empirical result | Thursday 24 Sep 09 (2-4 pm Caulfield H1.26) |
Mid semester break | ||
11 | Capital Structure Decision Basic | Thursday 08 Oct 09 (2-4 pm Caulfield H1.26) |
12 | Capital structure Decision extension | Thursday 15 Oct 09 (2-4 pm Caulfield H1.26) |
13 | Revision | Thursday 22 Oct 09 (2-4 pm Caulfield H1.26) |
Bringham E F & Ehrhardt, M.C. (2008), "Finance Management-Theory and Practice" (12th Edition), Thomson South-western, ISBN-13: 978-0-324-42269-6
Text books are available from the Monash University Book Shops. Availability from other suppliers cannot be assured. The Bookshop orders texts in specifically for this unit. You are advised to purchase your text book early.John Charns (2007), Financial modelling with Crystall + Exccel, John Wiley
The following softwares are useful tools to carry out laboratory tasks
Excel Spreadsheet and Crystal Ball
i-think or System Dynamic
Neuroshell version 2
Viscovery SOMINE
Students studying off-campus are required to have the minimum system configuration specified by the Faculty as a condition of accepting admission, and regular Internet access. On-campus students, and those studying at supported study locations may use the facilities available in the computing labs. Information about computer use for students is available from the ITS Student Resource Guide in the Monash University Handbook. You will need to allocate up to 6 hours per week for use of a computer, including time for newsgroups/discussion groups.
Study resources we will provide for your study are:
To pass a unit which includes an examination as part of the assessment a student must obtain:
If a student does not achieve 40% or more in the unit examination or the unit non-examination total assessment, and the total mark for the unit is greater than 44% then a mark of no greater than 44-N will be recorded for the unit.
At FEC meeting 5/07 (Item 4.1.1) the following assessment policy wasAssignment coversheets are available via "Student Forms" on the Faculty website: http://www.infotech.monash.edu.au/resources/student/forms/
You MUST submit a completed coversheet with all assignments, ensuring that the plagiarism declaration section is signed.
Assignment submission and return procedures, and assessment criteria will be specified with each assignment.
Weighting:
60 %
Length:
2 hours
Type (open/closed book):
Closed book
Remarks:
Please make every effort to submit work by the due dates. It is your responsibility to structure your study program around assignment deadlines, family, work and other commitments. Factors such as normal work pressures, vacations, etc. are not regarded as appropriate reasons for granting extensions. Students are advised to NOT assume that granting of an extension is a matter of course.
Students requesting an extension for any assessment during semester (eg. Assignments, tests or presentations) are required to submit a Special Consideration application form (in-semester exam/assessment task), along with original copies of supporting documentation, directly to their lecturer within two working days before the assessment submission deadline. Lecturers will provide specific outcomes directly to students via email within 2 working days. The lecturer reserves the right to refuse late applications.
A copy of the email or other written communication of an extension must be attached to the assignment submission.
Refer to the Faculty Special consideration webpage or further details and to access application forms: http://www.infotech.monash.edu.au/resources/student/equity/special-consideration.html
Students can expect assignments to be returned within two weeks of the submission date or after receipt, whichever is later.
Please visit the following URL: http://www.infotech.monash.edu.au/units/appendix.html for further information about: