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MMGT6016: Financial Management
2025 unit information
This unit equips candidates with the financial management skills and tools to analyse, interpret, and act upon the accounting and financial information produced within an organisation. The unit covers different types of financial information and how this can be utilised to generate insights about organisational performance, position and risk as well as make management decisions that generate economic value. Real life complexities in the performance evaluation and decision making process are also discussed, along with limitations relating to the individual approaches and techniques presented.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Business (Business School)
| Study level | Postgraduate |
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| Academic unit | Management Education |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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None |
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Corequisites:
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None |
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MMGT6003 or MMGT6017 |
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This unit is appropriate for candidates with no prior knowledge of accounting and financial management |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. Understand the benefits and limitations of accounting and finance information and analytical techniques for management decision-making purposes
- LO2. Analyse accounting and financial information to examine organisational performance and position and make decisions that create financial value
- LO3. Analyse accounting and financial information to make decisions that optimise value
- LO4. Evaluate business-unit and product/service portfolios from an accounting and financial value-creation perspective.
Unit availability
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Semester 1a 2024
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Block mode | Castlereagh St, Sydney | |
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Semester 2a 2024
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Block mode | Castlereagh St, Sydney |
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Semester 1a 2025
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Block mode | Castlereagh St, Sydney |
Outline unavailable
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Semester 2a 2025
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Block mode | Castlereagh St, Sydney |
Outline unavailable
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