793-274 Investment and Finance

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793-274 Investment and Finance
Credit Points	10
HECS Band	2
Coordinator	Mr Gavin Drew
Prerequisites	793-122 Planning and Budgeting Techniques.
Semester	1, repeat Summer (view timetable)
Contact	39 hours lectures and 26 hrs practical classes
Subject Description	The objective of this subject is to enable students to develop skills and knowledge in relation to investment and finance as they apply in the agriculture/farm business. The content includes: investment concepts (growth, income, gearing - investment decisions under risk and uncertainty), contracts, marketing strategies, diversification, insurance, futures; ownership and acquisition; alternatives to land ownership; investment finance; rural valuation principles; rural land purchases; and outside enterprise investment.
Assessment	Internal students: two assignments of 2000 words (60%) and a 3-hour test (40%). External students: two assignments of 3000 words each (100%).

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