Unit Outline

CPA Financial Risk Management is designed to provide you with the skills to assess and manage financial risks and apply appropriate strategies through the use of financial instruments. Financial risks include funding and liquidity risk, market risk from interest rates, exchange rates or commodity price movements, credit risk, and operational risk. This unit provides tuition support for your enrolment in the CPA Professional Level segment: Financial Risk Management. The unit also develops some professional skills such as reporting writing, oral presentation and communication skills

Intended Learning Outcomes

As per the Assessment and Results Policy 1.3, your results will reflect your achievement against specified learning outcomes.

On completion of this unit, you will be able to:

1	Explain financial risk management strategies to address an organisation’s financial risk taking into account recent developments and apply those strategies
2	Professional skills and oral presentation skills used to justify case studies’ financial risk management

Requisites

REQUISITE TYPE	REQUISITES
Pre-requisite	BFA503 AND BFA507 AND BFA601 AND BFA605 AND BFA612 AND BEA603 AND BFA714 AND BFA715

Alterations as a result of student feedback

Teaching arrangements

ATTENDANCE MODE	TEACHING TYPE	LEARNING ACTIVITY	CONTACT HOURS	FREQUENCY
On Campus	Workshop	Introductory 1h workshop, Week 1	1	Once only
	Lecture (Online)	Pre-recorded 1h lecture, once a week	1	Weekly
	Workshop	2h workshop, fortnightly, commencing in Week 2	2	1 time per fortnight
	Other	5h independent learning	5	Weekly
Online	Online Class	Introductory 1h workshop, Week 1	1	Once only
	Independent Learning	Pre-recorded 1h lecture, once a week	1	Weekly
	Online Class	1h workshop, weekly, commencing in Week 2	1	Weekly
	Independent Learning	5h independent learning	5	Weekly

Attendance / engagement expectations

If your unit is offered On campus, it is expected that you will attend all on-campus and onsite learning activities. This is to support your own learning and the development of a learning community within the unit. If you are unable to attend regularly, please discuss the situation with your course coordinator and/or our UConnect support team.

If your unit is offered Online or includes online activities, it is expected you will engage in all those activities as indicated in the Unit Outline or MyLO, including any self-directed learning.

If you miss a learning activity for a legitimate reason (e.g., illness, carer responsibilities) teaching staff will attempt to provide alternative activities (e.g., make up readings) where it is possible.

How will I be Assessed?

For more detailed assessment information please see MyLO.

Assessment schedule

ASSESSMENT TASK #	ASSESSMENT TASK NAME	DATE DUE	WEIGHT	LINKS TO INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES
Assessment Task 1:	Final Exam	Exam Period	100 %	LO1, LO2

Assessment details

Assessment Task 1: Final Exam

Task Description:

Final Exam - Students will attend CPA exam as the final exam for this unit.

Students are advised that the CPA examination is conducted by CPA Australia and in accordance with their rules and regulations. It is the responsibility of students to be aware of the rules and requirements of CPA Australia, as well as the venue and time for the examination.

As a student enrolled in CPA program, you are responsible for ensuring that you are in possession of the latest CPA Australia information.

Task Length:

3 hours 15 minutes

Due Date:

Exam Period

Weight:

100 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)

1	Introduction to financial risk management (10%)	LO1
2	Management of liquidity, debt and equity (10%)	LO1
3	Financing and evaluating investments (14%)	LO1, LO2
4	Derivatives (10%)	LO1
5	Interest rate risk management (14%)	LO1
6	Foreign exchange and commodity risk management (14%)	LO1
7	Accounting for derivatives and hedge relationships (14%)	LO1
8	Controlling risks (14%)	LO1

How your final result is determined

To pass this unit, you need to demonstrate your attainment of each of the Intended Learning Outcomes, achieve a final unit grade of 50% or greater, and pass any hurdle tasks.

Submission of assignments

For advice and instructions regarding assessment submission and results, refer to CPA Australia.

Academic integrity

Academic integrity is about acting responsibly, honestly, ethically, and collegially when using, producing, and communicating information with other students and staff members.

In written work, you must correctly reference the work of others to maintain academic integrity. To find out the referencing style for this unit, see the assessment information in the MyLO site, or contact your teaching staff. For more detail about Academic Integrity, see Important Guidelines & Support.

Requests for extensions

Late penalties

Review of results and appeals

Required Resources

Required reading materials

CPA program financial risk management, 4th Edition, John Wiley & Sons Australia Ltd., 2023.

Recommended reading materials

Other required resources

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