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MGT564 Managing Financial Information (8)
Abstract| Develops the participant 's skills in seeking out and interpreting the financial and other data they need to help them effectively manage projects and their work unit. Topics include strategies for managing the organisation's knowledge resources, project management, managing investments and finance, tracking financial position and performance, and managing budgets and costs. |
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Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details prior to contacting their course coordinator: MGT564
Where differences exist between the handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
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Subject information| Duration | Grading System | School: |
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| One session | HD/FL | School of Management and Marketing |
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Enrolment restrictions|
Available only for Australian Graduate Management Consortium (AGMC) students. |
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Learning OutcomesUpon successful completion of this subject, students should:
Be able to manipulate and evaluate information for decision making;
Be able to facilitate the identification, formalisation and management of projects;
Be able to develop skills in planning the stages of investing and financing projects and identify critical tasks in the information management process to ensure the objectives of projects investment are achieved;
Be able to analyse and interpret relevant operational performance reports that impact upon financial performance;
Be able to manage project cost information for the purposes of planning, controlling and measuring the outcomes of a project;
Be able to use budget to plan, control and communicate financial progress of a project. |
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SyllabusThe subject will cover the following topics:
The following are the titles of each learning area in the order in which they are offered:
Managing Knowledge
Managing Projects
Managing Investment and Financing
Managing Financial Position and Performance
Managing Budgets
Managing Costs
The subject is split into six interlocking themes of 7 hours face to face duration. Though each team is a discrete learning area, there are inter relationships between the various learning areas. |
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The information contained in the 2015 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 01 October 2015. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.
