Program Overview

MBS566 - Financial Decision-Making Essentials

Overview

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Offerings

The following offerings are available for MBS566 - Financial Decision-Making Essentials:

• DUBAI-ISC-TJD-MIXEDMODE-2026-ONGOING
  • Teaching period code: Trimester-TJD
  • Location: Murdoch University Dubai, UAE
  • Attendance mode: Mixed Mode
  • Start year: 2026
  • End year: Ongoing
  • Self enrol: No
• DUBAI-ISC-TJD-ONLINESCHD-2026-ONGOING
  • Teaching period code: Trimester-TJD
  • Location: Murdoch University Dubai, UAE
  • Attendance mode: Online Scheduled
  • Start year: 2026
  • End year: Ongoing
  • Self enrol: No
• DUBAI-ISC-TMD-MIXEDMODE-2025-ONGOING
  • Teaching period code: Trimester-TMD
  • Location: Murdoch University Dubai, UAE
  • Attendance mode: Mixed Mode
  • Start year: 2025
  • End year: Ongoing
  • Self enrol: No
• DUBAI-ISC-TMD-ONLINESCHD-2025-ONGOING
  • Teaching period code: Trimester-TMD
  • Location: Murdoch University Dubai, UAE
  • Attendance mode: Online Scheduled
  • Start year: 2025
  • End year: Ongoing
  • Self enrol: No
• DUBAI-ISC-TSD-MIXEDMODE-2025-ONGOING
  • Teaching period code: Trimester-TSD
  • Location: Murdoch University Dubai, UAE
  • Attendance mode: Mixed Mode
  • Start year: 2025
  • End year: Ongoing
  • Self enrol: No
• DUBAI-ISC-TSD-ONLINESCHD-2025-ONGOING
  • Teaching period code: Trimester-TSD
  • Location: Murdoch University Dubai, UAE
  • Attendance mode: Online Scheduled
  • Start year: 2025
  • End year: Ongoing
  • Self enrol: No
• KAPLAN-SGP-TJA-MIXEDMODE-2026-ONGOING
  • Teaching period code: Trimester-TJA
  • Location: Kaplan Higher Education Academy Pte. Ltd
  • Attendance mode: Mixed Mode
  • Start year: 2026
  • End year: Ongoing
  • Self enrol: No
• KAPLAN-SGP-TJA-ONLINESCHD-2026-ONGOING
  • Teaching period code: Trimester-TJA
  • Location: Kaplan Higher Education Academy Pte. Ltd
  • Attendance mode: Online Scheduled
  • Start year: 2026
  • End year: Ongoing
  • Self enrol: No
• KAPLAN-SGP-TMA-MIXEDMODE-2025-ONGOING
  • Teaching period code: Trimester-TMA
  • Location: Kaplan Higher Education Academy Pte. Ltd
  • Attendance mode: Mixed Mode
  • Start year: 2025
  • End year: Ongoing
  • Self enrol: No
• KAPLAN-SGP-TMA-ONLINESCHD-2025-ONGOING
  • Teaching period code: Trimester-TMA
  • Location: Kaplan Higher Education Academy Pte. Ltd
  • Attendance mode: Online Scheduled
  • Start year: 2025
  • End year: Ongoing
  • Self enrol: No
• KAPLAN-SGP-TSA-MIXEDMODE-2025-ONGOING
  • Teaching period code: Trimester-TSA
  • Location: Kaplan Higher Education Academy Pte. Ltd
  • Attendance mode: Mixed Mode
  • Start year: 2025
  • End year: Ongoing
  • Self enrol: No
• KAPLAN-SGP-TSA-ONLINESCHD-2025-ONGOING
  • Teaching period code: Trimester-TSA
  • Location: Kaplan Higher Education Academy Pte. Ltd
  • Attendance mode: Online Scheduled
  • Start year: 2025
  • End year: Ongoing
  • Self enrol: No
• MURDOCH-T1-FACE2FACE-2026
  • Teaching period code: Trimester-T1
  • Location: Murdoch
  • Attendance mode: Face to Face
  • Start year: 2026
  • End year: 2026
  • Self enrol: Yes
• MURDOCH-T1-ONLINEFLEX-2026
  • Teaching period code: Trimester-T1
  • Location: Murdoch
  • Attendance mode: Online Flexible
  • Start year: 2026
  • End year: 2026
  • Self enrol: Yes
• MURDOCH-T2-FACE2FACE-2027
  • Teaching period code: Trimester-T2
  • Location: Murdoch
  • Attendance mode: Face to Face
  • Start year: 2027
  • End year: 2027
  • Self enrol: Yes
• MURDOCH-T2-ONLINEFLEX-2027
  • Teaching period code: Trimester-T2
  • Location: Murdoch
  • Attendance mode: Online Flexible
  • Start year: 2027
  • End year: 2027
  • Self enrol: Yes
• MURDOCH-T3-FACE2FACE-2026
  • Teaching period code: Trimester-T3
  • Location: Murdoch
  • Attendance mode: Face to Face
  • Start year: 2026
  • End year: 2026
  • Self enrol: Yes
• MURDOCH-T3-ONLINEFLEX-2026
  • Teaching period code: Trimester-T3
  • Location: Murdoch
  • Attendance mode: Online Flexible
  • Start year: 2026
  • End year: 2026
  • Self enrol: Yes

Requisites

Exclusion

The following units are excluded from being taken with MBS566:

• MBS546: Business Finance (3 cp)
• MBS539: Accounting for Managers (3 cp)

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of MBS566, students will be able to:

1. Interpret and analyse financial statements for effective decision-making.
2. Apply valuation and investment criteria in real-world scenarios.
3. Apply financial planning tools, such as cost-volume-profit analysis and budgeting, to make informed business decisions.
4. Evaluate strategies to optimise cash flow, working capital, capital structure, and dividend policies to maximise shareholder value.
5. Evaluate risk, return, and cost of capital in investment decisions.
6. Describe the ethical and structural considerations in business finance and accounting.

Additional Information

Unit Version

The version of this unit is 12.

Version Start Date

The start date of this unit version is 01/01/2026.

Owning College

The owning college of this unit is the College of Business.

Owning School

The owning school of this unit is Accounting and Finance.

Credit Points

This unit is worth 6 credit points.

UN Sustainable Development Goals

This curriculum aligns with the following UN Sustainable Development Goals:

• Goal 3: Good health and well-being
• Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production
• Goal 13: Climate action