COORDINATION FORM & TEACHING PLAN

A. Trimester:

B. SUBJECT INFORMATION

1. Name of Subject/Module Financial Modelling

2. Subject Code BFN3174
3. Name of Subject Coordinator(s) Dr. Nguyen Thi Phuong Lan
4. Date of Meeting
5. Venue of Meeting

C. LIST OF TEACHING STAFF CONTACT DETAILS:

Name Room Email Address Tel. No. Signature Date
Number
Dr. Nguyen Thi Phuong Lan BR3019 nguyen@mmu.edu.my 83125645

D. SUBJECT LEARNING OUTCOMES

LO SUBJECT LEARNING OUTCOMES Domain Level

LO1 Discuss various models used in the Corporate Finance, Option Pricing, and Cognitive 2
Portfolio Management.
LO2 Carry out modelling in Excel using various financial models. Cognitive 3
LO3 Apply different modelling methods. Cognitive 3
LO4 Carry out analysis with different financial models. Cognitive 4

E. ASSESSMENT METHODS

Assessment Percentage
Midterm Test 20%
Assignment 30%
Final Exam 50%

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 F. MAPPING OF ASSESSMENT TO LO
No. Assessment Components LO1 LO2 LO3 LO4
1. Midterm Test x x x x
2. Assignment x x x x
3. Final Exam x x x x
4.
5.

G. Details of Assessment Components

Assessment Total
Details of topic coverage Format Weight
component marks

Midterm Test All knowledge learnt from the first five Lab Exam 40 30%
chapters

Assignment Portfolio Construction Computer-based 100 20%

assignments on real
situations

Final Exam All Chapters Lab Exam 100 50%

H. READING MATERIALS
Textbook 1. Simon Benninga (2014), Financial Modeling, 4rd Edition, MIT Press, USA

2. Simon Benninga, et al. (2012), Fundamentals of Finance with Microsoft

Excel, South-East Asia Edition, Oxford.

Reference Book 1. Tjia, S. J. (2009). Building Financial Models, 2nd Edition, McGraw-Hill
Finance and Investing: USA.

2. Fairhurst, D. S. (2012). Using Excel for Business Analysis: A Guide to

Financial Modelling Fundamentals, 1st Edition. USA: Wiley Finance.

3. Helbaek, M., Lovaas, R. and Mjolhus, J. (2013), Financial Modelling and

asset valuation with Excel, Routledge, USA.

4. Day, A. (2012). Mastering Financial Modeling in Microsoft Excel: A

Practitioner's Guide to Applied Corporate Finance, 3rd Edition.

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 I. LESSON PLAN
WEEK DATE TOPICS Activities (Hours) REMARKS
E-Learning Lecture Tutorial Lab (Class Replacement/ Public
Holiday)
1. Introduction to the subject 2 1
3 – 9 July
2. Finance and financial modelling (C1): 3
10 – 16 What is finance, 8 principles of finance, business
and individual decision making.
July
3. 17 – 23 Time value of Money (C5 + C1): Time 3
lines, future values, present values, NPVs, and
July IRR.
4. 24 – 30 Bond Valuation (C10):
1 2
July Bond yield, price, and duration
5. 31 July – 6 Equity Valuation (C11):
1 2
Aug. 4 valuation methods for shares
6. 7 – 13 Cost of Capital (C12):
1 2
Aug. Cost of equity, debts, taxes, and WACC
7. 14 – 20 Financial Planning (C14): forecasting
1 2 (Midterm test)
Aug. using per cent of sales method and cash budget.
8. 21 – 27 Capital Budgeting (C15): 1 2
Techniques, the yes-no decisions, ranking
Aug. projects.
9. 28 Aug. – Portfolio Models: 1 2
Mean, standard deviation, covariance,
3 Sept. coefficients for a portfolio of stocks,
10. 4 – 10 Portfolio Optimization: 1 2
Efficient frontier construction for portfolio with 2
Sept. or more stocks.
11. 11 – 17 Derivatives (C18) :
1 2
Sept. Option pricing models
12. 18 – 24 Other special issues:
1 2
Sept. VaR, Volatility.
13. 25 Sept. – Revision
3 (Dateline for
1 Oct. Assignment)
14. 2 – 8 Oct. Study Week

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 For internal use:

J. TASKS DISTRIBUTION
NO TASKS STAFF
1 Lecture Slides Dr. Nguyen Lan
2 Lab Materials
3 Tutorials
4 Quiz Dr. Nguyen Lan
5 Tests Dr. Nguyen Lan
6 Assignments Dr. Nguyen Lan
7 Final Exam Paper Dr. Nguyen Lan
8 Supplementary Exam Paper Dr. Nguyen Lan

Other Coordinated Items (such as date of test/setting of final year examination etc)

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Discussed and agreed by:

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Subject Coordinator Subject Coordinator (Sharing)
Date: 3 July 2017 Date:

I am hereby satisfied that the Teaching Plan fulfills the syllabus requirement.

Submitting: Sharing:

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Dean/Deputy Dean (Academic)/PC Dean/Deputy Dean (Academic)/PC
Faculty of <Faculty Name> Faculty of <Faculty Name>
Date: Date:

Note: **The coordination must be done by coordinators of individual subject/course from Melaka/Cyberjaya/Nusajaya/Affiliated College
Campuses. This form is to be submitted by the Subject Coordinator to the Dean’s Office of respective campus.

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