Effective Term: | 2025/05 |
Institute / School : | Institute of Innovation, Science & Sustainability |
Unit Title: | Project Finance Application (Masters) |
Unit ID: | GPACC7008 |
Credit Points: | 15.00 |
Prerequisite(s): | Nil |
Co-requisite(s): | Nil |
Exclusion(s): | Nil |
ASCED: | 081199 |
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Brief description of the Unit |
This project-based unit aims to prepare students to work within finance departments of companies or financial advisory organisations. Working in teams, students will focus on projects based on assessing the debt/loan funding requirements of a company for new capital expenditure. Students will perform an analysis of a sector and an associated company’s financial performance (solvency, profitability, and liquidity). As a result, students will assess project cash flows, advise management on project viability, and prepare a loan application. Successful completion of this unit will assist students to work effectively in teams, prepare for a range of entry-level roles within the finance function of an organisation or act as a financial advisor. Students will also learn how to how prepare Project Finance Reports or Business Plans as required by clients. |
Grade Scheme: | Graded (HD, D, C, P, MF, F, XF) |
Work Experience Indicator: |
No work experience |
Placement Component: No |
Supplementary Assessment:Yes |
Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment |
Course Level: |
Level of Unit in Course | AQF Level(s) of Course | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Introductory | | | | | | | Intermediate | | | | | | | Advanced | | | | |  | |
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Learning Outcomes: |
Knowledge: |
K1. | Critically evaluate and integrate multifaceted and interrelated factors influencing a company’s liquidity, profitability, and solvency. Develop and apply advanced methodologies for comparative analysis against sector performance benchmarks, including predictive and normative analytics to assess financial stability. |
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K2. | Conduct a comprehensive assessment of debt/loan funding requirements for capital expenditure projects. Formulate strategic frameworks that incorporate project sustainability, nuanced risk analysis, long-term financial impacts, and align with organizational goals and market conditions. |
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K3. | Innovate and apply advanced theoretical and empirical knowledge of financial performance analysis to drive strategic decision-making and problem-solving in complex and dynamic project finance contexts, including emerging trends and methodologies. |
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Skills: |
S1. | Design and execute analyses of financial statements and reports, incorporating advanced peer benchmarking techniques, advanced industry standards, and novel analytical tools to derive high-impact insights. |
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S2. | Lead and manage cross-functional teams to create comprehensive project viability analyses and financial reports, employing advanced decision-making frameworks and integrating stakeholder perspectives to enhance strategic outcomes. |
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S3. | Develop and apply cutting-edge financial modelling techniques to create robust simulations of project cash flows, evaluate multifaceted risk profiles, and design comprehensive stress-test scenarios for assessing project sustainability and resilience. |
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Application of knowledge and skills: |
A1. | Create an exhaustive financial analysis report that not only rigorously justifies the project’s viability but also integrates advanced financial theories, predictive models, and comparative analyses against industry standards and sector-specific benchmarks, providing strategic recommendations. |
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A2. | Design and implement a complex and adaptive financial model for cash flow projections, incorporating a wide range of assumptions such as revenue growth trajectories, capital expenditures, and terminal values, and utilizing scenario analysis to inform strategic decisions. |
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A3. | Spearhead the development of a comprehensive project loan application report, integrating advanced financial projections, sustainability assessments, and strategic risk management plans. Ensure alignment with organizational objectives and market conditions, supporting high-level decision-making and stakeholder engagement. |
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Unit Content: |
Sprint 1 (2 Weeks) In-depth analysis of a company’s financial performance Conduct a thorough analysis of liquidity, profitability, solvency, and historical financial data. Evaluate industry benchmarks for comparative analysis, efficiency and growth. Sprint 2 (2 Weeks) Project funding analysis and capital structure design Analyse and design an optimal funding mix for a given project, considering debt vs equity, sustainability, and risk. Sprint 3 (2 Weeks) Market analysis and competitive benchmarking Perform a detailed industry and market analysis, evaluating competition, market positioning, and growth potential. Sprint 4 (2 Weeks) Financial projections and stress testing Develop detailed financial projections (5-year plan) using discounted/non-discounted cash flow techniques, including stress testing for different economic scenarios. Sprint 5 (2 Weeks) Comprehensive risk analysis and mitigation strategy Develop a detailed risk assessment, including financial, operational, and market risks. Propose mitigation strategies. Sprint 6 (2 Weeks) Final comprehensive project finance report Synthesize all previous work into a full project finance report, including the financial model, risk analysis, and sustainability considerations. |
Graduate Attributes: |
Federation University recognises that students require key transferable employability skills to prepare them for their future workplace and society. FEDTASKS (Transferable Attributes Skills and Knowledge) provide a targeted focus on five key transferable Attributes, Skills, and Knowledge that are be embedded within curriculum, developed gradually towards successful measures and interlinked with cross-discipline and Co-operative Learning opportunities. One or more FEDTASK, transferable Attributes, Skills or Knowledge must be evident in the specified learning outcomes and assessment for each FedUni Unit, and all must be directly assessed in each Course.
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FED TASK and descriptor | Development and acquisition of FEDTASKS in the Unit | Level | FEDTASK 1 Interpersonal | Students at this level will demonstrate an advanced ability in a range of contexts to effectively communicate, interact and work with others both individually and in groups. Students will be required to display high level skills in-person and/or online in: • Using and demonstrating a high level of verbal and non-verbal communication • Demonstrating a mastery of listening for meaning and influencing via active listening • Demonstrating and showing empathy for others • High order skills in negotiating and conflict resolution skills\\ • Demonstrating mastery of working respectfully in cross-cultural and diverse teams. | 2 - No | FEDTASK 2 Leadership | Students at this level will demonstrate a mastery in professional skills and behaviours in leading others. • Creating and sustaining a collegial environment • Demonstrating a high level of self -awareness and the ability to self-reflect and justify decisions • Inspiring and initiating opportunities to lead others • Making informed professional decisions • Demonstrating initiative in new professional situations. | 3 - N/A | FEDTASK 3 Critical Thinking and Creativity | Students at this level will demonstrate high level skills in working in complexity and ambiguity using the imagination to create new ideas. Students will be required to display skills in: • Reflecting critically to generate and consider complex ideas and concepts at an abstract level • Analysing complex and abstract ideas, concepts and information • Communicate alternative perspectives to justify complex ideas • Demonstrate a mastery of challenging conventional thinking to clarify complex concepts • Forming creative solutions in problem solving to new situations for further learning. | 1 - Yes | FEDTASK 4 Digital Literacy | Students at this level will demonstrate the ability to work competently across a wide range of tools, platforms and applications to achieve a range of tasks. Students will be required to display skills in: • Mastering, exploring, evaluating, managing, curating, organising and sharing digital information professionally • Collating, managing complex data, accessing and using digital data securely • Receiving and responding professionally to messages in a range of professional digital media • Contributing competently and professionally to digital teams and working groups • Participating at a high level in digital learning opportunities. | 3 - N/A | FEDTASK 5 sustainable and Ethical Mindset | Students at this level will demonstrate a mastery of considering and assessing the consequences and impact of ideas and actions in enacting professional ethical and sustainable decisions. Students will be required to display skills in: • Demonstrate informed judgment making that considers the impact of devising complex solutions in ambiguous global economic environmental and societal contexts • Professionally committing to the promulgation of social responsibility • Demonstrate the ability to evaluate ethical, socially responsible and/or sustainable challenges and generating and articulating responses • Communicating lifelong, life-wide and life-deep learning to be open to the diverse professional others • Generating, leading and implementing required actions to foster sustainability in their professional and personal life | 3 - N/A |
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| Learning Outcomes Assessed | Assessment Tasks | Assessment Type | Weighting | 1. | K1, K2, S1, A1 | Financial analysis, Financial projections and scenario analysis, market analysis and market benchmarking | Group Report and Presentation | 20-25% | 2. | K2, S2, A2 | Funding strategy and capital structure design | Group Report and Presentation | 20-25% | 3. | K2, K3, S2, A3 | Risk assessment and mitigation strategy | Group Risk Report and Presentation | 15-20% | 4. | K1, K2, K3, S1, S2, S3, A3 | Final comprehensive project finance report | Final Group Report and Stakeholder Presentation | 30-40% |
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