FINA403-17T (NET)

Entrepreneurial Finance

20 Points

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Waikato Management School
Te Raupapa
Department of Finance

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Convenor(s)

Geeta Duppati

Geeta Duppati
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geeta.duppati@waikato.ac.nz

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Administrator(s)

: maxine.hayward@waikato.ac.nz

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Tutor(s)

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Paper Description

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Small businesses typically constitutes a significant proportion of the employment and gross domestic product of most countries. The study of Entrepreneurial finance is important and whether it is micro-finance in a less developed country, emerging economy or market based in a mature economy. Interventions by governments, international aid and funding agencies are all part of the very rich tapestry of entrepreneurial finance and at times the return and risk parameters are not always obvious.

Early publication of this paper is to assist prospective students consider the nature of this first Finance Net Paper and whether it is suitable for them. Accordingly, consider it as a draft. More material will be added to the site prior to the commencement of Semester T. Teaching notes, videos and other resources will be added, week by week, from the start of T semester.
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Paper Structure

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Activities

Topic

Guidance videos provide an indication of the important aspects of the topic and guidance as to how to use the resources available.

Webinars

Provide an opportunity to hear a lecture covering the main themes for the week and post questions.
Provide an opportunity to see calculations and data sources handled.

Exercises

Understanding of data sources, comparability and competency in calculations. Competency in explaining theory and methods in own words.

Computer exercise

Development of skills in computational processes and determining the appropriateness of data sources.

Online tests

Test knowledge, communication competencies and computational capabilities.

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Learning Outcomes

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Students who successfully complete the course should be able to:

  • define and discuss types of business ownerships and business start-ups.

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  • explain the various sources of finance available to Business Enterprises.
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  • compare and contrast the sustainable growth among New Zealand Small Business Enterprises (SBEs).
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Assessment

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For each assessment ensure you follow the instructions very carefully. An indication of how the marks will be allocated is provided with each piece of assessment.
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Assessment Components

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The internal assessment/exam ratio (as stated in the University Calendar) is 1:0. There is no final exam. The final exam makes up 0% of the overall mark.

The internal assessment/exam ratio (as stated in the University Calendar) is 1:0 or 0:0, whichever is more favourable for the student. The final exam makes up either 0% or 0% of the overall mark.

Component DescriptionDue Date TimePercentage of overall markSubmission MethodCompulsory
1. Assessment 1
16 Nov 2017
No set time
20
  • Online: Submit through Moodle
2. Test 1
30 Nov 2017
4:00 PM
40
  • Online: Online Test
3. Final test
13 Dec 2017
4:00 PM
40
  • Online: Online Test
Assessment Total:     100    
Failing to complete a compulsory assessment component of a paper will result in an IC grade
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Required and Recommended Readings

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Required Readings

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Entrepreneurial Finance, 6th Edition, Cengage Learning

Authors: J. Chris Leach, Ronald W. Melicher

You will need to access many Web sites, online journals and some databases. This will be time consuming and you need to allow several hours per week for searching for information. Suggested starting points will be made for individual topics throughout the paper.

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Recommended Readings

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Check under each topic in the Files link in the paper on Moodle
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Other Resources

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Use search engines to find material.  There are many useful sites you will find once you start seriously looking for material.
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Online Support

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Online support is available through Moodle. You can leave questions for asynchronous response and there are real time online Adobe Connect workshops
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Workload

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The expected workload is 200 hours.

There are assessments based on each week's topics and requires lots of reading and note taking and involves approx - 40 hours.

Preparation for Assessment 1 and Test 1, including 8 to 10 hours reading per week to obtain a good grade requires approx - 100 hours

Prepare for the final test by watching video's - 60 hours of preparation

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Linkages to Other Papers

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Prerequisite(s)

FINA201

Corequisite(s)

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Restriction(s)

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