LESSON PLAN FINANCIAL ANALYSIS (FIN320)

SEMESTER MARCH – AUGUST 2024 (20242)

COURSE INFORMATION

Code : FIN320
Course : FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
Level : DIPLOMA
Credit Unit : 3
Part : 4
Contact Hour : 3
Course Status : CORE
Prerequisite : NONE
Lecturer’s Name : SYAHIRU BIN SHAFIAI

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course will expose students with a thorough background on

financial management which includes taxation and depreciation
methods. Students will apply the financial tools and techniques,
calculate and analyze financial data for decision making. Lecture
sessions employ a mixture of lectures and tutorials. The outcomes shall
be assessed through case study and simulation including traditional
paper examination.

COURSE OBJECTIVES
1. Apply the financial concepts and theoryof financial management.
(PLO1) (C3)

2. Demonstrate numerical skills through investigation of the financial

statements from a decision maker’s perspective. (PLO16) (A3)

3. Demonstrate leadership, autonomy and responsibility by utilizing the

relevant financial management tool in the financingand investment
decision making process. (PLO13) (A3)
COURSE CONTENT

WEEK TOPIC ADAB MODEL ACTIVITY PLATFORM

LECTURE I (18 MARCH – 7 APRIL 2024)

Introduction Analysis ⚫ Lecture & Tutorial

WK 1 ⚫ Ufuture
18 – 22 Mar ⚫ Scope and nature of Financial Situate
2024 Management ⚫ Google Meet
⚫ Functions of Financial Managers ⚫ Lecturers analyze
⚫ Financial Sectors of the Economy students’ needs and ⚫ Webex
profiles.
⚫ Identifying and ⚫ Other suitable
expressing the platform
desired learning
objectives
Taxation and Depreciation Design ⚫ Lecture & Tutorial
WK 2 ⚫ Ufuture
25 – 29 Mar ⚫ Corporate Income Tax Digest: Lecturers provide
2024 ⚫ Personal Income Tax access of learning ⚫ Google Meet
⚫ Capital Gain Tax materials to the students
⚫ Webex
⚫ Tax Structure for Corporations and
WK 3 Synthesize:Students learn
Individual in Malaysia Other suitable
1 – 5 Apr 2024 how to summarize and ⚫
⚫ Depreciation Methods: Straight- Line platform
Methods, Double Declining Balance come to decisions about
Method, Sum of Years Digit Method what they have learned
⚫ Tax Treatment on Sale of Assets and how to use it in context.

2
 SPECIAL BREAK (8 – 14 APRIL 2024)

LECTURE II (15 APRIL – 26 MAY 2024)

Capital Budgeting Techniques Design ⚫ Lecture &

WK 4 Tutorial ⚫ Physical
15 – 19 Apr ⚫ Capital Budgeting Techniques: Average Digest: Lecturers provide classroom
2024 access of learning ⚫ Case Study
Accounting Return (AAR), Net Present
materials to the students ⚫ Ufuture
Value (NPV), Internal Rate of Return (IRR),
WK 5 Profitability Index (PI), and Payback
Synthesize:Students learn
22 – 26 Apr Period (PB)
how to summarize and
2024 ⚫ Replacement and Expansion Decision
come to decisions about
what they have learned
and how to use it in context.

Assess

Create:Info-graphic written
report for Group Case Study

Risk and Return Design ⚫ Lecture &

WK 6 ⚫ Types of risk: Systematic and Unsystematic Tutorial ⚫ Physical
29 Apr – 03 risk Digest:Lecturers provide classroom
May 2024 access of learning ⚫ Simulation
⚫ Measurement of risk and return: Expected
materials to the students Activity ⚫ Ufuture
Return, Variance, Standard Deviation and
Synthesize:Students learn
Coefficient of Variation
how to summarize and
come to decisions about

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 what they have learned
and how to use it in context.

Assess

Create:Info-graphic written
report for Group Simulation
Activity
Reflect Structured Questions.
WK 7 Total Marks:50 ⚫ F2F MID TERM
06– 10 May Mid Term Test: Chapter 1- 4 Written feedback through (Refer JSUB) TEST
2024 mid term test

Cost of Capital Design ⚫ Lecture &

WK 8 Tutorial ⚫ Physical
13 – 17 May ⚫ Capital Structure Digest: Lecturers provide classroom
2024 ⚫ Cost of Debt After Tax access of learning ⚫ Simulation
⚫ Cost of Preferred Stock materials to the students Activity ⚫ Ufuture
⚫ Cost of Common Equity
WK 9 ⚫ Weighted Average Cost of Capital Synthesize: Students learn
20 – 24 May (WACC) how to summarize and
2024 ⚫ Weighted Marginal Cost of Capital come to decisions about
(WMCC) what they have learned
⚫ IOS Graph and how to use it in context.

Assess

Create:Info-graphic written
report for Group Simulation
Activity.

4
 MID-TERM BREAK/SPECIAL BREAK (27 MAY – 02 JUNE 2024)

LECTURE III ( 03 JUNE – 5 JULY 2024)

Financial Planning and Uses of Leverage Design ⚫ Lecture &

WK 10 Tutorial ⚫ Physical
03 – 07 June ⚫ Breakeven Analysis Digest:Lecturers provide classroom
2024 ⚫ Operating Leverage access of learning ⚫ Simulation
⚫ Financial Leverage materials to the students Activity ⚫ Ufuture
⚫ Point of Indifference
WK 11 Synthesize:Students learn
10 – 14 June how to summarize and
2024
come to decisions about
what they have learned
and how to use it in context.

Assess

Create:Info-graphic written
report for Group Simulation
Activity.

5
 Merger and Acquisition Design ⚫ Lecture &
WK 12 Tutorial ⚫ Physical
17 – 21 June ⚫ Differences between Merger and Digest:Lecturers provide classroom
2024 Acquisition access of learning ⚫ Simulation
materials to the students Activity ⚫ Ufuture
⚫ Merger Approach: Accounting
WK 13 Treatment to Merger and Acquisition
Synthesize:Students learn
24 – 28 June how to summarize and
2024
come to decisions about
what they have learned
and how to use it in context.

Assess

Create:Info-graphic written
report for Group Simulation
Activity.
⚫ Extra tutorial
WK 14 ⚫ REVISION/PREPARATION FOR FINAL questions ⚫ Physical
01 – 05 July EXAMINATION classroom
2024
⚫ Ufuture

REVISION WEEK (08 – 14 JULY 2024)

EXAMINATION (15 JULY – 04 AUGUST 2024)

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STRUCTURED ASSESSMENT MECHANISM (ASSESSMENT SCHEDULE)

DATE TYPE OF ASSIGNMENT

*Block 1 (WK1 – WK3) -

18 Mar – 7 Apr 2024

*Block 2 (WK4 – WK9) ⚫ GROUP CASE STUDY

15 Apr - 26 May 2024 ⚫ MID TERM TEST

*Block 3 (WK10 – WK14) ⚫ GROUP SIMULATION

3 Jun – 7 July 2024

*Block 4 (WK15 – WK17) ⚫ FINAL EXAMINATION

15 July – 4 Aug 2024

*subject to change according to the Structured Assessment Mechanism per semester

by BPPA.

COURSE EVALUATION

Student will be assessed as follows:

Continuous Assessment Marks

Group Case Study (CLO2) 20%
Mid Term Test (CLO1) 15%
Group Simulation (CLO3) 25%
Final Examination (CLO1) 40%
Total 100%

IMPORTANT DATE

ACTIVITY DATE

Entrance Survey 25 Mac - 07 Apr 2024

Group Case Study 29 Apr – 03 May 2024

Mid Term Test 06– 10 May 2024

Group Simulation 01 – 05 July 2024

SUFO 10 Jun - 14 Jul 2024

Exit Survey 24 Jun - 07 Jul 2024