FINC305-26S1 (C) Semester One 2026

Financial Modelling

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 16 February 2026
End Date: Sunday, 21 June 2026
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 1 March 2026
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 10 May 2026

Description

The main purpose of this course is to combine a deeper understanding of selected topics in corporate finance and portfolio models with spreadsheet skills at an appropriate level for financial analysts. This course makes extensive use of EXCEL.

Prerequisites

(1) FINC201; and (2) MATH101 or MATH102 or MATH199

Restrictions

DRAFT TIMETABLE:

Please note that the 2026 timetable has not been finalised.

Scheduled days and times will be confirmed, following review, on 15th October.

Timetable 2026

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Tuesday 10:00 - 11:00 A2 Lecture Theatre
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
Lecture B B
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Wednesday 15:00 - 16:00 A2 Lecture Theatre
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
Computer Lab A A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Friday 12:00 - 13:00 Ernest Rutherford 464 Computer Lab
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
02 Thursday 08:00 - 09:00 Ernest Rutherford 464 Computer Lab
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
03 Friday 11:00 - 12:00 Ernest Rutherford 464 Computer Lab
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
04 Thursday 17:00 - 18:00 Jack Erskine 248 Computer Lab
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
05 Thursday 09:00 - 10:00 Ernest Rutherford 464 Computer Lab
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Assignments 7.5%
Assignment 7.5%
Lab Test 25%
Lab Test 25%
Final exam 35%

Textbooks / Resources

Required Texts

Benninga, Simon , Mofkadi, Tal; Financial modeling ; Fifth Edition; MIT Press, 2022.

Recommended Reading

Black, Ken; Australasian business statistics ; 2nd Australian ed; John Wiley & Sons Australia, 2010.

Triola, Mario F; Elementary statistics using Excel ; 4th ed; Pearson Addision-Wesley, 2010.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,003.00

International fee $4,538.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Department of Economics and Finance .

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