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“Introduction to Financial Management: A Contemporary Approach” is a comprehensive open-source textbook designed to provide students and professionals with a solid foundation in financial management. This textbook is structured into four key parts, each addressing essential aspects of financial management and modern practices.

What sets this textbook apart from traditional finance texts are two key innovations. First, it embraces a broader perspective beyond the traditional shareholder primacy view, acknowledging the significance of non-financial factors in decision-making. Second, it is designed to be accessible, engaging, and practical, featuring interactive activities and video content.

These features make “Introduction to Financial Management: A Contemporary Approach” an invaluable resource for anyone looking to understand the intricacies of financial management in today’s dynamic economic environment.

Part 1: Foundations

• Chapter 1: What is Financial Management – Introduces the fundamental concepts and objectives of financial management in today’s world, laying the groundwork for the entire textbook.
• Chapter 2: Five Principles of Finance – Explores the core principles guiding financial decision-making, including the time value of money, risk-return trade-off, and market efficiency.

Part 2: Valuation and Capital Budgeting

• Chapter 3: Time Value of Money (Part 1) – Covers the essential concept of the time value of money, focusing on calculations related to single cash flows.
• Chapter 4: Time Value of Money (Part 2) – Covers the essential concept of the time value of money, focusing on calculations related to multiple cash flows.
• Chapter 5: Valuing Debt – Examines methods for assessing the value of bonds and other debt instruments.
• Chapter 6: Valuing Shares – Provides insights into equity valuation, including dividend discount models and price/earnings ratios.
• Chapter 7: Capital Budgeting Methods – Reviews various capital budgeting techniques such as Net Present Value, payback period, and internal rate of return (IRR)
• Chapter 8: NPV – Relevant Cash Flows – Focuses on identifying and estimating the relevant cash flows for Net Present Value (NPV) calculations.
• Chapter 9: NPV – Modelling and Analysis – Covers advanced NPV modelling techniques to evaluate investment projects more accurately.

Part 3: Risk and Return

• Chapter 10: Risk and Return – Explains the relationship between risk and return, including portfolio theory and the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM).
• Chapter 11: Cost of Capital – Explores methods to determine a company’s cost of capital, incorporating both debt and equity financing.

Part 4: Sustainable Finance

• Chapter 12: Corporate Sustainability & Sustainable Finance – Investigates the growing field of sustainable finance, corporate social responsibility (CSR), and how businesses can integrate sustainability into their financial strategies.

By blending theoretical foundations with practical applications, this textbook offers a well-rounded approach to financial management, making it an essential tool for learning and teaching in today’s ever-evolving financial landscape.

This guide is for students at The University of Queensland studying law. It covers legal research, the role secondary sources plays, case law, the parliamentary process and finding legislation.

The Language of Relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples - Introductory Guide was created to support the UQ community to build stronger relationships between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and non-Indigenous peoples across the University. The Language of Relationships Guide aims to inform students and staff of appropriate language and provide tools for non-Indigenous peoples in the context of formal, academic communication and everyday conversations that will build and enhance those relationships.

In this book, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander academics, researchers, and professional staff, and non-Indigenous colleagues respond to many items held in the Fryer Library Indigenous Collection. The book aims to illuminate the collections through Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people’s experience of them, with the intention being to spark joy and contribute to Reconciliation.

An introduction to the history of The University of Queensland as it relates to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, cultures and communities. Learn about the significant events, movements and activities that took place at The University of Queensland and the ongoing cultural connections and contributions that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and staff make.

Complete this module to learn how to source media (including images, video, and audio) for your assignments and help you understand copyright and licencing obligations so that you can ethically reuse media.

Complete this module to understand the importance of online accessibility and to build your skills to create accessible content.

"Quality in Healthcare: Assessing What We Do" is an open educational resource specifically designed to enhance the knowledge of undergraduate nursing and midwifery students in research, clinical improvement, and clinical audit processes. Recognising the pivotal role nurses and midwives play in elevating the quality of care provided to patients, women, and families, this textbook offers a foundational understanding that bridges theory with practical application.

This book equips students with the skills to apply research to clinical practice, comprehend the ethical principles associated with research, and develop frameworks for formulating research questions. Additionally, it guides students in quality care enhancement and the analysis of findings from quality improvement activities.

Serving as a comprehensive companion, "Quality in Healthcare: Assessing What We Do" supports students in completing quality improvement and clinical audit processes. The inclusion of interactive learning activities fosters an appreciation for the significant contributions nurses and midwives can make to advancing healthcare quality.

Key Features:

• Foundational Knowledge: Build a solid understanding of research and its application to clinical practice.
• Ethical Principles: Learn the ethical considerations essential to conducting research.Practical Frameworks: Develop research questions and improve quality care through practical frameworks.
• Interactive Learning: Engage with interactive activities that reinforce learning and practical application.
• Quality Improvement: Analyse findings from quality improvement initiatives to enhance clinical practice.

Complete this module to build your skills to find, clean, analyse and present data. Learn how to apply file management conventions and create storage and backup plans.

This book provides detailed foundational tools to assess and evaluate the costs and benefits associated with public or private decision making through a cost-benefit analysis (CBA). This book is targeted at students with preliminary foundations in economics. The content and activities have been developed to support learning in ECON2101 Cost Benefit Analysis offered as a course at UQ.