Unit

School Of Business

Behavioural FinanceWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 200518.2

Discipline: BANKING, FINANCE AND RELATED FIELDS

Student Contribution Band: 4

Level: 3

Credit Points: 10

Co ordinator
Heath Spong

Assumed Knowledge
Students should have at least an introductory finance background before entering into this unit.

Teaching Periods
Nothing on offer.

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About this Unit
Traditional theories of finance are based the assumption that investors are both rational and utility maximizing. The Efficient Markets Hypothesis in particular has assumptions about investor behaviour which underpin its key predictions. The tenants of beharioural finance disputes the validity of these assumptions. This unit challenges traditional theory by examining how decision making and investor behaviour may be driven by personal and market psychology.

Courses
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2739.2Bachelor of Business and CommerceCONTINUING
2739.5Bachelor of Business and CommerceCONTINUING
2740.2Bachelor of Business and Commerce/Bachelor of LawsCONTINUING
2740.4Bachelor of Business and Commerce/Bachelor of LawsCONTINUING
2740.5Bachelor of Business and Commerce/Bachelor of LawsCONTINUING
2740.6Bachelor of Business and Commerce/Bachelor of LawsCONTINUING
2753.1Bachelor of Business and CommerceCONTINUING
2753.2Bachelor of Business and CommerceCONTINUING

Specialisations

KP2504BF.1Banking and FinanceCONTINUING
KT2002.1Applied FinanceCONTINUING
KT2004.1Economics and FinanceCONTINUING
M2504FIN.1FinanceCONTINUING
MT2001.1Applied FinanceCONTINUING
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