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MBA Micro: Financial Acumen

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SC-49-T

Learn to speak the language of finance.

Group pricing available.

This course gives you the tools to understand and apply core finance principles so you can make smarter, value-driven decisions in any business context.

Duration

Tailored to your needs

Mode

Blended

Microcredential

$1,500^.00

Why this course?

Your team will walk away with:

Confidence to engage with financial data and decisions
Practical skills in risk, return, valuation, and cost of capital
A clearer understanding of how businesses are structured and funded

The benefits for your organisation:

Improved financial literacy across teams
Better, more financially informed decision-making
Stronger alignment between strategy and financial outcomes.

Course content

Finance Fundamentals

Build a strong foundation in financial thinking
Understanding interest rates and the time value of money using introductory financial mathematics
Evaluating investments.

Introduction to Financial Management and Risk/Return

How financial decisions shape business performance and the three core financial decision areas
Types of business entities and their pros and cons
Risk and return: definitions, measurement, and relevance
The primary objective of a for-profit organisation.

Cost of Capital, Corporate Valuation, and Financing

Learn how businesses are valued and how they raise capital
Estimating the cost of capital, and realised, expected, and required return
Corporate valuation methods
Sources of financing and what drives the cost of capital (eg debt vs equity).

You'll learn

To identify and compare different business entity types
To understand and apply key finance concepts and formulas
Measurement and interpretation of risk and return
How to estimate the cost of capital and apply valuation techniques
To analyse real-world financing decisions using financial theory
Where and why firms seek funding, and how different sources impact cost of capital.

The total expected time commitment for this microcredential is 40 hours, which includes guided learning, webinars, workshops, wider reading, and assessment.

On successful completion of this course, you will be awarded a digital credential and earn 5 credit points that can be accumulated with any two other MBA Micro courses to stack into unspecified credit towards an elective subject in the Master of Business Administration (if you're enrolled in that degree).

The learning experience

This course offers flexible delivery options to suit your organisation’s needs. Whether you prefer an in-person workshop with our expert facilitators at your premises, or interactive online sessions your team can join from anywhere, we can tailor the format to maximise engagement and effectiveness. We understand that every organisation has unique requirements, and we’re committed to providing a seamless learning experience.

Choose the delivery method that best fits your team’s schedules and learning preferences, ensuring they develop the resilience and adaptability needed to lead confidently through change and uncertainty.

Find out more.

Want to find out more about how this workshop can benefit you or your team?

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Email us : latrobeprofessional@latrobe.edu.au

Frequently Asked Questions

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I would like information about a short course. Who can assist me?

Email: LaTrobeProfessional@latrobe.edu.au

Phone: 1300 135 045

I have paid the fee for a short course. When will I be able to access it?

On completion of your registration, you'll be provided with an account on our Learning Management System (LMS) and the course material will be made available at the advertised date, or as outlined on your registration confirmation email. For our on-demand courses, access will be immediate.

What payment options are there?

You may arrange to pay by BPAY or EFT
For group bookings, we encourage purchase orders. Contact us for a quote, and upon receipt of your purchase order we can make the course available to you.
Unfortunately, we are not able to arrange instalment payments.

Can I arrange payment with a Purchase Order?

Yes, we accept Purchase Orders. Please email to LaTrobeProfessional@latrobe.edu.au and our La Trobe Professional team will provide you with payment details and access to your course.

I am getting an error when I try to log into my LMS account. Can you help?

The first thing to check is your order confirmation email - it will contain your Learning Management System (LMS) account and password. Note that this account may not be the same as your staff, student or previous short course participant account.
The second thing to check is that you're logging on as a short course participant and not as a student - choose 'Other Users' - select Short Course as your institution and use your account and password as provided.

If you need any assistance, contact us on LaTrobeProfessional@latrobe.edu.au.

I want to enrol multiple staff in a short course. How do I go about this?

Contact LaTrobeProfessional@latrobe.edu.au so that we can discuss options with you.

What certification will I receive?

The type of certification depends on the assessment involved in the course. For example:

Microcredentials: You will receive a digital credential that confirms the skills you’ve acquired, any assessments you’ve completed and potential pathways for credit or advanced standing towards a degree.
Other assessed short courses: This may include bridging programs or courses that prepare you for external certification from a professional body. You might receive a certificate of achievement or a digital badge (a digital version of a certificate of achievement).
Non-assessed courses: If a course doesn’t involve formal assessment, you’ll receive a certificate of attendance.
Single-subject enrolment: If you enrol in a single subject, you will receive an official transcript for that subject.

Please note that short courses or microcredentials are not formal qualifications under the Australian Qualifications Framework but may be eligible for consideration as advanced standing (credit) towards a degree.

What is a microcredential?

Microcredentials are short courses that are assessed, carry academic credit, and to deliver specific skills or knowledge. While they can be taken as standalone courses, many are designed to be combined or ‘stacked’ with other microcredentials to form the equivalent of a subject within a degree program. Upon successful completion, you’ll earn a digital credential that outlines the skills and credit obtained, and any opportunities for stacking.

For La Trobe microcredentials, any advanced standing or stacking pathways are clearly expressed on the course page.

What is advanced standing?

Advanced standing refers to credit for prior study or formal learning that can be credited towards a qualification, thereby reducing the number of subjects required to complete a course. For short courses or microcredentials (if these have been completed through recognised institutions or platforms and are deemed equivalent to La Trobe University subjects), credit may be granted either for specific La Trobe subjects or as unspecified credit towards elective requirements of a La Trobe course.

For La Trobe microcredentials, any advanced standing or stacking pathways are clearly expressed on the course page. Upon successful completion of the course, you’ll receive a digital credential, which may be used when applying for credit for the relevant degree at La Trobe.

For more details, visit the University’s advanced standing web page.

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