Accounting Systems & Practices G (6222.5)
Level: | Graduate Level |
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Credit Points: | 3 |
HECS Bands: | Band 3 2013-2020 (Expires 31 Dec 2020) Band 4 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021) Band 5 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021) |
Faculty: | Faculty of Business, Government & Law |
Discipline: | Canberra Business School |
Availability
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UC - Canberra, Bruce
Year Teaching Period Convener Mode of Delivery 2021 Semester 1 DR Angela TAN-KANTOR (Ph: +61 2 62068418 ) FLEXIBLE 2021 Semester 2 DR Angela TAN-KANTOR (Ph: +61 2 62068418 ) ON-CAMPUS
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- Semester 2, 2018, ON-CAMPUS, BRUCE (179369) - View
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Syllabus
This unit extends the financial accounting material introduced in the prerequisite accounting unit. Students who complete this unit will have a broad understanding of the techniques and processes required to produce financial statements for a simple entity. Topics include the use of accrual accounting in preparing journal entries for a range of transactions and events, developing spreadsheets for decision support models, and utilizing principles of internal controls. These topics provide the basis necessary to complete the next unit in the financial accounting stream.
Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
1. Exercise judgment in the application of accounting standards when dealing with incomplete and/or ambiguous information;
2. Identify and critique specific examples of the subjective and flexible characteristics of extant financial accounting standards;
3. Analyse internal control systems and develop appropriate responses where weaknesses are identified; and
4. Utilise a variety of spreadsheet skills when creating models to support management decision-making.
Assessment Items
Contact Hours
Normally 39 hours of classroom and structured learning per semester.
Prerequisites
11396 Business Decision Making G OR
6221 Accounting for Managers G
Corequisites
None.
Assumed Knowledge
None.
Incompatible Units
6360 Accounting Systems and Practices
Equivalent Units
None.
Referenced Courses
- MGC001 Graduate Certificate in Accounting
- 842AA Graduate Certificate in Performance Audit and Evaluation
- 730AA Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting
- MGG001 Graduate Diploma in Accounting
- 729AA Graduate Diploma in Professional Accounting
- 969AA Master of Business Administration / Master of Professional Accounting
- 297JA Master of Professional Accounting
- 728AA Master of Professional Accounting
- 966AA Master of Professional Accounting (Extended)