Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor
Colly He
Contact via accg611@mq.edu.au
E4A 215A
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Credit points |
Credit points
4
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
Admission to MAcc(CPA) or MAcc(Prof) or MCom or MEc or MIntBus or MAcc(Prof)MCom or MBioTechMCom or MIntBusMIntComm or MIntBusMIntRel
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit provides students with a graduate-level understanding of accounting as a business process to record, measure, classify and report relevant economic, financial and other related information and transactions for use by a variety of stakeholders. Students completing the unit are expected to be able to prepare, analyse and discuss financial reports in various business contexts. Seminars cover the core aspects of the preparation and basic analyses of financial statements and the underlying policies and principles.
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Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Name | Weighting | Due |
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Assessed Coursework | 10% | weekly |
Quizzes | 20% | weeks 5 & 9 |
Assignment | 20% | week 11 |
Final Examination | 50% | Examination period |
Due: weekly
Weighting: 10%
Discussion questions will be posted onto the online discussion forum weekly. Students are required to participate in the forum discussion actively.
Submission
Students are required to participate in the weekly online forum discussion.
Extension
No extensions will be granted. Students who have not participated in the weekly discussion will be awarded a mark of 0 for the task, except for cases in which an application for Disruption to Studies is made and approved.
Due: weeks 5 & 9
Weighting: 20%
Students are required to attempt two online quizzes. The quiz weights 10% each. Detail information about online quizzes will be released on iLearn.
Submission
Submit online at the desingated times.
Extension
No extensions will be granted. Students who have not attempted the quizzes will be awarded a mark of 0 for the test, except for cases in which an application for Disruption to Studies is made and approved. Note that there will be no supplementary quiz. Students who are absent from the first online quiz will increase the weighting on the second online quiz and vice versa if an application for Disruption to Studies is made and approved. Students who miss both quizzes will shift the assessment percentage to Assessed Coursework and Assignment evenly if an application for Discruption to Studies is made and approved.
Due: week 11
Weighting: 20%
The assignment is an online accounting practice set assignment providing each student with a unique accounting scenario and therefore must be completed on an individual basis. The practice set assignment is a major learning activity, taking up to 20 study hours to complete over a number of days or weeks.
Submission
Submit online
Extension
No extensions will be granted. Students who have not submitted the practice set prior to the deadline will be awarded a mark of 0 for the task, except for cases in which an application for Disruption to Studies is made and approved.
Due: Examination period
Weighting: 50%
Submission
A final examination for this unit will be held during the University Examination period. It is an open book 3 hour exam. More information will be released in the revision lecture in week 13.
The University Examination period in Session 2 2014 is from 17 November to 5 December.
You are expected to present yourself for examination at the time and place designated in the University Examination Timetable. The timetable will be available in Draft form approximately eight weeks before the commencement of the examinations and in Final form approximately four weeks before the commencement of the examinations. http://students.mq.edu.au/student_admin/exams/
Grade
Grade descriptors and other information concerning grading are contained in the Macquarie University Grading Policy which is available at: http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/grading/policy.html
All final grades in the Department of Accounting and Corporate Governance are determined by a grading committee and are not the sole responsibility of the Unit Coordinator. Students will be awarded one of these grades plus a Standardised Numerical Grade (SNG). The SNG is not necessarily a summation of the individual assessment components. The final grade and SNG that are awarded reflect the corresponding grade descriptor in the Grading Policy.
In addition, there is a requirement to pass the final examination to be awarded a final grade of a Pass or a higher grade.
Extension
The only exception to not sitting an examination at the designated time is because of documented illness or unavoidable disruption. In these circumstances you may wish to consider applying for Disruption to Studies. If a Supplementary Examination is granted as a result of the Disruption to Studies process the examination will be scheduled after the conclusion of the official examination period. Please note that the supplementary examination will be of similar format as the final examination. The Macquarie university examination policy details the principles and conduct of examinations at the University. The policy is available at: http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/examination/policy.html
Supplementary examination information for session 2 2014 is available at: http://www.businessandeconomics.mq.edu.au/current_students/undergraduate/how_do_i/disruption_to_studies
The supplementary exam will be held in January, 2015 (TBC).
Classes
The unit is a online unit. Learning materials will be uploaded to iLearn every week. You will be able to download lectures, register for discussion forums and complete your course activities ALL online.
Consultation
We provide face-to-face consultation every week starting from week 3.
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Session 1 |
Session 2 |
Week 3 |
Wednesday 11am - 12pm E4A 319 9850 8539 |
Thursday 1:45 – 2:45pm E4A 218B 9850 4836 |
Week 4 |
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Week 5 |
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Week 6 |
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Week 7 |
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Week 8 |
Wednesday 1 - 2pm E4A 218B 9850 4836 |
Friday 12 - 1pm E4A 218B 9850 4836 |
Week 9 |
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Week 10 |
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Week 11 |
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Week 12 |
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Week 13 |
E4A 215A 9850 8520 Time to be confirmed
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Week 14 |
Required and Recommended Texts and/or Materials
Textbook
Hoggett J., Edwards, L., Medlin, J. and Tilling, M. (2012), Accounting, 8th edition, John Wiley and Sons Australia
The prescribed textbook can be purchased from the Co-op Bookshop on campus. In addition, copies of the textbook are available in the reserve section of the library.
There are two purchase options:
(1) Binder Ready Version (BRV)
The BRV format means that they are loose-leaf pages of the text book and not bound into a book. The advantage is that students only carry with the chapters they require at a time and can add in other notes to their folders.
(2) The BRV + WileyPLUS
Note that WileyPlus is not a required learning material in ACCG 611. Yet, it is possible for students to use WileyPlus on their own as a revision tool. Students who purchase WileyPLUS can use the following link to access http://wpadmin.wileyplus.com/edugen/secure/student/index-mwp.uni
Please note that E-book is not allowed in ACCG 611.
Online practice set assignment
Technology boutique practice set assignment (provided by Perdisco)
Unit Web Page
Course materials are available on the learning management system (iLearn)
Technology Used and Required
In this unit, students require computer technology sufficient to regularly access the unit iLearn webpage via the internet and to complete the online practice set.
Unit Schedule
Week |
Commencing |
Lecture Topic |
Textbook Chapter |
Homework questions to be completed |
1 |
4 Aug |
Introduction to Accounting |
1 2 (pp 28-40) |
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11 Aug |
Recording Transactions |
2 (pp 41-45) 3 |
Ch1: DQ 1, 2 Ch2: DQ 3, 5, Ex 2.7 Pro 2.3, 2.5 |
3 |
18 Aug (Access available for online practice set) |
Adjusting Entries & Preparing Financial Statements |
4 (pp 122-147) |
Ch2: Pro 2.4, 2.6 Ch3: Ex 3.10 Pro 3.4, 3.11
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4 |
25 Aug |
Completing the Accounting Cycle |
4 (pp 148-155) 5 |
Ch 4: DQ 2, 7 Ex 4.3, 4.7 Pro 4.4, 4.14
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5 |
1 Sep Online Quiz 1 |
Accounting System (Not Including QuickBooks & MYOB) |
7 |
Ch 4: Pro 4.8 Ch 5: DQ 7, 8 Ex 5.8 Pro 5.4, 5.11
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6 |
8 Sep |
Accounting for Retailing |
6 |
Ch 7: DQ 2 Ex 7.2, 7.12 Pro 7.8 (part A), 7.13 |
7 |
15 Sep |
Accounting for Inventory |
19 |
Ch 6: DQ 4, 8 Ex 6.5, 6.7 Pro 6.4 (Part B,C,D), Pro 6.5 (Part B,C,D) (Note: the selling price of lamp is $60 each, not $70), 6.13 |
Mid-semester Break 22 Sep – 6 Oct, 2014 |
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7 Oct |
Cash Management and Control |
10 |
Ch 19: DQ 8, 9 Ex 19.3, 19.6 Pro: 19.7, 19.8, 19.11 |
9 |
13 Oct Online Quiz 2 |
Accounting for Receivables |
18 (pp 748-763) |
Ch 10: DQ 3, 7 Ex 10.9, 10.10 Pro 10.8, 10.10 |
10 |
20 Oct |
Accounting for Depreciation I |
20 (pp 828-841) |
Ch 18: DQ 5, 6 Ex 18.3, 18.5 Pro 18.5, 18.11 |
11 |
27 Oct (Practice set submission by 11:59pm 31Oct) |
Accounting for Depreciation II & Accounting for Partnerships I |
20 (pp 841-848) 21 (pp 874-876) 15
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Ch 20: DQ 5, 9 Ex 20.7, 20.10
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12 |
3 Nov |
Accounting for partnerships II |
15 Additional reading materials |
Pro 20.8, 20.12 Ch 21: Ex 21.11 Ch 15: DQ 2, 8
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13 |
10 Nov |
Revision |
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Ex 15.2, 15.9 Pro 15.6, 15.9, 15.12 Additional reading materials: Pro 13.4, 13.5 |
Macquarie University policies and procedures are accessible from Policy Central. Students should be aware of the following policies in particular with regard to Learning and Teaching:
Academic Honesty Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/academic_honesty/policy.html
Assessment Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/assessment/policy.html
Grading Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/grading/policy.html
Grade Appeal Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/gradeappeal/policy.html
Grievance Management Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/grievance_management/policy.html
Disruption to Studies Policy http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/disruption_studies/policy.html The Disruption to Studies Policy is effective from March 3 2014 and replaces the Special Consideration Policy.
In addition, a number of other policies can be found in the Learning and Teaching Category of Policy Central.
Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/support/student_conduct/
Macquarie University provides a range of support services for students. For details, visit http://students.mq.edu.au/support/
Learning Skills (mq.edu.au/learningskills) provides academic writing resources and study strategies to improve your marks and take control of your study.
Students with a disability are encouraged to contact the Disability Service who can provide appropriate help with any issues that arise during their studies.
For all student enquiries, visit Student Connect at ask.mq.edu.au
For help with University computer systems and technology, visit http://informatics.mq.edu.au/help/.
When using the University's IT, you must adhere to the Acceptable Use Policy. The policy applies to all who connect to the MQ network including students.
The findings of research studies in relation to some topics will be discussed briefly during the session. Students are encouraged to use library resources to go beyond the prescribed text in understanding the concepts taught in this unit and to complete their assessment tasks.
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16/01/2014 | The Prerequisites was updated. |