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ACCG611 – Principles of Accounting
2017 – S2 Day
General Information
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| Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Lecturer
Kym Butcher
Contact via accg611@mq.edu.au
E4A 243
To be advised via consultation schedule in Week 2
Lecturer
Samantha Sin
Contact via accg611@mq.edu.au
E4A 344
To be advised via consultation schedule in Week 2
Lecturer
Milica Misic
Contact via accg611@mq.edu.,au
E4A 326
To be advised via consultation schedule in Week 2
Lecturer
Brain Millanta
Contact via accg611@mq.edu.au
E4A 328
To be advised via consultation schedule in Week 2
Dao Lin
Teaching Assistant
Contact via accg611@mq.edu.au
James Lau
Moderator
Contact via james.lau@mq.edu.au
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| Credit points |
Credit points
4
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| Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
Admission to MAccg(Adv) or MAccg or MAcc(CPA) or MAcc(Prof) or MAcc(Prof)MCom or MBioBus or MIntAccg or MCom or MIntBus 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 of recording, measuring, classifying and reporting 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 analysis of financial statements and the underlying policies and principles.
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Important Academic Dates
Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Explain the purpose of accounting and accounting processes and appreciate the role of accounting in business sustainability and ethical decision making.
- Identify, record and process business transactions in the accounting system and report their effect by preparing appropriately structured financial statements.
- Undertake basic analysis of the financial statements of organisations.
- Explain the importance of budgeting and costing in an organisation and use such information to make business decisions.
- Participate in group work activity and communicate the results of group work in appropriate reports.
General Assessment Information
What is required to pass the Unit?
To achieve a passing grade for the unit students MUST obtain an overall mark greater than 50%.
Assessment Tasks
| Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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| Assessed Coursework | 25% | No | Randomly from Week 3 |
| Class Tests | 20% | No | Weeks 4 and 10 |
| Final examination | 55% | No | University examination period |
Assessed Coursework
Due: Randomly from Week 3
Weighting: 25%
There are two parts to ‘Assessed Coursework’. A detailed marking rubric will be available on ilearn during Week 2.
Part 1: Homework Corrections (10%)
Homework solutions will be available immediately after the topic is covered during seminars. Students are expected to correct their homework and bring this to seminars. Homework corrections will be randomly assessed three times during the session commencing in Week 3. Each homework correction will be marked out of 5. Of the three homework corrections assessed, the best two will be included.
Part 2: Participation in Group Activity (15%)
Students will form groups during seminars to complete an unseen question or questions each week. The unseen question(s) will be based on the homework completed for that week. Group activities will be randomly assessed four times during the session commencing in Week 3. Each group activity will be marked out of 5, i.e., 2.5 marks for group participation and 2.5 marks for a substantial individual attempt. Of the four group activities assessed, the best three will be included.
Submission
Submission is only possible in your registered seminar class.
Extensions and penalties
No extensions will be granted. There will be a deduction of 10% of the total available marks made from the total awarded mark for each 24 hour period or part thereof that the submission is late (for example, 25 hours late in submission – 20% penalty). This penalty does not apply for cases in which an application for Disruption of studies is made and approved. No submission will be accepted after the assessment has been handed back.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Explain the purpose of accounting and accounting processes and appreciate the role of accounting in business sustainability and ethical decision making.
- Identify, record and process business transactions in the accounting system and report their effect by preparing appropriately structured financial statements.
- Undertake basic analysis of the financial statements of organisations.
- Explain the importance of budgeting and costing in an organisation and use such information to make business decisions.
- Participate in group work activity and communicate the results of group work in appropriate reports.
Class Tests
Due: Weeks 4 and 10
Weighting: 20%
Students are required to attempt two class tests.
The first test will be a 30 minute online multiple choice test at the end of Week 4. The test is weighted 10% and will serve as a diagnostic indicator of student performance.
The second class test will be in Week 10 during seminars. The test will be weighted 10% and be of one hour duration.
Detailed information about the class tests will be released on iLearn.
Submission
The first diagnostic test will be online. You can only attempt the second class test in your registered seminar.
Extensions and penalties
No extensions will be granted. Students who have not attempted the class tests will be awarded a mark of 0 for the test.
This penalty does not apply for cases in which an application for Disruption to Studies is made and approved and in this case there will be a supplementary test.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Explain the purpose of accounting and accounting processes and appreciate the role of accounting in business sustainability and ethical decision making.
- Identify, record and process business transactions in the accounting system and report their effect by preparing appropriately structured financial statements.
- Undertake basic analysis of the financial statements of organisations.
- Explain the importance of budgeting and costing in an organisation and use such information to make business decisions.
- Participate in group work activity and communicate the results of group work in appropriate reports.
Final examination
Due: University examination period
Weighting: 55%
Submission
A 2 hour closed book final examination for this unit will be held during the University Examination period. Detailed information will be available on ilearn prior to the Week 13 seminar.
The University Examination period in Session 2 2017 is Monday 13 November through Friday 1 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 examination: 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.
Students will be awarded one of these grades. 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 Convenor. The final grade awarded reflects the corresponding grade descriptor in the Grading Policy.
Extensions and penalties
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
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Explain the purpose of accounting and accounting processes and appreciate the role of accounting in business sustainability and ethical decision making.
- Identify, record and process business transactions in the accounting system and report their effect by preparing appropriately structured financial statements.
- Undertake basic analysis of the financial statements of organisations.
- Explain the importance of budgeting and costing in an organisation and use such information to make business decisions.
- Participate in group work activity and communicate the results of group work in appropriate reports.
Delivery and Resources
Classes
The unit has 3 hours face-to-face teaching per week. The class will run in a seminar style.
The timetable for classes can be found on the University website at: http://www.timetables.mq.edu.au/
Students are expected to spend 150 hours working on this unit. As a guide a student should spend these approximate amounts of time on each of the following activities:
Expectations and Workload
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Activity No. |
Activity Description |
Hours |
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1 |
Weekly seminars/lectures/tutorials |
39 |
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2 |
Assessment Task 1 (Assessed Coursework – weighting 25%) |
13 |
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3 |
Assessment Task 2 (In-class tests - weighting: 20%) |
2 |
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4 |
Assessment Task 3 (Final examination – weighting: 55%) |
3 |
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5 |
Readings/self-study/tests and exam preparation |
93 |
Consultation
Consultation is available every week starting from Week 3. The consultation schedule will be provided on ilearn.
Required Textbook and Recommended Texts and/or Materials
Carlon, S., McAlpine-Mladenovic, R., Palm, C., Mitrione, L., Kirk, N. and Wong, L. (2016). Financial Accounting: Reporting, Analysis and Decision Making, Wiley, QLD, Australia.
The prescribed textbook (with Wiley Plus) can be purchased directly from the Co-op Bookshop on campus or online via the following link: http://www.wileydirect.com.au/buy/financial-accounting-5th-edition/. In addition, copies of the textbook are available in the reserve section of the library. Note that WileyPlus is not a required learning material in ACCG611 yet can be used as a revision tool.
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 learning materials on the unit ilearn webpage via the internet.
Unit Schedule
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Seminar Week |
Week Commencing |
Topic
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Assessments |
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1 |
Monday 31 July |
An overview of accounting and the role of ethics in accounting
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Monday 7 August |
The role of sustainability in accounting
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Monday 14 August |
Accounting cycle, accounting equation and double-entry accounting
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Monday 21 August |
Recording transactions |
Class test 1 (diagnostic online test)
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5 |
Monday 28 August |
Preparing adjusting entries Part 1
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6 |
Monday 4 September |
Preparing adjusting entries Part 2
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Monday 11 September |
Preparing financial statements and closing entries
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8 |
Monday 2 October
(Labor day public holiday on Monday 2/10. A makeup class will be announced on ilearn) |
Preparing worksheets and bank reconciliation statements |
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9 |
Monday 9 October |
Introduction to accounting for inventory
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10 |
Monday 16 October |
Introduction to ratio analysis
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Class test 2 (in class) |
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11 |
Monday 23 October |
Introduction to cash budgeting |
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12 |
Monday 30 October |
Introduction to cost volume profit analysis |
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13 |
Monday 6 November |
Opportunity for consultation with staff |
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Policies and Procedures
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_2016.html
Grade Appeal Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/gradeappeal/policy.html
Complaint Management Procedure for Students and Members of the Public http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/complaint_management/procedure.html
Disruption to Studies Policy (in effect until Dec 4th, 2017): http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/disruption_studies/policy.html
Special Consideration Policy (in effect from Dec 4th, 2017): https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policies/special-consideration
In addition, a number of other policies can be found in the Learning and Teaching Category of Policy Central.
Student Code of Conduct
Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/support/student_conduct/
Results
Results shown in iLearn, or released directly by your Unit Convenor, are not confirmed as they are subject to final approval by the University. Once approved, final results will be sent to your student email address and will be made available in eStudent. For more information visit ask.mq.edu.au.
Student Support
Macquarie University provides a range of support services for students. For details, visit http://students.mq.edu.au/support/
Learning Skills
Learning Skills (mq.edu.au/learningskills) provides academic writing resources and study strategies to improve your marks and take control of your study.
Student Services and Support
Students with a disability are encouraged to contact the Disability Service who can provide appropriate help with any issues that arise during their studies.
Student Enquiries
For all student enquiries, visit Student Connect at ask.mq.edu.au
IT Help
For help with University computer systems and technology, visit http://www.mq.edu.au/about_us/offices_and_units/information_technology/help/.
When using the University's IT, you must adhere to the Acceptable Use of IT Resources Policy. The policy applies to all who connect to the MQ network including students.
Graduate Capabilities
Capable of Professional and Personal Judgement and Initiative
We want our graduates to have emotional intelligence and sound interpersonal skills and to demonstrate discernment and common sense in their professional and personal judgement. They will exercise initiative as needed. They will be capable of risk assessment, and be able to handle ambiguity and complexity, enabling them to be adaptable in diverse and changing environments.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Learning outcomes
- Explain the purpose of accounting and accounting processes and appreciate the role of accounting in business sustainability and ethical decision making.
- Identify, record and process business transactions in the accounting system and report their effect by preparing appropriately structured financial statements.
- Undertake basic analysis of the financial statements of organisations.
- Explain the importance of budgeting and costing in an organisation and use such information to make business decisions.
- Participate in group work activity and communicate the results of group work in appropriate reports.
Assessment tasks
- Assessed Coursework
- Class Tests
- Final examination
Discipline Specific Knowledge and Skills
Our graduates will take with them the intellectual development, depth and breadth of knowledge, scholarly understanding, and specific subject content in their chosen fields to make them competent and confident in their subject or profession. They will be able to demonstrate, where relevant, professional technical competence and meet professional standards. They will be able to articulate the structure of knowledge of their discipline, be able to adapt discipline-specific knowledge to novel situations, and be able to contribute from their discipline to inter-disciplinary solutions to problems.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Learning outcomes
- Explain the purpose of accounting and accounting processes and appreciate the role of accounting in business sustainability and ethical decision making.
- Identify, record and process business transactions in the accounting system and report their effect by preparing appropriately structured financial statements.
- Undertake basic analysis of the financial statements of organisations.
- Explain the importance of budgeting and costing in an organisation and use such information to make business decisions.
- Participate in group work activity and communicate the results of group work in appropriate reports.
Assessment tasks
- Assessed Coursework
- Class Tests
- Final examination
Critical, Analytical and Integrative Thinking
We want our graduates to be capable of reasoning, questioning and analysing, and to integrate and synthesise learning and knowledge from a range of sources and environments; to be able to critique constraints, assumptions and limitations; to be able to think independently and systemically in relation to scholarly activity, in the workplace, and in the world. We want them to have a level of scientific and information technology literacy.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Learning outcomes
- Explain the purpose of accounting and accounting processes and appreciate the role of accounting in business sustainability and ethical decision making.
- Identify, record and process business transactions in the accounting system and report their effect by preparing appropriately structured financial statements.
- Undertake basic analysis of the financial statements of organisations.
- Explain the importance of budgeting and costing in an organisation and use such information to make business decisions.
- Participate in group work activity and communicate the results of group work in appropriate reports.
Assessment tasks
- Assessed Coursework
- Class Tests
- Final examination
Research and Practice, Global and Sustainability
This unit addresses global and sustainability issues as direct areas of study and as necessary implications arising from the materials, assessment and academic discussion and debate in classes/seminars. We promote sustainability by developing the ability of students to research and locate information within the accounting discipline. We aim to provide students with an opportunity to obtain skills which will benefit them throughout their career.
The unit materials have a reference list at the end of each chapter/module/text containing all references cited by the author. These provide some guidance to references that could be used to research particular issues.