Turnitin

All text based assessments must be submitted through Turnitin as per instructions provided in the unit guide. It is the student’s responsibility to ensure that work is submitted correctly prior to the due date. No hard copies of assessments will be accepted and only Turnitin records will be taken as records of submission.

Multiple submissions may be possible in some units via Turnitin prior to the final due date and time of an assessment task and originality reports may be made available to students to view and check their work. All identified matching text will be reconsidered carefully. Students should note that the system will not immediately produce the similarity score on a second or subsequent submission - it approximately takes 24 hours for the report to be generated. This may be after the due date so students should plan any resubmissions carefully. Please refer to these instructions on how to submit your assignment through Turnitin and access similarity reports and feedback provided by teaching staff. Should you have questions about Turnitin or experience issues submitting through the system, you must inform your unit coordinator immediately. If the issue is technical in nature may also lodge OneHelp Ticket, refer to the IT help page.

It is the responsibility of the student to retain a copy of any work submitted. Students must produce these documents upon request. Copies should be retained until the end of the grade appeal period each term. In the event that a student is asked to produce another copy of work submitted and is unable to do so, they may be awarded zero (0) for that particular assessment task.

Classes                                                                                              

Seminars are scheduled 3 times a week during the summer school session. Seminars are scheduled for Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Refer to the Unit schedule for when the seminars are scheduled during the summer school period. 

You can also access details of scheduled classes through the university’s timetable facility (https://timetables.mq.edu.au/2017/).

Changes to lecture time are managed by the on-line enrolment system. Please note that it is students' responsibility to check your class time and venue and ensure that you attend your registered class each week. The attendance records will be kept by lecturers.

You MUST attend the seminar in which you are enrolled. In the event that you have to attend an alternative seminar you are requested to notify your lecturer in advance of attending the alternate class.

ConsultationTimes                                                                                          

Consultation times will be uploaded on iLearn at start of the session.

You are encouraged to seek help at a time that is convenient to you from a staff member teaching on this unit during their regular consultation hours. In special circumstances, an appointment may be made outside regular consultation hours.

Staff will not conduct consultations by email. 

Students experiencing significant difficulties with any topic in the unit must seek assistance immediately.

Required Texts and/or Materials

• Leo, K., Knapp, J., McGowan, S. and Sweeting, J. (2015) Company Accounting, 10^th edition, John Wiley & Sons, Milton: Old, ISBN: 9781118608180 .

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.

Both the Binder Ready Version (BRV) and eBook Version are available. It is up to students to choose either the Binder Ready Version (BRV) or eBook Version. 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 them the chapters they require at a time and can add in other notes to their folders. EBook Version in conjunction with the WileyPlus pack is also available for students who prefer to access learning materials through iPad. Please note that WileyPlus is not a required learning material.

• Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB) Standards, which can be viewed or downloaded from the AASB website at  www.aasb.com.au

• Accounting Information Systems: Understanding Business Processes, 4th Edition Considine B., Parkes A, Olesen K, Blount Y., Speer D.,ISBN: 978-0-7303-0247-6

Unit Web Page

Course material is available on Macquarie University’s learning management system (iLearn). The unit web site (iLearn) is available via the link below:  https://ilearn.mq.edu.au/login/MQ/

Technology Used and Required

·   iLearn

This unit will use Macquarie University’s online technology for students to access course material, announcements as well as any other documents related to this unit. Students are required to regularly check the website for accessing up-to-dated information about this unit. The unit web site is available via the link below:  https://ilearn.mq.edu.au/login/MQ/

Students need to have username and password to access to the unit web site. Please contact iLearn directly if you have any difficulties to access to the unit site. iLearn Student Help can be found from the following link:  http://www.mq.edu.au/iLearn/help-pages/students.htm

Teaching and Learning Activities

This unit will be taught in the form of a three-hour seminar. Students are required to enrol in one class for this unit. The three-hour seminar includes two components: lecture and tutorial.

Lecture Component

The lecture section will include a 1.5 – 2 hour presentation of the main concepts and content and a demonstration of practical example(s).  Students need to download their lecture slides from the unit web page (iLearn) prior to attending the lecture. Students should complete their prescribed reading for the seminar prior to attending the lecture.

Tutorial Component

The tutorial section will be up to 1 to 1.25 hours. In the tutorial section, lecturers will discuss the previous seminar's assigned homework questions and address any issues from the previous seminar's materials. The tutorial provides an opportunity to discuss the solutions to selected homework questions and to have any problems or difficulties explained.  Students should complete the assigned homework for the topic, consisting of discussion questions and practical exercises. Each seminar, an in-class question will be worked through to demonstrate the logical steps and processes involved in working through the practical aspect of the topic. 

Lecture Materials and Homework Solutions

The lecture materials provided on the unit web page (iLearn) will have some gaps for which you are required to complete in class, in particular for the practical aspect of the course. Completed lecture notes will be made available on the unit web page (iLearn). 

All homework solutions will be available on the unit web page (iLearn). 

Any important changes in lecture materials and homework solutions will be posted on the unit web page (iLearn). It is your responsibility to check the unit web page (iLearn) on the regular basis to ensure you are aware of any information which may be posted by the Unit Convenor during the course of the session.

ACCG923/612 Study Schedule

S3, 2017

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 ability in students to research and locate information within accounting discipline. We aim to provide students with an opportunity to obtain skills which will benefit them throughout their career.

This unit gives you opportunities to understand the current accounting research. This unit provides you with insight in examining and applying research findings in your assignments. The unit contains a research-based major assignment.

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.