Notice
As part of Phase 3 of our return to campus plan, most units will now run tutorials, seminars and other small group learning activities on campus for the second half-year, while keeping an online version available for those students unable to return or those who choose to continue their studies online.
To check the availability of face to face activities for your unit, please go to timetable viewer. To check detailed information on unit assessments visit your unit's iLearn space or consult your unit convenor.
Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convener
Colly He
Contact via Email
Lecturer
Kym Butcher
Contact via Email
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Credit points |
Credit points
10
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
Admission to MAccg or MAccLead or MBioBus or MCom or MIntBus or GradCertForAccg or GradDipForAccg or MForAccgFinCri or MProfAcc or MProfAccgLead or MBusAnalytics
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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 economic, financial and other related information and transactions for use by a variety of stakeholders. Students completing this unit are expected to be able to prepare, analyse and discuss financial reports in various business contexts. Classes cover the core aspects of the preparation and basic analysis of financial statements and the underlying accounting policies and principles. |
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:
Assessed Coursework
Online Quiz/Test
Final Exam
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Final examination | 50% | No | During examination period |
Quiz/Test | 40% | No | Week 4, 7, & 10 |
Assessed Coursework | 10% | No | Weekly |
Assessment Type 1: Examination
Indicative Time on Task 2: 15 hours
Due: During examination period
Weighting: 50%
A 2-hour online final examination for this unit will be held during the University Examination period. Students are expected to access the exam online at the time designated in the University examination Timetable.
Assessment Type 1: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task 2: 10 hours
Due: Week 4, 7, & 10
Weighting: 40%
Students are required to attempt two (2) online multiple-choice quizzes (worth 10% each) and one (1) online test comprising of multiple choice and short answer questions (worth 20%).
Assessment Type 1: Participatory task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 26 hours
Due: Weekly
Weighting: 10%
Students will be given homework questions to complete on a weekly basis. Students are expected to have completed the assigned homework questions and to submit them via iLearn as these will be randomly marked three (3) times during the session. Marks for this task are assigned on the basis of both completeness and accuracy.
1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:
2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
Required Text:
Classes:
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Topic |
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An overview of accounting and the role of ethics and sustainability in accounting |
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2 |
The recording process |
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3 |
Accrual accounting concepts |
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4 |
Account receivable |
Online Quiz |
5 |
Non-current assets |
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6 |
Preparing financial statements |
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7 |
Internal control and reconciliations |
Online Quiz |
8 |
Inventories |
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9 |
Liabilities and equity |
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10 |
Financial ratio analysis (1) |
Online Test |
11 |
Statement of cash flows |
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12 |
Financial ratio analysis (2) / Cost-volume-profit relationships |
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13 |
Review Week |
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Date | Description |
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22/07/2020 | There is a change in the teaching staff. |