Late Assessment Submission Penalty   Unless an application for Special Consideration has been submitted and approved, a 5% penalty (of the total possible mark) will be applied each day a written assessment is not submitted, up until the 7th day (including weekends). After the 7th day, a grade of ‘0’ will be awarded even if the assessment is submitted. Submission time for all written assessments is set at 11.55pm. A 1-hour grace period is provided to students who experience a technical concern.  

For any late submissions of time-sensitive tasks, such as scheduled tests, exams, performance assessments, and/or scheduled practical assessments/labs, students need to submit an application for Special Consideration.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

The CPA exam is a hurdle exam. Students must pass the CPA exam to pass the overall unit.

Teaching and Learning Activities

The unit is structured around a 3 hour session.

Lectures will provide students with the main concepts and techniques and these will cover the most significant parts of the content from the CPA Material. Students are expected to work through the material independently and to read the relevant module prior to lecture attendance. Some class discussion/activity will also be undertaken to consolidate the student’s knowledge of the material covered within each week’s lecture.

For each module, PowerPoint lecture notes will be placed on iLearn before the class. They are NOT intended to, nor do they stand alone nor do they in any way replace compulsory lecture attendance and FULL READING OF THE CPA Modules. They are provided for your convenience.

Students are required to ensure that they meet the requirements of the participation assessment to receive class participation marks. Activities will be undertaken that will require students to complete tasks prior to, during and post class attendance.

You are not entitled to rely on notes provided by the lecturer for full study purposes nor most importantly can they be taken as being a defined indicator of CPA exam content.

Active participation in class is expected of every student. This helps clarify ideas, understanding and problem areas with the material, as well as enhancing your communication skills.

 Ways to enhance your chance of success in this unit:

During 2007 the Master of Accounting program engaged in a significant research project that was designed to investigate and find ways to enhance student participation in the classroom.

Students who were interviewed during the research project stated that participating in classroom discussions, answering lecturer’s questions and engaging in meaningful discussion with colleagues when directed by the lecturer:

1.    assists them in retaining information and maintaining interest and concentration

2.    allows them to clarify or check their understanding

3.    provides opportunities to enhance and reinforce knowledge and learn from other students

4.    improves their English proficiency

5.    supports their development of communication skills develops skills needed in professional practice.

Lecturers expect students to participate in class as it:

1.    provides opportunities for students to review or clarify lecture content and benefit from the experience of other students

2.    assists students to think about concepts and test whether their understanding is correct

3.    develops confidence in speaking

4.    provides opportunities to think in a different way

The research concluded that the benefits of participation include:

•  enhancing the learning process

• meeting lecturers’ expectations of students

• helping to increase communication skills.