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Integrated Accounting Studies (ACCT90033)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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Contact information
Semester 1
Gary Biddle g.biddle@unimelb.edu.au
Semester 2
Bo Qin b.qin@unimelb.edu.au
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This subject provides the opportunity for students to integrate their knowledge across the sub-disciplines of accounting (which may include financial accounting, management accounting, auditing and accounting information systems) by examining case studies and problems that cross sub-discipline boundaries. Students will draw on the knowledge, understanding and skills acquired in their coursework program to address problems of contemporary interest and in case study settings, completing an in-depth investigation of an accounting topic of interest. The subject is application oriented with a focus on group-based activities.
Intended learning outcomes
On successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Apply and evaluate the use of accounting information in a range of decision contexts;
- Analyse performance using financial and non-financial information of an organisation and its sub-units
- Apply concepts drawn from a range of accounting sub-disciplines to organisational problems/issues presented in an integrated case format;
- Describe the current trends within the accounting discipline;
- Investigate a topic of interest within the accounting discipline;
- Prepare a well constructed summary and critical analysis of the literature relating to a topic of interest in the accounting discipline;
- Identify the gaps in the existing body of knowledge within a topic of interest in the accounting discipline;
Generic skills
On successful completion of this subject, students should have improved the following generic skills:
- Critical thinking, specifically in relation to the appropriateness of different accounting tools and technologies for meeting the needs of different stakeholders;
- Evaluation, analysis and interpretation of case-based information;
- Problem solving skills, specifically in relation to solving performance management and behavioural problems in different organisational contexts;
- Source, synthesize and evaluate in a scholarly way, relevant literature relating to a particular topic within the accounting discipline;
- Application of theory and analysis to real-world contexts;
- Oral and written communication skills;
- Collaborative learning and team work.
Last updated: 3 November 2022