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Financial Statement Analysis (ACCT90002)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Dual-Delivery (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 1
Semester 2
Overview
Availability | Semester 1 - Dual-Delivery Semester 2 - Dual-Delivery |
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Fees | Look up fees |
Financial Statement Analysis seeks to introduce students to the analysis and use of financial information for decision-making purposes. The subject considers how the information disclosed can be best utilised by creditors and investors in making their lending and investing decisions. Students consider the environment in which financial reporting exists, including the incentives faced by preparers of financial reports. From their assessment, students learn to adjust reported data as is typically done by analysts.
Intended learning outcomes
On successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Describe the impact of the institutional framework and regulatory forces that shape financial statements
- Describe the impact that choices among permissible accounting methods may have on the figures reported in financial statements
- Identify and discuss the incentives facing those who prepare financial statements within companies and explain how these incentives may influence financial disclosures
- Amend reported accounting data according to the purpose of the analysis
- Analyse financial statement information to assess the performance of management and profitability
- Analyse financial statement information to assess the financial position (solvency and liquidity) and to make predictions about corporate survival
- Use financial statements and other data to conduct in-depth analyses of public companies for valuation and risk assessments by creditors and investors
- Describe the impact of financial statements as shown by capital market research
Generic skills
On successful completion of this subject, students should have improved the following generic skills:
- Critical evaluation of financial reporting and disclosure problems
- Evaluation, adjustment, analysis and interpretation of relevant accounting information
- The ability to access data and research information form a variety of sources
- Problem solving
- Oral and written communication
- Collaborative learning
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Admission into or selection of one of the following:
- MC-FINANCE Master of Finance
- MC-FINENH Master of Finance (Enhanced)
- MC-MGMTAFN Master of Management (Accounting and Finance)
- 150pt Program course entry point in the MC-MGMTACT Master of Management (Accounting)
OR
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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ACCT90004 | Accounting for Decision Making |
Summer Term (Online)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
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12.5 |
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Mid-semester test
| Mid semester | 25% |
Group assignment
| From Week 8 to Week 12 | 20% |
3-hour end-of-semester examination
| End of semester | 55% |
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Flora Kuang Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Parkville) Contact hours 36 hours, comprised of one 1-hour lecture and one 2-hour seminar per week Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 28 February 2022 to 29 May 2022 Last self-enrol date 11 March 2022 Census date 31 March 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 6 May 2022 Assessment period ends 24 June 2022 Semester 1 contact information
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Qingbo Yuan Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Parkville) Contact hours 36 hours, comprised of one 1-hour lecture and one 2-hour seminar per week Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 25 July 2022 to 23 October 2022 Last self-enrol date 5 August 2022 Census date 31 August 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 23 September 2022 Assessment period ends 18 November 2022 Semester 2 contact information
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
You will be advised of prescribed texts by your lecturer
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Finance - Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 31 January 2024