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Accounting for Decision Making (ACCT90004)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Online and Dual-Delivery (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
- Timetable(opens in new window)
Contact information
Summer Term
Tom Frick tom.frick@unimelb.edu.au
Semester 1
Semester 2
Overview
Availability | Summer Term - Online Semester 1 - Dual-Delivery Semester 2 - Dual-Delivery |
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Fees | Look up fees |
This subject focuses on the nature of accounting for organisations from the perspective of a preparer and user of financial reports. The subject examines the methods of recording and reporting transactions and events and how to both prepare and analyse financial reports.
This includes obtaining an understanding of the judgements and decisions involved in the preparation of financial reports. The subject examines how these different judgements and accounting policy choices can impact the analysis of profitability, liquidity, financial stability and efficiency outcomes.
Intended learning outcomes
On successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Describe the nature and objectives of financial reporting
- Explain the key concepts that underpin the preparation of financial reports
- Record accounting transactions and prepare properly formatted Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Statement of Cash Flow and understand the linkages between these reports
- Analyse a range of financial and managerial decisions and the different accounting policies that support these decisions
- To be able to use financial reports to understand an organisations financial performance and position
- Evaluate the impact on financial results when different accounting policies are applied
Generic skills
- Problem-solving, critical thinking, interpretation, analysis and evaluation, written and oral communication and the advancement of collaborative work practices
- Research skills including the ability to synthesise data to develop and validate a range of propositions
- Critical thinking about financial and managerial accounting theory, tools and techniques to enhance their technical expertise
- Receptiveness to alternative theories and ideas that will enhance their lateral thinking
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
MC-MGMTAFN Master of Management (Accounting and Finance)
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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ACCT90041 | Fundamentals in Accounting |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
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12.5 |
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 | 15% |
Group assignment (normally in groups of 3-4 students), 4000 words including appendices
| Late in the teaching period | 15% |
Individual accounting software assignment
| Late in the teaching period | 10% |
End-of-semester examination
| During the examination period | 60% |
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- Summer Term - Online
Principal coordinator Tom Frick Mode of delivery Online Contact hours Two 2-hour lectures and two 1.5 hour workshops per week (Summer) Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 4 January 2022 to 11 February 2022 Last self-enrol date 10 January 2022 Census date 21 January 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 4 February 2022 Assessment period ends 26 February 2022 Summer Term contact information
Tom Frick tom.frick@unimelb.edu.au
- Semester 1 - Dual-Delivery
Principal coordinator Gregory Cusack Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Parkville) Contact hours One 2-hour lecture and one 1.5 hour workshop 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 - Dual-Delivery
Principal coordinator Gregory Cusack Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Parkville) Contact hours One 2-hour lecture and one 1.5 hour workshop 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
Time commitment details
Estimated total time commitment of 170 hours per semester
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:
- 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