Integrated Accounting Studies (ACCT90033)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
Contact information
Semester 1
Sarah Yang Spencer: s.yangspencer@unimelb.edu.au
Semester 2
Richard Comerford: rctcome@unimelb.edu.au
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This capstone subject provides the opportunity for students to prepare for professional careers that will integrate their knowledge across accounting sub-disciplines and other business disciplines, for example, financial accounting, management accounting, auditing, taxation, accounting information systems, economics, management and finance, to examine various case studies and current news events. Students will draw on the knowledge, understanding and skills acquired in their coursework program to expand discussions, develop their judgements, make recommendations and complete an in-depth investigation into an accounting topic of interest. Students will also be able to examine how upcoming technologies have changed industry practices and how they should prepare for such challenges. The subject is application-oriented with a focus on group-based activities and developing written and oral communication skills expected by employers and clients that are essential to a successful professional career.
Intended learning outcomes
On successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Apply professional judgement, including identification and evaluation of alternatives, to reach well-reasoned decisions/solutions based on relevant case facts and contexts
- Apply a questioning mindset critically to assess financial and non-financial information
- Apply underlying principles and theories from a variety of accounting and non-accounting disciplines to organisational problems/issues presented in given case studies and current events
- Evaluate the impact of technological trends on industry practices
- Evaluate accounting and business information from a variety of sources and perspectives through research, analysis, and integration
- Assess the role of ethics within the accounting profession and the concept of social responsibility on accountants
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
- Application of theory and analysis to real-world contexts
- Oral and written communication skills
- Collaborative learning and team work
Last updated: 6 March 2025