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Area/Catalogue
ACCT 2005

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Course Level
Undergraduate

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Offered Externally
Yes

Note: This offering may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

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Course ID
012261

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Unit Value
4.5

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University-wide elective course
Yes

Course owner

Course owner
School of Commerce

Course aim

To enable students to understand the corporate reporting environment and apply financial accounting and reporting requirements for companies.

Course content

Presentation of financial statements: review of financial reporting requirements for companies in Australia, overview of general purpose financial reports; relevant accounting standards relating to the statement of financial position, statement of comprehensive income and statement of changes in equity, and associated notes, including revisions and errors, retained profits and underlying accounting treatments. Other Disclosure Issues: accounting policies, materiality, and events occurring after reporting period. Liabilities: definition, measurement and classification, provisions and contingencies, disclosure and presentation. Leases: classification criteria, accounting treatment in the books of the lessee, disclosure requirements. Accounting for tax. Accounting for assets and associated disclosure requirements.

Textbook(s)

Leo, K, Sweeting, J, Knapp, J & McGowan S 2015, Company accounting, 10th Edition, John Wiley, Sydney

ICAA, Financial Accounting Handbook, current edition, Wiley, Sydney

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number Course Name
ACCT 1008 Accounting for Business
ACCT 1006 Financial Accounting 1

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Lecture 1.5 hours x 13 weeks
Tutorial 1.5 hours x 12 weeks
EXTERNAL, CITY WEST, DISTANCE EDUCATION
External 13 weeks x ongoing
INTERNAL, OFFSHORE, TAYLOR'S BUSINESS SCHOOL
Lecture 2 hours x 14 weeks
Tutorial 2 hours x 13 weeks
INTERNAL, MT GAMBIER
Lecture 1.5 hours x 13 weeks
Tutorial 1.5 hours x 13 weeks
INTERNAL, WHYALLA
Lecture 1.5 hours x 13 weeks
Tutorial 1.5 hours x 13 weeks
INTERNAL, OFFSHORE, M2 EDUCATION (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD
Workshop 2.5 hours x 10 weeks
INTERNAL, OFFSHORE, HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY
Workshop 3 hours x 10 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.


Assessment

Assignment, Test, Written examination

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 3)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
International students and students undertaking this course as part of a postgraduate fee paying program must refer to the relevant program home page to determine the cost for undertaking this course.

Non-award enrolment
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.

Course Coordinators

Dr Lek Chai Lim
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Ms Sue McGowan
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