Accounting for Management M

Course aim

To provide students with broad understanding of the principles of financial and management accounting and enable them to confidently understand financial and management accounting reports from a user perspective.

Course content

• The accounting and business environment
• Accounting information and its role in decision making
• The regulatory environment of accounting
• Recording and analysing business transactions 
• Financial statements: elements, format, presentation and limitations of:
  • Balance sheet 
  • Income Statement 
  • Statement of cash flows
• Analysis of performance and financial position 
• Cost management and control
• Planning, control and budgeting
• Capital investment decisions

Textbook(s)

Birt, J, Chalmers, K, Maloney, S, Byrne, S, Brooks, A & Oliver, J 2016, Accounting: business reporting for decision making, 6th edn, John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd., Milton, QLD

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

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

Assessment

Examination, Problem solving exercise

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 3)
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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.