Accounting for Decision Making

Course aim

Accounting for Decision Making has been designed to provide students with the skills and knowledge to be able to utilise accounting information to improve their performance as managers.

Course content

The role and nature of accounting; financial reporting; ratio analysis; management accounting systems; budgeting and control; costing of products and services, social, environmental and ethical reporting.

Textbook(s)

Anthony RN, Hawkins DF & Merchant KA 2011, Accounting: text & cases - International Edition, 13th edn, McGraw-Hill/Irwin, New York, NY

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Seminar (Compulsory Introductory Seminar )	4 hours x N/A
Seminar	3 hours x 11
EXTERNAL, CITY WEST, ONLINE
External (Asynchronous Online Discussion plus 1 hour per week of Compulsory Synchronous Discussion)	37 hours equiv. x N/A
EXTERNAL, OFFSHORE, HOPKINS TRAINING AND EDUCATION GROUP, ONLINE
External (Asynchronous Online Discussion plus 1 hour per week of Compulsory Synchronous Discussion)	37 hours equiv. x N/A
INTERNAL, OFFSHORE, JIANGXI UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOM, MANDARIN
Seminar	8 hours x 3 days
INTERNAL, CITY WEST (INTENSIVE)
Seminar	37 hours x N/A
INTERNAL, OFFSHORE, SOUTHWEST JIATONG UNIVERSITY, MANDARIN
Seminar	8 hours x 3 days
EXTERNAL, CITY WEST, ONLINE (INTENSIVE)
External (Strategic Partnerships seminars)	25.5 hours x N/A
EXTERNAL, CITY WEST, DISTANCE EDUCATION (INTENSIVE)
External	33 hours x N/A

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

Assessment

Examination, Group project: Students to prepare an analysis of financial statements, Group Project: Students to prepare an analysis of financial statements, Group project; Students to prepare an analysis of financial statements., Individual Case Study reports - 3 cases, Individual Case study reports (3 cases), Individual Online Participation

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.