CPA Contemporary Business Issues

Course aim

The course advances the development of professional values, ethics and attitudes. Contemporary and emerging global issues are explored to examine the business environment accountants may operate in. It offers challenges and opportunities presented by contemporary issues - such as operating in a carbon-constrained economy and in an environment of tight liquidity and dwindling resources. By using complex, real-life scenarios that highlight how professional values, ethics and attitudes underpin all facets of an accountant's world, it ensures professional accountants understand the importance of promoting the development of these traits. It will develop broader awareness of the origins and effects of contemporary and emerging global issues in the business environment.

Course content

The course integrates materials from the CPA Program Professional Level Contemporary Business Issues segment and prepares students for the CPA examination. Additional fees apply to this course; including the CPA Australia eligibility for membership assessment fee, CPA membership fee and CPA exam fee. Exam rules and regulations applied to the exam for this course will be those of CPA Australia.
The course contains the following topics:

• The accountant as strategic business advisor
• Global business context
• Business crime: Investigation, detection and prevention
• Financial reporting and beyond
• Innovation and risk
• Communication and technology

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
ACCT 2006	Management Accounting
ACCT 2005	Financial Accounting 2

Students must have successfully completed 72 units in DBCA - Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting), DBCD - Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting), Bachelor of Business (Finance) or DBLD - Bachelor of Laws, Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) with a GPA of 5.0 or above. Completed courses should include ACCT 2005 Financial Accounting 2 and ACCT 2006 Management Accounting.

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Preparatory	1 x 1 week
Workshop	3 hours x 10 weeks
INTERNAL, CITY WEST (INTENSIVE)
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

Case study, Continuous assessment, Examination

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 4C)
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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.