MAA103 - Accounting for Decision Making

Unit details

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Year:2019 unit information
Enrolment modes:Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Warrnambool, Waterfront (Geelong), Online
Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Online
Trimester 3: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Trimester 1 Unit Chair:

Peter Vuong

Trimester 2 Unit Chair:

Egor Evdokimov

Trimester 3 Unit Chair:

Lawrence Huang

Prerequisite:

Nil

Corequisite:Nil
Incompatible with: MAAM103
Scheduled learning activities - campus:

1 x 2 hour class + 1 x 1 hour seminar per week (Burwood (Melbourne), Warrnambool, Waterfront (Geelong) students only)

Scheduled learning activities - cloud (online):

Online independent and collaborative learning including 11 scheduled online workshops of 1 hour duration

Content

This introductory course teaches students how to use accounting information to make appropriate business decisions. Students will learn to apply the fundamental concepts of double-entry accounting to record transactions, prepare financial reports, and to analyse and interpret their meaning. Students learn to use management accounting budgets and planning techniques, and will consider contemporary issues such as the role of ethics and the use of Integrated Reporting.  

Assessment

Assessment 1 (Individual) Double-Entry recording assignment, 20% 

Assessment 2 (Individual or group of 2-3) Video presentation (4-5 minutes) 5% 

Assessment 3 (Individual or group of 2-3) Business plan (1000-1500 words) 15%

Examination (2-hours) 60%

From Trimester 2 2019

Assessment 1 (Individual) Double-Entry recording assignment, 15% 

Assessment 2 (Individual) Financial Statements Project, 10% 

Assessment 3 (Individual or group of 2-3) Budgeting Case-Study, 15%

Examination (2-hours) 60%

Hurdle requirement

Hurdle requirement: achieve at least 50% of the marks available on the examination.

From Trimester 2 2019:

Hurdle requirement: Nil.

Unit Fee Information

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