MAA261 - Financial Accounting

Unit details

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Year2018 unit information
Enrolment modes:Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Warrnambool, Waterfront (Geelong), Online
Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Online
Trimester 3: Burwood (Melbourne), Online
Credit point(s):1
Previously coded as:MAA203
EFTSL value:0.125
Cohort rule:Nil
Prerequisite:

MAA103

Corequisite:Nil
Incompatible with: MAA203
Contact hours:

Campus: 1 x 2 hour class, 1 x 1 hour seminar per week

Cloud (online): Online independent and collaborative learning including 3 scheduled online workshops of 3 hours duration.

Trimester 2 2018

Campus: 1 x 2 hour class, 1 x 1 hour seminar per week

Cloud (online): Online independent and collaborative learning including weekly online seminars of 1 hour duration

Tri-1 Unit Chair

Trimester 1:  Tracey McDowall

Tri 2 Unit Chair

Trimester 2:  Tracey McDowall

Tri 3 Unit Chair

Trimester 3:  Danny Burton 

Content

This unit examines the financial accounting 'cycle', from the recording of relevant transactions through to the preparation of financial statements.

Assessment

Assessment 1 (Individual) - A Case study (equivalent to 2000 words) - 20%

Assessment 2 (Group of 4) - Written evaluation and interpretation of an accounting cycle in a business situation (2000 words) - 20%

Examination (2 hours) - 60%

Hurdle requirement: achieve at least 50% of the marks available on the examination and submit all assessments.

 

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