MAA363 - Corporate Accounting

Unit details

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Year2017 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:

MAA260

EFTSL value:

0.125

Unit chair:

Shireenjit Johl (Trimester 1), Phillip Wong (Trimester 2), Nadana Abayadeera (Trimester 3)

Prerequisite:

MAA103, MAA261

Corequisite:

Nil

Incompatible with:

MAA201, MAA260

Contact hours:

Campus*: 1 x 3 hour seminar per week

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

 

*For Warrnambool on campus offering T1 2017 only, there will be a converged mode of delivery using CloudDeakin and face-to-face workshops.  More details will be available on the unit Cloud (online) site

Content

The unit studies Australian financial reporting within the international accounting environment, with the aim to provide a broad context for the understanding of corporate reporting issues. Issues to be examined include recognition and measurement of assets, liabilities, equity income and expenses; the processes for accounting for investments in subsidiaries in Australian financial reporting; and the form and content of published financial reports.

Assessment

Assessment 1 (Individual) - Written assignment (equivalent to 2000 words) - 20%

Assessment 2 (Group of 3-4 students) - Presentation (10-15 mins) - 10%

Assessment 3 (Individual) - e-portfolio  (800 words) - 10%

Examination 2 hours 60%

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

Unit Fee Information

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