MPA701 - Accounting
Unit details
Year: | 2024 unit information |
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Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Online Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Online Trimester 3: Burwood (Melbourne), Online |
Credit point(s): | 1 |
EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Peter Carey Trimester 2: Peter Vuong Trimester 3: Kerui Zhai |
Prerequisite: | Nil |
Corequisite: | Nil |
Incompatible with: | MAA717, MAA761, MAA776, MAA777, MAA778 |
Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 1 x 3 hour on-campus (livestreamed) seminar (recordings provided) each week |
Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | 1 x 3 hour recorded seminar provided each week |
Content
This unit assumes no previous specific accounting knowledge and concentrates on financial accounting with the objective of students understanding the basic principles and procedures governing what and how information is processed. This includes an analysis of financial reporting outcomes to interpret what the outcomes reveal, together with any shortcomings of processes that may impact upon the quality of information presented.
ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
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ULO1 | Explain the institutional and regulatory environment for general purpose financial reporting. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
ULO2 | Apply the principles and concepts underlying accounting (including the Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting) to record different business transactions. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
ULO3 | Exercise professional judgement to analyse and solve complex financial reporting problems with appropriate accounting policies. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
ULO4 | Apply International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) or equivalent Australian accounting standards (AASB) to record information leading up to, and including, general-purpose financial statements and related disclosures. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
Assessment
Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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Assessment 1: (Individual) Multiple choice quiz (online) | 30 minutes | 10% | Week 5 |
Assessment 2: (Individual) Case study (Data analysis and financial reporting) | Excel spreadsheet | 20% | Week 7 |
Assessment 3: (Individual) Business Report | 1800 words | 20% | Week 11 |
Examination - Specified Resources | 2 hours | 50% | End-of-unit assessment period |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Hurdle requirement
Hurdle requirement: achieve at least 50% of the marks available on the examination to evidence a minimum proficiency in the aligned discipline learning outcomes included in this unit
Learning Resource
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: MPA701 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
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