MPA702 - Financial Interpretation
Unit details
| Year: | 2023 unit information |
|---|---|
| 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: Ali Yaftian Trimester 2: Ali Yaftian Trimester 3: David Arundel |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | MBA702, MBR702, MPA751, MPA951, MPR751, MPR951, MPT751, MPT951 |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus: | 1 x 3 hour seminar per week. |
| Scheduled learning activities - online: | Online independent and collaborative learning workshops of 9 hours duration over the trimester. |
Content
This unit aims to develop an understanding of how financial reports and other relevant information is used to support decision-making in and about organisations. It is designed to cater for students who do not necessarily have extensive prior business experience and therefore emphasises the business context and relates ideas to basic business transactions and other business functions and financial events. It also emphasises the environment within which businesses operate and discusses the use of important economic information that is normally beyond financial statements.
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Assess the financial standing of an entity by examining relevant financial information and identify how disclosure techniques can support business decisions. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Evaluate scenarios involving ethical decisions in financial accounting. | GLO8: Global citizenship |
| ULO3 | Collaborate with peers to present and defend financial information and decisions. | GLO7: Teamwork |
| ULO4 | Contribute to developing and implementing a project plan for complex financial decision making. | GLO6: Self-management |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1: (Individual) Report (Business & Analytical) | 2000 words | 20% | Week 5 |
| Assessment 2: | Part A: 2500 words | Part A: 20% | Week 8 |
| End-of-Unit Assessment | 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 End-of-unit assessment 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: MPA702 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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