Undergraduate courses and subjects 2000 - Bachelor of Business (Accounting)/Bachelor of Computing

Bachelor of Business (Accounting)/Bachelor of Computing

General information
Entry requirements
Course structure
Further information

General information

Course codes: 0406, 1197, 1198 · Caulfield and Peninsula campuses · Full-time or part-time, day or evening · Course coordinators: Dr Geoff Speight (Caulfield) and Mr Peter Krueger (Peninsula) · Course adviser, computing subjects - Caulfield: Ms Dianne Hagan · Course adviser, computing subjects - Peninsula: Dr Des Casey
The double-degree Bachelor of Business (Accounting)/Bachelor of Computing is of four years duration if taken full-time. The course combines the disciplines of accounting and commercially oriented computing. It provides a sound accounting and computing basis that will enable graduates to deal with any form of accounting and business activity, particularly the application of computerised accounting and financial systems.
Career opportunities for graduates lie in public accounting, providing specialised services such as taxation, auditing, general accounting and management consultancy. Computing professionals with accounting knowledge can commence careers as systems analysts, systems designers, computer programmers, applications programmers or systems programmers in progressing into more senior technical or management roles. The industry and commerce and government sectors also offer many opportunities for graduates with cross-disciplinary training. Accountants who can take advantage of the latest data processing, information processing and decision support systems are well equipped to respond to the changing needs of managers who use the information for decision-making purposes.
The course qualifies students for membership of the professional accounting and computing associations (ASCPA, ICAA and ACS) subject to completion of each association's requirements for full membership.
Classes are available during the day and evening at Caulfield campus, or day at Peninsula campus. Students are enrolled at one campus, but can take subjects from the other campus if approved by the course coordinators. Various computing subjects are available during summer semester, enabling earlier degree completion.

Entry requirements

Australian residents entering from VCE require a study score of 25 in both English and a mathematics and a study score of 20 in any two other VCE studies. Mature-age and TAFE or comparable qualification entry categories are also available.
Members of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators or members of any other approved professional accounting body can apply for entry with advanced standing. Holders of a recognised Certificate of Business Studies or an Associate Diploma in Accounting from a TAFE college can also apply for credit for work done elsewhere.

Course structure

In the first year, the compulsory subjects are software development, computer technology and information systems, accounting and business law. In later years, the major areas of study in business include financial accounting and management accounting, law, economics and management. In second year, students choose a major from software development, computer technology or information systems, and complete the major and corequisite subjects over the next two years of the course. Caulfield and Peninsula campuses offer different computing majors.

First year

First semester

· AFX1110 Accounting for financial decision making
· ETX1640 Business mathematics and statistics

and (Caulfield)

· SYS1001 Information systems 1
· SFT1101 Introduction to software development

or (Peninsula)

· CFR1120 Applications development 1
· CFR1121 Computing programming
· CFR1129 Business process analysis

Second semester

· AFX1121 Accounting systems and procedures
· ETX2161 Statistics for accounting, auditing and finance

and (Caulfield)

· SYS1002 Information systems 2
· SFT1102 Program design and data structures
· COT1140 Operating systems and database

or (Peninsula)

· CFR1123 Applications development II
· CFR1124 Computing programming II
· CFR1125 Computer systems

Second year

First semester

· AFX2391 Cost accounting
· TBX1010 Commercial law
· MKX1120 Marketing theory and practice

and (Caulfield)

· one second-year computing major/core
· one second-year major computing elective

or (Peninsula)

· CFR2201 Relational database
· CFR2126 Applications development III

Second semester

· AFX2491 Company reporting
· TBX1151 Corporations law and trusts

and (Caulfield)

· two second-year computing corequisites

or (Peninsula)

· CFR2128 Software engineering
· CFR2306 Project management for information systems
· CFR2307 Systems prototyping

Third year

First semester

· AFX2431 Management accounting
· ECX1710 Macroeconomics

and (Caulfield)

· one second-year major computing elective
· two third-year major computing electives

or (Peninsula)

· MKX1120 Marketing theory and practice
· one computing elective

Second semester

· AFX2631 Financial management
· ECX2710 Microeconomics
· MGX1300 Introduction to management

and (Caulfield)

· one third-year computing elective

or (Peninsula)

· one computing elective

Fourth year

First semester

· AFX3491 Advanced financial accounting theory and practice
· TBX3931 Taxation law
· MGX2691 Management of organisational performance
· Industrial computing project (first half)

Second semester

· AFX3631 Auditing
· AFF0011 Elective
· AFX3511 Strategic management accounting
· Industrial computing project (second half)

Business electives can be chosen from the Department of Accounting and Finance or any department within the university, providing that they are the appropriate level and the prerequisites are met. If from outside the faculty, the elective must be approved by the course coordinator. Computing electives normally relate to the chosen stream of study.

Further information

This course is administered by the Faculty of Business and Economics. For details of the course structure and subjects, students should refer to the Business and Economics section or contact the faculty.
Subjects offered at Peninsula are currently under review. Alternative subjects may be offered for those listed above. Direct your inquiries to Peninsula School of Computing and Information Technology on (03) 9904 4650.