Undergraduate - UnitACC3120 - Advanced financial accounting

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6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Business and Economics
Organisational Unit	Department of Accounting
Offered	Clayton First semester 2014 (Day) Clayton Second semester 2014 (Day) Malaysia Second semester 2014 (Day)

Synopsis

The topics covered include the regulatory framework governing financial accounting; a conceptual framework for financial accounting; the form and content of financial statements; off-balance sheet financing including leases; modified historical cost and other measurement bases including consideration of the measurement of employee benefits, financial instruments, extractive industries and foreign currency translation; accounting for corporate social responsibilities.

Outcomes

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

examine and employ the institutional framework for the regulation of financial reporting nationally and globally
apply Accounting Standards and the Framework in the preparation and presentation of financial statements
examine from a conceptual and practical dimension some of the more complex financial accounting issues including leasing, intangibles and financial instruments, extractive industries and foreign currency translation (this includes using the Framework and Accounting Standards to arrive at alternative solutions to a range of controversial issues in financial reporting)
apply critical thinking and problem solving skills to individual activities dealing with advanced financial accounting and demonstrate in individual summative assessment tasks the acquisition of a comprehensive understanding of the topics covered by ACC3120.