Undergraduate - UnitACF3491 - Advanced financial accounting theory and practice

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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	Caulfield First semester 2015 (Day) Caulfield Second semester 2015 (Day)

Synopsis

The unit is a blend of advanced and controversial practical accounting issues and underlying theories that support prescribed accounting treatments of these issues. Attention is concentrated on the interaction between the accounting profession and relevant segments of the society, including industry, capital markets, government and other user groups.

Outcomes

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

critically assess standard setting procedures and the theories of regulation
apply theories to explain accounting policy choices and the relevance of accounting numbers to capital markets
apply the definition and recognition criteria for elements of financial reports and issues associated with their application
examine contemporary financial accounting issues including financial instruments and intangibles
apply critical thinking, problem solving and presentation skills to individual and/or group activities dealing with advanced reporting issues and demonstrate in an individual summative assessment task the acquisition of a comprehensive understanding of the topics covered by ACF3491.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 40%
Examination: 60%

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities. The unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Edwin Lim

Prerequisites

AFF2491 or ACF2491

Prohibitions

ACB3050, AFC3120, ACC3120, AFG3040, ACG3040, AFG3050, ACG3050, AFW3040, ACW3040, AFW3050, ACW3050, AFF3491