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ACF1200

Faculty of Business and Economics

18 September 2017 22 November 2024

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This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2016 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

Monash University

6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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Faculty

Business and Economics

Organisational Unit

Department of Accounting

Coordinator(s)

Mr John Gerrand

Offered

Caulfield

  • First semester 2016 (Day)
  • Second semester 2016 (Day)

City (Melbourne)

  • Trimester A 2016 (Day)
  • Trimester B 2016 (Day)
  • Trimester C 2016 (Day)

Synopsis

This unit introduces basic accounting concepts to non-accountants. The information requirements of two main groups of information users are examined - external users such as current and potential investors and internal users such as managers. This unit provides an introduction to the structure, meaning, analysis and interpretation of financial statements, in addition to exploring financial issues confronting managers, such as cost and performance measurement and budgeting.

Outcomes

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

  1. demonstrate an understanding of various forms of business organisation
  2. apply financial and management accounting principles in the preparation of financial statements
  3. measure and interpret information relating to financial performance, financial position, liquidity and risk indicators of businesses
  4. measure and interpret financial and non-financial information for managers to use in planning, decision making and control
  5. develop the ability to work effectively in a team and demonstrate the development of judgement, and skills in problem solving, critical thinking and analysis.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 50%
Examination 50%

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.

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Chief examiner(s)

Mr John Gerrand

Prohibitions

ACB1000, ACC1000, ACF1000, ACP1000, ACG1000, ACW1000, ACC1200, ACP1200