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ACW3050

Faculty of Business and Economics

18 September 2017 22 December 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)

Ms Jeyanthi Selvarajah

Offered

Malaysia

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

Synopsis

Topics covered by this unit include: Australian accounting environment, theories of financial accounting, accounting for leases; accounting for employee benefits; accounting for financial instruments; cash flow reporting; public sector and agriculture accounting, segment reporting; accounting for EPS; accounting for extractive industries; foreign currency translation; and social and environmental reporting.

Outcomes

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

  1. critically analyse how standard setting procedures and theories of regulation are formulated and their contribution to financial reporting nationally and globally
  2. apply accounting standards and the conceptual framework in the preparation and presentation of financial statements
  3. develop critical skills in written communication and problem analysis through the completion of a comprehensive assignment exercise and/or essay(s)
  4. develop an ability to work independently and to participate in group discussions with participants from diverse backgrounds
  5. demonstrate in an individual summative assessment task the acquisition of a comprehensive understanding of the topics covered by ACW3050.

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.

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Chief examiner(s)

Ms Jeyanthi Selvarajah

Prerequisites

Students must have passed AFG2491, ACG2491, ACW2491 or AFW2491 before undertaking this unit.

Prohibitions

AFC3120, ACC3120, AFF3491, ACF3491, AFG3050, ACG3050, AFW3050, ACB3050