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Kate Harris B.Sc. (Hons), Dip. Ed., Dip. Acc., M. Com (Research).

Kate has been teaching in the 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide Business School for over 20 years. Her main teaching areas are in financial accounting. She has published in both professional and academic journals, is the co-author of an accounting theory textbook, and has taught in France and Malaysia. Her main research interests are in financial reporting and accounting education.

The 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide Business School, The 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide
10 Pulteney Street
Adelaide SA 5005


Work: +61 8 8313 8124
Fax: +61 8 8223 4782
Email: kate.harris@adelaide.edu.au
Course Website : www.myuni.adelaide.edu.au

This course begins on 17th February, 2016, and runs for 6 weeks.

 Classes: 17 and 24 February, 9 and 23 March, 9.00 am to 3.30 pm, Horace Lamb 422
              2 and 16 March, 11.00 am to 5.30 pm, Ligertwood, 231.

At the end of this course, students will be able to:

1. Discuss the issues relating to corporate governance and sustainability for an entity;
2. Know the concepts that underpin the financial statements of an entity and explain the purpose of these statements;
3. Identify, analyse and record the effect of economic transactions on the financial statements of an entity;
4. Know and utilize the different costing techniques and budgeting processes available to the management of an entity;
5. Explain and apply the different techniques available to managers to make investment decisions and discuss the different financing available for the investments; and
6. Use appropriate analytical tools to evaluate the financial performance and position of a company and the divisions of that company.

Text Book:

Accounting: Business reporting for decision making, 5th edition, Birt, Chalmers, Maloney, Brooks, and Oliver., Wiley, 2014

ISBN 978-1-118-62418-0

An ebook is available from:
http://www.wileydirect.com.au/buy/accounting-business-reporting-decision-making-5th-edition/

Students will need to create an account prior to adding the product to the shopping cart to obtain the advertised discounted price.
This is a perpetual licence and therefore does not have an expiry date and provides students with two downloads to the same account, first download to PC/laptop and second download to Laptop/iPhone/iPad

The financial press – both newspapers and business magazines cover a wide range of business topics.

Some relevant information is also available on various websites. Each of the topics in the course gives some additional online resources that may be helpful.

Many course resources are available on the course website: www.myuni.adelaide.edu.au including:

  Lecture documents and related material.
  A sample examination and suggested solutions.
  Assignment related documents.

In addition, students will be able to purchase access to WileyPLUS, an online resource accompanying the text book. Please note that this is an optional tool and students are not required to purchase the WileyPLUS version of the textbook.

Classes will provide students with material that covers both financial and management accounting, including explanations of key concepts, appropriate examples and applications. In addition, there will be questions and problems that students will be asked to complete. These will be in three categories:

 1. In-class Questions
These questions are done in-class, during the class. They complement material covered in the topic. No extra preparation is required.

2. Self-study questions
Solutions to self-study questions are provided on MyUni. These questions will only be discussed if requested by students for clarification of specific issues.

3. Non-assessable quizzes
For each topic there will be an on-line quiz for students to attempt. It is recommended that students attempt these exercises as they provide valuable feedback. Marks will be awarded for attempts at these quizzes rather than the results of the quiz.

The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.

The 最新糖心Vlog expects full-time students (i.e. those taking 12 units per semester) to devote a total of 48 hours per week to their studies. This means that you are expected to commit approximately 9 hours for a three-unit course or 13 hours for a four-unit course of private study outside of your regular classes.

Students in this course are expected to attend all classes throughout the trimester.

Topic 1	An Introduction to Accounting
Topic 2	Analysing Business Transactions
Topic 3	The Balance Sheet and Working Capital Management
Topic 4	The Income Statement and Statement of Changes in Equity
Topic 5	The Statement of Cash Flows
Topic 6	Different Types of Business Structures
Topic 7	Analysing Accounting Information
Topic 8	Cost Analysis and Costing
Topic 9	Budgeting and Performance Analysis
Topic 10	Performance Analysis
Topic 11	Capital Investment Decisions and Financing the Business
Topic 12	Revision

The table above lists the topics to be studied in this course:

Assignment Title	%	Due Day /Week	Learning Objective
Quiz   Formative	10% 1 mark each for attempting at least 10 quizzes	At the end of each topic	All
Discussion Board Appropriate responses to set questions	5%		All
Application Activity Discipline specific Summative	10%	To be advised	10, 13, 14
Major project (case study) Summative	50%	Parts 1, 2 and 3 Dates to be discussed	All
Examination	25%	To be advised	All

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How students will be assessed and marking guidelines for each assessment task are included in the detailed assessment information provided to the students. The following is an overview of each assessment task.

Quiz - 10%
At the end of each topic a short quiz on material studied in that topic will be available on MyUni. Each quiz consists of some multiple choice questions and some will include short exercises. Students are encouraged to complete each quiz as it provides valuable feedback. The score for each test is not included in the formal assessment for the course, however, students will be awarded a maximum of 10 marks for attempting each quiz. 

Discussion Board Contribution - 5%
Students are expected to submit their responses to the set discussion questions and to also respond to other students’ postings on the discussion board. There will be at least three set questions for which responses will be required.

Application Activity - 10%
Students are expected to complete and submit online a discipline based assignment which will apply concepts developed in the course to the students area of study. 

Major Project - 50%
Students will be allocated a company listed on the stock exchange. This company will be the basis of the major case study. As each topic is completed, students will be able to answer questions relating to that topic which will be assigned as part of the case study. This may mean extracting information from the company's publicly available information or researching in more detail a particular issue that is addressed in a topic. This research requires accessing academic and/or professional articles related to the issue in question.
The case study is to be completed in three stages: submission dates will be discussed with students.

 Examination - 25%
An examination will be held at the end of the course. It will be an open book examination and will cover most of the course material. 

 Notes on Assessment
In this course, students’ continuing assessment will be assessed using specific guidelines and marking criteria prepared by the lecturers-in-charge. The marking criteria will be discussed prior to the commencement of marking. Before the assessment is returned to students, a sample of students’ assessment will be reviewed to determine if moderation is needed.

Legible hand-writing and the quality of English expression are considered to be integral parts of the assessment process.
 

Assignment Guidelines including Referencing Details
A copy of the Postgraduate Programs: Communication Skills Guide Guide can be downloaded from

https://business.adelaide.edu.au/documents/CSG_business_Web_final.pdf

 This publication provides guidelines on a range of important communication skills including writing essays and management reports, making oral presentations etc. 

In preparing any written piece of assessment for your postgraduate studies, it is important to draw on the relevant ‘literature’ to support critical analysis. Also essential is to reference the literature used. Correct referencing is important because it identifies the source of the ideas and arguments that you present, and sometimes the source of the actual words you use, and helps to avoid the problem of plagiarism. (Further information on plagiarism is provided later in this course outline.)

The Harvard system is widely used in the Business School. Guidelines for the use of this style of referencing can be found in the Communication Skills Guide.
Further assistance with referencing is available from the Faculty’s Learning Support Advisors. The contact details are provided in the Communication Skills Guide

Presentation of assignments

All work is to be submitted online. Instructions will be provided with the detailed assessment information.

Please retain a copy of all assignments submitted for assessment.

Assignments may not be accepted if they do not have a signed acknowledgement of the 最新糖心Vlog’s policy on plagiarism (http://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies/230).

Students must not submit work for an assignment that has previously been submitted for this course or any other course without prior approval from the lecturer-in-charge.

Late Assignment Submission
 Students are expected to submit their work by the due date to maintain a fair and equitable system. Extensions will generally only be given for medical or other serious reasons.

All requests for extensions must be emailed to the lecturer-in-charge of the course a minimum of 5 days before the due date. Each request will be assessed on its merits. A late assignment (without prior arrangement) will be penalised by 20% of the total assignment mark for each day that it is late.

Return of Assignments 

Markers aim to mark and return assignments to students within two (2) weeks of the due date with written feedback. Marked research assignments will be returned to students via MyUni.