Course Guide - Edith Cowan University
Course Guide - Edith Cowan University
Course Guide - Edith Cowan University
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COURSE UNITS<br />
The following pages provide brief descriptors for units included in<br />
awards detailed in this publication. The publication of this list is<br />
no guarantee that a particular unit will be taught in 2007. Before<br />
finalising unit selections, students should ascertain unit<br />
availability in the coming year by consulting the timetable or the<br />
relevant course coordinator. This is particularly important in the<br />
case of Minor Study and Elective units which may be selected in a<br />
school or faculty other than a student’s Major Study faculty.<br />
Subject to timetabling constraints and providing that prerequisites<br />
are met, most units are available to students of all faculties.<br />
Normally, exceptions to this are units in the School of Nursing,<br />
Midwifery and Postgraduate Medicine and the Western Australian<br />
Academy of Performing Arts.<br />
In making unit selections students are advised to note the variation<br />
in semester lengths in some faculties.<br />
Students can access detailed information on unit availability via<br />
SIMO (Student Information Management Online).<br />
ACC4101<br />
15 Credit Points<br />
Principles of Financial Accounting IV<br />
FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND LAW<br />
This unit is designed to introduce graduates of other disciplines to<br />
accounting and to provide the foundation for further accounting<br />
studies. Students will develop the necessary technical skills to<br />
record, prepare and analyse financial accounting information with<br />
regard to sole traders, partnerships and companies.<br />
ACC4200<br />
15 Credit Points<br />
Financial Accounting IV<br />
FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND LAW<br />
Prerequisite :<br />
ACC4101 Principles of Financial Accounting IV<br />
This unit is designed to build and extend your understanding of<br />
the impact of aspects of theory, law, and practice on corporate<br />
accounting in Australia. A range of accounting standards are<br />
considered in this unit which address key topics in the preparation<br />
of general purpose financial reports.<br />
ACC4230<br />
15 Credit Points<br />
Accounting for Planning and Control IV<br />
FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND LAW<br />
Prerequisite :<br />
ACC4101 Principles of Financial Accounting IV<br />
Management accounting information systems and decisionmaking<br />
techniques using cost information are critical to the<br />
success of any enterprise. In this unit we seek to understand how<br />
to develop and use management accounting information for<br />
planning and decision making in order to achieve enterprise<br />
objectives.<br />
ACC4310<br />
15 Credit Points<br />
Auditing IV<br />
FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND LAW<br />
Prerequisite :<br />
ACC4200 Financial Accounting IV<br />
This advanced unit introduces the student to the critical role of<br />
auditing in the information marketplace. The unit content covers a<br />
number of important auditing concepts, such as the audit testing<br />
methodology and focuses also on the practical application of<br />
Australian Auditing Standards. Critical thinking and both written<br />
and oral communication skills are developed in this unit and the<br />
unit concludes with a discussion of the future directions of the<br />
auditing profession, both in Australia and internationally.<br />
ACC4320<br />
Accounting Theory IV<br />
FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND LAW<br />
Prerequisite :<br />
ACC4200 Financial Accounting IV<br />
15 Credit Points<br />
This unit provides an introduction to accounting theory, a critical<br />
review of the conceptual framework and a detailed analysis of<br />
selected accounting standards.<br />
ACC5101<br />
15 Credit Points<br />
Financial Accounting Theory V<br />
FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND LAW<br />
This unit encourages a critical study of recent research in financial<br />
accounting. Emphasis is placed on the theoretical framework and<br />
the research techniques.<br />
ACC5130<br />
15 Credit Points<br />
Management Accounting V<br />
FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND LAW<br />
This unit is designed for students who are undertaking a research<br />
degree in accounting or who wish to take a postgraduate unit in<br />
management accounting that has a strong research emphasis. The<br />
unit provides an opportunity to explore the research literature in<br />
management accounting, develop and understanding of research<br />
methodology in management accounting and to develop skills in<br />
the critical appreciation of management accounting literature.<br />
ACC5140<br />
15 Credit Points<br />
International Accounting V<br />
FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND LAW<br />
Prerequisite :<br />
ACC4101 Principles of Financial Accounting IV<br />
Over the past three decades International Accounting has grown<br />
phenomenally in stature. It is now one of the specialisations in<br />
most of the world's leading business faculties. International<br />
Accounting is a rapidly growing area of research. It enhances the<br />
capability of a graduate to work effectively in the current<br />
globalised business environment.<br />
ACC5150<br />
15 Credit Points<br />
Financial Statement Analysis V<br />
FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND LAW<br />
The development of models for distress prediction and loan<br />
evaluation. Financial statement analysis and the association<br />
between financial information and the stock market.<br />
ACC5160<br />
15 Credit Points<br />
Financial Accounting Standards V<br />
FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND LAW<br />
This unit deals with the phenomena of accounting regulations.<br />
Various theories of regulation are examined and critically<br />
analysed. The case for regulation in accounting is examined.<br />
Current regulatory patterns, particularly in the developed<br />
countries are studied. The regulatory environment of international<br />
accounting in Australia is critically examined. The process of<br />
regulation development and a number of accounting standards are<br />
closely examined. Comparison is made with regulation by other<br />
national and supranational accounting bodies.<br />
ACC5162<br />
15 Credit Points<br />
Honours Thesis Development VA<br />
FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND LAW<br />
This unit involves the identification of an appropriate research<br />
project, the development of a proposal and the acquisition of the<br />
intellectual and practical skills required to undertake the project.<br />
ACC5163<br />
15 Credit Points<br />
Honours Thesis Development VB<br />
FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND LAW<br />
This unit involves the identification of an appropriate research<br />
project, the development of a proposal and the acquisition of the<br />
intellectual and practical skills required to undertake the project.<br />
ACC5172<br />
30 Credit Points<br />
Honours Thesis Development VA<br />
FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND LAW<br />
This unit involves the identification of an appropriate research<br />
project, the development of a proposal and the acquisition of the<br />
intellectual and practical skills required to undertake the project.<br />
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