BUSN8181 Financial Reporting and Analysis

BUSN8181 is only available under certain award programs.

Offered By	School of Accounting & Business Info Systems
Academic Career	Graduate Coursework
Course Subject	Business
Offered in	Winter Session, 2009, Autumn Session, 2010, Winter Session, 2010, and Spring Session 2010
Unit Value	6 units
Course Description	This course provides an user’s perspective on the role of accounting and financial statements in capturing and conveying economic information about an enterprise. Through a mix of lectures, case studies and exercises, participants will acquire confidence in using the concepts and vocabulary of accounting to analyze and communicate about business performance and resource allocation. They will become familiar with the format and use of financial statements, and the role of accounting in making organizational decisions.
Learning Outcomes	The objectives of the course are: To provide students with the skills which will enable them to read, understand, interpret and analyse general purpose financial reports; To provide students with an understanding of differing accounting policies and their impact on financial statements; To provide students with an understanding of different types of performance measurements in accounting and commonly used financial control systems To provide students with a basic knowledge of management accounting techniques, and To provide students with the skills to make sound financial decisions in real business settings.
Indicative Assessment	Individual essay 30% Syndicate assignment 30% One 2-hour examination 40% All component of the above assessment are compulsory and must be submitted.
Workload	6 hours per week, however you should plan to allocate a minimum of 100 hours of your time to this course.
Course Classification(s)	AdvancedAdvanced courses are designed for students having reached 'first degree' level of assumed knowledge, which provide a deep understanding of contemporary issues; or 'second degree' and higher levels of knowledge; or for transition to research training programs.
Areas of Interest	Accounting, Commerce, and Management
Eligibility	At least an average of 65% (or equivalent) in the final two years of an Australian undergraduate degree and a minimum of three years professional or managerial work experience.
Prescribed Texts	See Course Website: http://ecocomm.anu.edu.au/courses/course.asp?code=BUSN8181
Preliminary Reading	See Course Website: http://ecocomm.anu.edu.au/courses/course.asp?code=BUSN8181
Indicative Reading List	See Course Website: http://ecocomm.anu.edu.au/courses/course.asp?code=BUSN8181
Programs	Graduate Certificate in Commercialisation/Graduate Certificate in Commercialisation (CTS), Graduate Certificate in Management, Master of Business Administration, and Master of Management
Other Information
Academic Contact	See: http://ecocomm.anu.edu.au/courses/course.asp?code=BUSN8181

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