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ACCOUNTING FOR MANAGEMENT DECISIONS

ACC1AMD

2020

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

This subject aims to provide you with a broad introduction to the study of accounting and the role of accounting information in organisational decision-making and accountability. It provides you with an understanding of accounting concepts and processes that are fundamental to the preparation and use of standard accounting information. It also develops your awareness of the ethical, professional, organisational, and social contexts within which accounting is practiced. Accounting for Management Decisions is a pre-requisite to further study in accounting.

School: La Trobe Business School (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator:

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 1 - UG

Available as Elective: Yes

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: N/A

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Quota Management Strategy: N/A

Quota-conditions or rules: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Learning resources

Financial Accounting - Reporting, Analysis and Decision Making

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Prescribed

Author: S. Carlon, R. McAlpine-Mladenovic, C. Palm, L. Mitrione, N. Kirk and L. Wong

Year: 2019

Edition/Volume: 6th Edition

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Australia

ISBN: N/A

Chapter/article title: N/A

Chapter/issue: N/A

URL: N/A

Other description: N/A

Source location: N/A

Career Ready

Career-focused: No

Work-based learning: No

Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A

Entire subject or partial subject: N/A

Total hours/days required: N/A

Location of WBL activity (region): N/A

WBL addtional requirements: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

DISCIPLINE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Creativity and Innovation
PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Ethical and Social Responsibility

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Explain the role of accounting information in organisational decision-making and accountability.
02. Explain and discuss the ethical, professional, organisational, and social contexts within which accounting is practiced.
03. Apply sustainability in the accounting context.
04. Apply relevant accounting standards and the conceptual framework to record accounting transactions.
05. Produce a set of simple financial accounts from basic transaction and financial data.
06. Explain and critique some of the accounting conventions underlying the production of accounts.

Albury-Wodonga, 2020, Semester 1, Blended

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator:

Class requirements

WorkShopWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.00 hours workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
One 2-hour weekly face-to-face interactive workshop supported by blended learning tools under the blended delivery mode.

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

Online quizzes (equivalent to 300 words) Online assessment. 5 online quizzes.

N/AQuizzesIndividualNo15SILO1, SILO2, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6

Individual assignment (equivalent to 800 words) Individual written assessment including procedural accounting work or calculations.

N/AAssignmentIndividualNo15SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6

One 3-hour final examination (equivalent to 3,000 words)

N/ACentral examIndividualNo60SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6

In-class assessment (equivalent to 400 words) Individual written assessment including procedural accounting work, calculations and theory.

N/AAssignmentIndividualNo10SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6

Bendigo, 2020, Semester 1, Blended

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator:

Class requirements

WorkShopWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.00 hours workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
One 2-hour weekly face-to-face interactive workshop supported by blended learning tools under the blended delivery mode.

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

Online quizzes (equivalent to 300 words) Online assessment. 5 online quizzes.

N/AQuizzesIndividualNo15SILO1, SILO2, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6

Individual assignment (equivalent to 800 words) Individual written assessment including procedural accounting work or calculations.

N/AAssignmentIndividualNo15SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6

One 3-hour final examination (equivalent to 3,000 words)

N/ACentral examIndividualNo60SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6

In-class assessment (equivalent to 400 words) Individual written assessment including procedural accounting work, calculations and theory.

N/AAssignmentIndividualNo10SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6

Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 1, Blended

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator:

Class requirements

WorkShopWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.00 hours workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
One 2-hour weekly face-to-face interactive workshop supported by blended learning tools under the blended delivery mode.

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

Online quizzes (equivalent to 300 words) Online assessment. 5 online quizzes.

N/AQuizzesIndividualNo15SILO1, SILO2, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6

Individual assignment (equivalent to 800 words) Individual written assessment including procedural accounting work or calculations.

N/AAssignmentIndividualNo15SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6

One 3-hour final examination (equivalent to 3,000 words)

N/ACentral examIndividualNo60SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6

In-class assessment (equivalent to 400 words) Individual written assessment including procedural accounting work, calculations and theory.

N/AAssignmentIndividualNo10SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6

China (Si Chuan Uni), 2020, Semester 1, Blended

Overview

Online enrolment: No

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator:

Class requirements

WorkShopWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.00 hours workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
One 2-hour weekly face-to-face interactive workshop supported by blended learning tools under the blended delivery mode.

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

Online quizzes (equivalent to 300 words) Online assessment. 5 online quizzes.

N/AQuizzesIndividualNo15SILO1, SILO2, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6

Individual assignment (equivalent to 800 words) Individual written assessment including procedural accounting work or calculations.

N/AAssignmentIndividualNo15SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6

One 3-hour final examination (equivalent to 3,000 words)

N/ACentral examIndividualNo60SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6

In-class assessment (equivalent to 400 words) Individual written assessment including procedural accounting work, calculations and theory.

N/AAssignmentIndividualNo10SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6

Mildura, 2020, Semester 1, Blended

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator:

Class requirements

WorkShopWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.00 hours workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
One 2-hour weekly face-to-face interactive workshop supported by blended learning tools under the blended delivery mode.

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

Online quizzes (equivalent to 300 words) Online assessment. 5 online quizzes.

N/AQuizzesIndividualNo15SILO1, SILO2, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6

Individual assignment (equivalent to 800 words) Individual written assessment including procedural accounting work or calculations.

N/AAssignmentIndividualNo15SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6

One 3-hour final examination (equivalent to 3,000 words)

N/ACentral examIndividualNo60SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6

In-class assessment (equivalent to 400 words) Individual written assessment including procedural accounting work, calculations and theory.

N/AAssignmentIndividualNo10SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6

Shepparton, 2020, Semester 1, Blended

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator:

Class requirements

WorkShopWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.00 hours workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
One 2-hour weekly face-to-face interactive workshop supported by blended learning tools under the blended delivery mode.

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

Online quizzes (equivalent to 300 words) Online assessment. 5 online quizzes.

N/AQuizzesIndividualNo15SILO1, SILO2, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6

Individual assignment (equivalent to 800 words) Individual written assessment including procedural accounting work or calculations.

N/AAssignmentIndividualNo15SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6

One 3-hour final examination (equivalent to 3,000 words)

N/ACentral examIndividualNo60SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6

In-class assessment (equivalent to 400 words) Individual written assessment including procedural accounting work, calculations and theory.

N/AAssignmentIndividualNo10SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6

Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 2, Blended

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator:

Class requirements

LectureWeek: 31 - 43
One 1.00 hour lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.

WorkShopWeek: 31 - 43
One 2.00 hours workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.
One 2-hour weekly face-to-face interactive workshop supported by blended learning tools under the blended delivery mode.

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

Online quizzes (equivalent to 300 words) Online assessment. 5 online quizzes.

N/AQuizzesIndividualNo15SILO1, SILO2, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6

Individual assignment (equivalent to 800 words) Individual written assessment including procedural accounting work or calculations.

N/AAssignmentIndividualNo15SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6

One 3-hour final examination (equivalent to 3,000 words)

N/ACentral examIndividualNo60SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6

In-class assessment (equivalent to 400 words) Individual written assessment including procedural accounting work, calculations and theory.

N/AAssignmentIndividualNo10SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6

China (Si Chuan Uni), 2020, Semester 2, Blended

Overview

Online enrolment: No

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator:

Class requirements

WorkShopWeek: 31 - 43
One 2.00 hours workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.
One 2-hour weekly face-to-face interactive workshop supported by blended learning tools under the blended delivery mode.

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

Online quizzes (equivalent to 300 words) Online assessment. 5 online quizzes.

N/AQuizzesIndividualNo15SILO1, SILO2, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6

Individual assignment (equivalent to 800 words) Individual written assessment including procedural accounting work or calculations.

N/AAssignmentIndividualNo15SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6

One 3-hour final examination (equivalent to 3,000 words)

N/ACentral examIndividualNo60SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6

In-class assessment (equivalent to 400 words) Individual written assessment including procedural accounting work, calculations and theory.

N/AAssignmentIndividualNo10SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6

Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, LTU Term 4, Blended

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator:

Class requirements

LectureWeek: 30 - 35
Two 1.00 hour lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 30 to week 35 and delivered via face-to-face.

WorkShopWeek: 30 - 35
Two 2.00 hours workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 30 to week 35 and delivered via face-to-face.
One 2-hour weekly face-to-face interactive workshop supported by blended learning tools under the blended delivery mode.

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

Online quizzes (equivalent to 300 words) Online assessment. 5 online quizzes.

N/AQuizzesIndividualNo15SILO1, SILO2, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6

Individual assignment (equivalent to 800 words) Individual written assessment including procedural accounting work or calculations.

N/AAssignmentIndividualNo15SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6

One 3-hour final examination (equivalent to 3,000 words)

N/ACentral examIndividualNo60SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6

In-class assessment (equivalent to 400 words) Individual written assessment including procedural accounting work, calculations and theory.

N/AAssignmentIndividualNo10SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6

Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, LTU Term 6, Blended

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator:

Class requirements

LectureWeek: 45 - 50
Two 1.00 hour lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 45 to week 50 and delivered via face-to-face.

WorkShopWeek: 45 - 50
Two 2.00 hours workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 45 to week 50 and delivered via face-to-face.
One 2-hour weekly face-to-face interactive workshop supported by blended learning tools under the blended delivery mode.

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

Online quizzes (equivalent to 300 words) Online assessment. 5 online quizzes.

N/AQuizzesIndividualNo15SILO1, SILO2, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6

Individual assignment (equivalent to 800 words) Individual written assessment including procedural accounting work or calculations.

N/AAssignmentIndividualNo15SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6

One 3-hour final examination (equivalent to 3,000 words)

N/ACentral examIndividualNo60SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6

In-class assessment (equivalent to 400 words) Individual written assessment including procedural accounting work, calculations and theory.

N/AAssignmentIndividualNo10SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6

Sydney, 2020, Study period 1, Blended

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator:

Class requirements

WorkShopWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.00 hours workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
One 2-hour weekly face-to-face interactive workshop supported by blended learning tools under the blended delivery mode.

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

Online quizzes (equivalent to 300 words) Online assessment. 5 online quizzes.

N/AQuizzesIndividualNo15SILO1, SILO2, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6

Individual assignment (equivalent to 800 words) Individual written assessment including procedural accounting work or calculations.

N/AAssignmentIndividualNo15SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6

One 3-hour final examination (equivalent to 3,000 words)

N/ACentral examIndividualNo60SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6

In-class assessment (equivalent to 400 words) Individual written assessment including procedural accounting work, calculations and theory.

N/AAssignmentIndividualNo10SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6

Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Summer 2 , Blended

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator:

Class requirements

WorkShopWeek: 2 - 7
Two 2.00 hours workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 2 to week 7 and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

Online quizzes (equivalent to 300 words) Online assessment. 5 online quizzes.

N/AQuizzesIndividualNo15SILO1, SILO2, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6

Individual assignment (equivalent to 800 words) Individual written assessment including procedural accounting work or calculations.

N/AAssignmentIndividualNo15SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6

One 3-hour final examination (equivalent to 3,000 words)

N/ACentral examIndividualNo60SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6

In-class assessment (equivalent to 400 words) Individual written assessment including procedural accounting work, calculations and theory.

N/AAssignmentIndividualNo10SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6

China (ECNU), 2020, Week 08-23, Blended

Overview

Online enrolment: No

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator:

Class requirements

WorkShopWeek: 8 - 23
One 2.00 hours workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 8 to week 23 and delivered via face-to-face.
One 2-hour weekly face-to-face interactive workshop supported by blended learning tools under the blended delivery mode.

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

Online quizzes (equivalent to 300 words) Online assessment. 5 online quizzes.

N/AQuizzesIndividualNo15SILO1, SILO2, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6

Individual assignment (equivalent to 800 words) Individual written assessment including procedural accounting work or calculations.

N/AAssignmentIndividualNo15SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6

One 3-hour final examination (equivalent to 3,000 words)

N/ACentral examIndividualNo60SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6

In-class assessment (equivalent to 400 words) Individual written assessment including procedural accounting work, calculations and theory.

N/AAssignmentIndividualNo10SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6