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2024 unit information
Not offered in 2024
MAA103 or MAA104
Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.
This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.
This unit requires the students to attend a supervised overseas study tour.This will include a period of study before departing; attending all arranged visits; participating in all study activities and class sessions during the tour; complete all assessments required for the completion of the unit.
Faculty-led Study Tours are by application only and have limited places available.
Visit the Business and law study abroad website for further information and how to apply.
Please contact the Faculty WIL team at bl-wil@deakin.edu.au for any enquiries.
This unit explores contemporary international accounting and managerial issues in a wide range of business and regulatory contexts. The study tour involves a series of site visits to major corporations and regulatory/professional bodies in either North America (June/July programme. Prior to departure, students will be briefed on the specific accounting research issues to address. In each site, top-level executives, senior managers/ regulators will give presentations about current accounting, financial and performance management issues affecting their organisations.
Students will develop the ability to engage in debates about contemporary accounting and reporting issues (for example corporate social; responsibility, corporate governance, transparency and accountability), in the context of global corporations and regulatory bodies.
Explain and critically evaluate how complex contemporary accounting and regulatory issues affect corporations.
GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilitiesGLO4: Critical thinkingGLO8: Global citizenship
ULO2
Critically evaluate the global implications of contemporary accounting issues for management and financial accounting.
ULO3
Describe how internal and external reporting varies across industries and cultures.
Assessment 1: (Group of 4) Part A: Written Report Part B: Presentation
Part A: 700 wordsPart B: 15 minutes
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Hurdle requirement: Students have to attend ALL activities pre, during and post the overseas study period. If a student misses 30% (or more) of the activities, for foreseeable circumstances, they will be not be eligible to submit their assessments and will not able to complete the unit.
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