MPA702 - Financial Interpretation

Unit details

Year:

2024 unit information

Enrolment modes:Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Online
Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Online
Trimester 3: Burwood (Melbourne), Online
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Trimester 1: Simona Scarparo
Trimester 2: Ali Yaftian
Trimester 3: Simona Scarparo
Prerequisite:

Nil

Corequisite:Nil
Incompatible with: MBA702, MBR702, MPA751, MPA951, MPR751, MPR951, MPT751, MPT951
Typical study commitment:

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.

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment:

1 x 3 hour on-campus seminar (recordings provided) each week.

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment:

Online: 1 x 3 hour online seminar (recordings provided) each week.

Content

This unit aims to develop an understanding of how financial reports and other relevant information is used to support decision-making in and about organisations. It is designed to cater for students who do not necessarily have extensive prior business experience and therefore emphasises the business context and relates ideas to basic business transactions and other business functions and financial events. It also emphasises the environment within which businesses operate and discusses the use of important economic information that is normally beyond financial statements.

ULO These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
ULO1

Assess the financial standing of an entity by examining relevant financial information and identify how disclosure techniques can support business decisions

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

ULO2

Evaluate scenarios involving ethical decisions in financial accounting

GLO8: Global citizenship

ULO3

Collaborate with peers to present and defend financial information and decisions

GLO7: Teamwork

ULO4

Contribute to developing and implementing a project plan for complex financial decision making

GLO6: Self-management

Assessment

Assessment Description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week

Assessment 1: (Individual) Report (Business & Analytical)

2000 words 20% Week 5

Assessment 2:
Part A: (Group of 3) Business & Analytical Report 
Part B: (Individual) Written Reflection 

Part A: 2500 words
Part B: 500 words

Part A: 20% 
Part B: 10% 

Week 8
End-of-unit assessment task: Written  2 hours 50% End-of-unit assessment period

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

Hurdle requirement: achieve at least 50% of the marks available on the end-of-unit assessment to evidence a minimum proficiency in the aligned discipline learning outcomes included in this unit

Learning Resource

The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: MPA702 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.

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