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Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.
1 x 3 hour seminar per week.
Online independent and collaborative learning workshops of 9 hours duration over the trimester.
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.
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
ULO4
Contribute to developing and implementing a project plan for complex financial decision making
GLO6: Self-management
These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year
Assessment 1: (Individual) Report (Business & Analytical)
Assessment 2:Part A: (Group of 3) Business & Analytical Report Part B: (Individual) Written Reflection
Part A: 2500 wordsPart B: 500 words
Part A: 20% Part B: 10%
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: achieve at least 50% of the marks available on the examination
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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