Credit Points: 15
Prerequisite: N/A
Co-requisite: N/A
Workload: 36 contact hours
Campus: Melbourne, Sydney
This is a first-year core unit offered in the Bachelor of Business program. The unit provides a pathway for students to continue on with a major in Accounting, Marketing or Management.
This is an introductory accounting unit that focuses on the use of accounting information in making business decisions. The unit presupposes no prior knowledge of accounting and adopts the perspective of the user of financial statements to develop an understanding of the important financial reporting topics that all students of the Bachelor of Business program should attain. The unit provides students with fundamental accounting knowledge and skills which will provide a foundation for more advanced accounting studies. This unit is designed to introduce students to the nature and function of accounting, provide an understanding of basic accounting processes and develop skills in using accounting information for business decision making.
The unit topics include:
At the completion of this unit students should be able to:
Assessment Task | Learning Outcomes Assessed | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Contribution in class | a-e* | 10% |
| In-Class Test | a,b,c* | 10% |
| Group Assignment (Written Report) | a-e* | 20% |
| Online Quiz | a-e* | 10% |
| Final Examination (3 hours) | a-e* | 50% |
| Total | 100% |
*refer to learning outcomes above.
Birt, J., Chalmers, K., Maloney, S., Brooks, A., & Oliver, J., (2016). Accounting: Business Reporting for Decision Making, 6th edition. Australia: Wiley.
Adopted Reference Style: APA
MIT is committed to ensure the course is current, practical and relevant so that graduates are “work ready” and equipped for life-long learning. In order to accomplish this, the MIT Graduate Attributes identify the required knowledge, skills and attributes that prepare students for the industry.
The level to which Graduate Attributes covered in this unit are as follows:
| Ability to communicate | Independent and Lifelong Learning | Ethics | Analytical and Problem Solving | Cultural and Global Awareness | Team work | Specialist knowledge of a field of study |
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| Colour coding | Extent covered |
| The standard is covered by theory and practice, and addressed by assessed activities in which the students always play an active role, e.g. workshops, lab submissions, assignments, demonstrations, tests, examinations | |
| The standard is covered by theory or practice, and addressed by assessed activities in which the students mostly play an active role, e.g. discussions, reading, intepreting documents, tests, examinations | |
| The standard is discussed in theory or practice; it is addressed by assessed activities in which the students may play an active role, e.g. lectures and discussions, reading, interpretation, workshops, presentations | |
| The standard is presented as a side issue in theory or practice; it is not specifically assessed, but it is addressed by activities such as lectures or tutorials | |
| The standard is not considered, there is no theory or practice or activities associated with this standard |