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Applied Accounting Systems unit (XPD115)

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Introduction

Welcome to this foundation unit for students intending to undertake an Accounting Major in the Bachelor of Business. This unit is compulsory and is an important pre-requisite for second and third-year units. You will consider the fundamental principles that underpin accrual accounting and financial reporting including how and why financial transactions are recorded as they are. The elements of the accounting cycle and techniques of measurement, recording and reporting for decision-makers are also considered. This unit will also prepare you for the use of Accounting Information Systems.

Summary

Unit name Applied Accounting Systems
Unit code XPD115
Credit points 12.5
College/School Academic Division
Learning Teaching Performance
Discipline University Pathways
Coordinator Mr Mustajab Ahmed Soomro
Available as an elective? No
Delivered By Third Party(ies): UP Education
Level Introductory

Availability

Specific information on 2027 unit availability will be available in August

Learning Outcomes

  • Apply accountability and accounting principles to make informed decisions.
  • Apply accounting information systems to record business transactions and evaluate organisational risk.
  • Use professional communication skills to convey accounting information, individually and in team environments.

Fee Information

2027 fee information will be available in August.

Requisites

Prerequisites

BFA103 or BFA113 or ZAA133 or XPD106 as a concurrent prerequisite

Mutual Exclusions

You cannot enrol in this unit as well as the following:

BFA104|XPD107

Teaching

Teaching Pattern

2 hours of lectures, weekly (running for 13 weeks)

1 hours of workshop, weekly (running for 13 weeks)

1 hours of tutorial, weekly (running for 13 weeks)

AssessmentOnline Quiz via Respondus (20%)|Case Studies (40%)|Invigilated Test (40%)
TimetableView the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable

Textbooks

Required

You will need the following electronic resource: 

  • MindTap for Deegan's An Introduction to Accounting: Accountability in Organisations and Society (2020) Cengage, Melbourne.

 

You will need the following text:

  • Deegan, C. 2020, Financial Accounting, 9th edition, McGraw Hill, NSW.

 
Recommended

N/A

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