Accountability and Accounting unit (BFA103)

Cradle Coast, Melbourne Study Centre, Hobart, Hong Kong Universal Ed, Launceston, Online, Shanghai Ocean University

Introduction

This unit will help you understand the role that accounting plays in demonstrating accountability. We move beyond introductory accounting and explore the important role that accounting has in organisations, society and the environment.

After completing this unit, you will have fundamental management and financial accounting knowledge, tools for analysing organisations’ external reports and a comprehension of how accounting can be used to address social responsibility, ethical conduct and sustainability.

This unit allows you to begin the up skilling required by our professional accounting bodies, guiding us to move beyond orthodox/conventional accounting practices and understand our role in demonstrating accountability.

Summary

Unit name	Accountability and Accounting
Unit code	BFA103
Credit points	12.5
College/School	Tasmanian School of Business and Economics
Discipline	Accounting
Coordinator	Mrs Ashley Amore|Mr Jason Ketchell
Available as an elective?	Yes
Delivered By	University of Tasmania and Third Party(ies):
Level	Introductory

Availability

Location	Study period	Attendance options		Available to
Cradle Coast	Semester 1
Melbourne Study Centre	Semester 1
Hobart	Semester 1
Hong Kong Universal Ed	Semester 2
Launceston	Semester 1
Online	Semester 1
Online	Semester 2
Shanghai Ocean University	Shanghai Semester 1

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Key Dates

Study Period	Start date	Census date	WW date	End date
Shanghai Semester 1	11/10/2026	16/11/2026	24/11/2026	7/1/2027
Semester 1	22/2/2026	16/3/2026	19/4/2026	13/6/2026
Semester 2	5/7/2026	27/7/2026	30/8/2026	24/10/2026

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Learning Outcomes

• Explain the relationship between organisational responsibilities, accountabilities and accounting.
• Apply management and financial accounting tools, principles and techniques to enable informed decisions by various stakeholders.
• Communicate with various stakeholders using language and standards expected of business professionals.

Fee Information

Field of Education	Commencing Student Contribution 1,3	Grandfathered Student Contribution 1,3	Approved Pathway Course Student Contribution 2,3	Domestic Full Fee 4
080101	$2,174.00	$1,703.00	not applicable	$3,284.00

• Available as a Commonwealth Supported Place
• HECS-HELP is available on this unit, depending on your eligibility³
• FEE-HELP is available on this unit, depending on your eligibility⁴

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Requisites

Mutual Exclusions

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

XPD106, BFA113, ZAA133

Teaching

Assessment	Applying the accountability model to social and environmental information (30%)|Group Case Study: Applying management accounting (30%)|Case Study: Applying Financial Accounting (40%)
Timetable	View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable

Textbooks

Required

Deegan, C 2023, An introduction to accounting: accountability in organisations and society, Cengage, Victoria.

Recommended

Atrill, P, McLaney, E, and Harvey, D 2018, Accounting for Non-Specialist, 7th Edition, Pearson Australia. Cunningham, B., Nikolai-HCP, L., Bazley, J., Kavanagh, M. and Simmons, S., 2018. Accounting: Information for Business Decisions. Cengage AU. Hancock, P., Robinson, P. and Bazley, M., 2020. Contemporary Accounting: A Strategic Approach for Users. Cengage Learning.     Reading Lists provide direct access to all material on unit reading lists in one place. This includes eReadings and items in Reserve. You can access the Reading List for this unit from the link in MyLO, or by going to the Reading Lists page on the University Library website.

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