BU1002 - Accounting for Decision Making

Credit points:	03
Year:	2008
Student Contribution Band:	Band 3
Administered by:	School of Business

This subject is an introduction to accounting information systems including accounting concepts and the application and interpretation of accounting information for decision making. It will focus on the following areas: the preparation and understanding of accounting reports, analysis of accounting information and the use of accounting information in various business decisions.

Learning Outcomes

• process transactions using the accounting equation;
• prepare the income statement and balance sheet;
• interpret the statement of cash flows;
• analyse income statements and balance sheets using horizontal, vertical, trend and ratio analytical tools;
• acquire a basic understanding about costs and cost-volume-profit analysis commonly used in internal management decisions.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
• The ability to define and to solve problems in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to find and access information using appropriate media and technologies;
• The ability to select and organise information and to communicate it accurately, cogently, coherently, creatively and ethically;
• The acquisition of coherent and disciplined sets of skills, knowledge, values and professional ethics from at least one discipline area;
• The ability to reflect on and evaluate learning, and to learn independently in a self directed manner;
• The ability to generate, calculate, interpret and communicate numerical information in ways appropriate to a given discipline or discourse;
• The ability to work individually and independently.

Inadmissible Subject Combinations:

CO1002 AND CO1101

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 04-Apr-2008
Coordinator:	Mr Ian Burnett
Lecturers:	Mr Ian Burnett, Ms Jodie Maxfield.
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures 12 hours tutorials 12 hours workshops/Seminars
Assessment:	to be selected from a range of options which may include exam, presentation (40% - 60%); to be selected from a range of options which may include essay, case study (40% - 60%).
Townsville, Block, Study Period 10
Census Date 19-Dec-2008
Face to face teaching 01-Dec-2008 to 16-Jan-2009 (Lectures - 2-4 on Mon & Tues 1/2, 8/9, 15/16, 22/23, 29/30 Dec & 5/6 Jan, Tutorials 1-4 on 5, 12, 19, 24 Dec, 2 & 9 Jan; Exam on 16 Jan 09)
Coord/Lect:	Mr Ian Burnett.
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures 12 hours tutorials 12 hours workshops/Seminars
Assessment:	to be selected from a range of options which may include exam, presentation (40% - 60%); to be selected from a range of options which may include essay, case study (40% - 60%).
Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 04-Apr-2008
Coordinator:	Mr Ian Burnett
Lecturer:	Mrs Sue Ciccotosto.
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures 12 hours tutorials 12 hours workshops/Seminars
Assessment:	to be selected from a range of options which may include exam, presentation (40% - 60%); to be selected from a range of options which may include essay, case study (40% - 60%).
Cairns, Block, Study Period 10
Census Date 19-Dec-2008
Face to face teaching 01-Dec-2008 to 16-Jan-2009 (face-to-face teaching dates to be determined)
Coordinator:	Mr Ian Burnett
Lecturer:	Mrs Sue Ciccotosto.
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures 12 hours tutorials 12 hours workshops/Seminars
Assessment:	to be selected from a range of options which may include exam, presentation (40% - 60%); to be selected from a range of options which may include essay, case study (40% - 60%).
JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 51
Census Date 28-Mar-2008
Coordinator:	Mr Ian Burnett
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures 12 hours tutorials 12 hours workshops/Seminars
Assessment:	to be selected from a range of options which may include exam, presentation (40% - 60%); assignments (40% - 60%).
JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 52
Census Date 25-Jul-2008
Coordinator:	Mr Ian Burnett
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures 12 hours tutorials 12 hours workshops/Seminars
Assessment:	to be selected from a range of options which may include exam, presentation (40% - 60%); assignments (40% - 60%).
JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 53
Census Date 28-Nov-2008
Coordinator:	Mr Ian Burnett
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures 12 hours tutorials 12 hours workshops/Seminars
Assessment:	to be selected from a range of options which may include exam, presentation (40% - 60%); assignments (40% - 60%).
JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 21
Census Date 18-Apr-2008
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures 12 hours tutorials 12 hours workshops/Seminars
Assessment:	to be selected from a range of options which may include exam, presentation (40% - 60%); to be selected from a range of options which may include essay, case study (40% - 60%).
JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 23
Census Date 12-Dec-2008
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures 12 hours tutorials 12 hours workshops/Seminars
Assessment:	to be selected from a range of options which may include exam, presentation (40% - 60%); to be selected from a range of options which may include essay, case study (40% - 60%).

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.