BU1002 - Accounting for Decision Making

Credit points:	03
Year:	2016
Student Contribution Band:	Band 3
Administered by:	College of Business, Law & Governance

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

Learning Outcomes

• explain the nature of accounting and contextual factors that underpin the operation of business accounting systems from five different perspectives: governance and ethics; financial accounting v. managerial accounting; national and international environments; government and private sector regulatory environment; and business structures;
• appropriately apply financial decision-making tools; financial statement analysis, cost-volume profit analysis, budgets;
• examine business reports, i.e. annual reports and GPFRs, to assess particular data for financial/economic decision making;
• identify and explain the structure, elements, components, users, uses and limitations of the prime general purpose financial reports (GPFRs) and their interrelationships: balance sheet, income statement and statement of cash flows.

Inadmissible Subject Combinations:

BU1902 CO1002 CO1101

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 24-Mar-2016
Coordinator:	Ms Jodie Maxfield
Lecturers:	Ms Jodie Maxfield, Dr Sandra Wallace.
Contact hours:	50 hours - Combined Lectures; Tutorials/Workshops; Lecturer directed activities.
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); assignments (30%); online quizzes (20%).
External, Study Period 1
Census Date 24-Mar-2016
Coord/Lect:	Ms Jodie Maxfield.
Contact hours:	0 hours
Method of Delivery:	WWW - LearnJCU
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); assignments (30%); online quizzes (20%).
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 25-Aug-2016
Coordinator:	Ms Jodie Maxfield
Lecturers:	Ms Jodie Maxfield, Dr Sandra Wallace.
Contact hours:	50 hours - Combined Lectures; Tutorials/Workshops; Lecturer directed activities.
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); assignments (30%); online quizzes (20%).
External, Study Period 2
Census Date 25-Aug-2016
Coordinator:	Ms Jodie Maxfield
Lecturer:	Dr Sandra Wallace.
Contact hours:	0 hours
Method of Delivery:	WWW - LearnJCU
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); assignments (30%); online quizzes (20%).
Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 24-Mar-2016
Coordinator:	Ms Jodie Maxfield
Lecturer:	Dr Dale Wadeson.
Contact hours:	50 hours - Combined Lectures; Tutorials/Workshops; Lecturer directed activities.
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); assignments (30%); online quizzes (20%).
JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 51
Census Date 07-Apr-2016
Coordinator:	Ms Jodie Maxfield
Contact hours:	50 hours - Combined Lectures; Tutorials/Workshops; Lecturer directed activities.
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); assignments (30%); online quizzes (20%).
JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 53
Census Date 08-Dec-2016
Coordinator:	Ms Jodie Maxfield
Contact hours:	50 hours - Combined Lectures; Tutorials/Workshops; Lecturer directed activities.
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); assignments (30%); online quizzes (20%).
JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 52
Census Date 11-Aug-2016
Coordinator:	Ms Jodie Maxfield
Contact hours:	50 hours - Combined Lectures; Tutorials/Workshops; Lecturer directed activities.
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); assignments (30%); online quizzes (20%).
JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 21
Census Date 07-Apr-2016
Coordinator:	Ms Jodie Maxfield
Contact hours:	50 hours - Combined Lectures; Tutorials/Workshops; Lecturer directed activities.
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); assignments (30%); online quizzes (20%).
JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 22
Census Date 11-Aug-2016
Coordinator:	Ms Jodie Maxfield
Contact hours:	50 hours - Combined Lectures; Tutorials/Workshops; Lecturer directed activities.
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); assignments (30%); online quizzes (20%).
JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 23
Census Date 08-Dec-2016
Coordinator:	Ms Jodie Maxfield
Contact hours:	50 hours - Combined Lectures; Tutorials/Workshops; Lecturer directed activities.
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); assignments (30%); online quizzes (20%).

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