LB5212 - Accounting and Finance for Managers
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 3 |
| Administered by: | College of Business, Law & Governance |
This subject provides students with an understanding of the fundamentals of accounting. The aim is to build on basic concepts to develop a clearer understanding of financial statements, their uses and limitations in decision-making. The capacity to analyse financial statements and make decisions based on them will be emphasised. The subject examines decisions on cost structures and the implications for operating leverage and thus the financial statements. An introduction to capital budgeting and the application thereof to various cases is also covered.
Learning Outcomes
- Understand the nature of assets, liabilities and income in the context of the accounting model;
- Develop an understanding of an ability to prepare basic accounting statements such as the statement of financial position and the statement of financial performance;
- Ability to produce and interpret budgets and understand the various ways in which a business assesses capital investments, develop it's capital budget and make long term resource allocation decisions;
- Understand the behaviour of costs and know how to conduct analysis of changes in sales and costs on profits. Understanding operating leverage, its measurement and the impact it has on financial statements through the cost structures as well as the use of cost structures in short-term decision regarding resource usage;
- The ability to analyse and interpret financial statements and understand of the relationship between the different statements.
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | BU5002 LB5001 |
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Limited, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 24-Mar-2016 | |
| Face to face teaching (Face-to-Face teaching dates are: 2-3 April and 14-15 May) | |
| Coordinator: | Professor Lyndal Drennan |
| Lecturer: | Mr Jeffrey Pringle. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); assignments (30%); on-course tests (20%). |
| Townsville, Limited, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 25-Aug-2016 | |
| Face to face teaching (Face-to-Face teaching dates are: 27-28 August and 22-23 October) | |
| Coordinator: | Professor Lyndal Drennan |
| Lecturer: | Mr Jeffrey Pringle. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); assignments (30%); on-course tests (20%). |
| External, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 25-Aug-2016 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Professor Lyndal Drennan. |
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| Method of Delivery: | WWW - LearnJCU |
| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); assignments (30%); on-course tests (20%). |
| External, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 24-Mar-2016 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Professor Lyndal Drennan. |
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| Method of Delivery: | WWW - LearnJCU |
| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); assignments (30%); on-course tests (20%). |
| Cairns, Limited, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 24-Mar-2016 | |
| Face to face teaching (Face-to-Face teaching dates are: 2-3 April and 14-15 May) | |
| Coord/Lect: | Professor Lyndal Drennan. |
| Contact hours: |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); assignments (30%); on-course tests (20%). |
| Cairns, Limited, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 25-Aug-2016 | |
| Face to face teaching (Face-to-Face teaching dates are: 27-28 August and 22-23 October) | |
| Coord/Lect: | Professor Lyndal Drennan. |
| Contact hours: |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); assignments (30%); on-course tests (20%). |
| JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 51 | |
| Census Date 07-Apr-2016 | |
| Coordinator: | Professor Lyndal Drennan |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); assignments (30%); on-course tests (20%). |
| JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 52 | |
| Census Date 11-Aug-2016 | |
| Coordinator: | Professor Lyndal Drennan |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); assignments (30%); on-course tests (20%). |
| JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 53 | |
| Census Date 08-Dec-2016 | |
| Coordinator: | Professor Lyndal Drennan |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); assignments (30%); on-course tests (20%). |
| JCU Singapore, Block, Study Period 56 | |
| Census Date 08-Sep-2016 | |
| Face to face teaching 27-Jun-2016 to 02-Oct-2016 | |
| Coordinator: | Professor Lyndal Drennan |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); assignments (30%); on-course tests (20%). |
| JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 21 | |
| Census Date 07-Apr-2016 | |
| Coordinator: | Professor Lyndal Drennan |
| Contact hours: |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); assignments (30%); on-course tests (20%). |
| JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 22 | |
| Census Date 11-Aug-2016 | |
| Coordinator: | Professor Lyndal Drennan |
| Contact hours: |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); assignments (30%); on-course tests (20%). |
| JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 23 | |
| Census Date 08-Dec-2016 | |
| Coordinator: | Professor Lyndal Drennan |
| Contact hours: |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); assignments (30%); on-course tests (20%). |
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.