BU1002 - Accounting for Decision Making

Credit points:	03
Year:	2018
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 22-Mar-2018
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%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	Tutorial attendance is mandatory in this subject. A student who fails to attend at least 70% must meet with the Associate Dean of Learning and Teaching and provide evidence as to why he or she should be permitted to sit the final exam or submit the final assessment task.
External, Study Period 1
Census Date 22-Mar-2018
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%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	Tutorial attendance is mandatory in this subject. A student who fails to attend or view the tutorial recordings of at least 70% of online tutorials must meet with the Associate Dean of Learning and Teaching and provide evidence as to why he or she should be permitted to sit the final exam or submit the final assessment task.
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 23-Aug-2018
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%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	Tutorial attendance is mandatory in this subject. A student who fails to attend at least 70% must meet with the Associate Dean of Learning and Teaching and provide evidence as to why he or she should be permitted to sit the final exam or submit the final assessment task.
External, Study Period 2
Census Date 23-Aug-2018
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 22-Mar-2018
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%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	Tutorial attendance is mandatory in this subject. A student who fails to attend at least 70% must meet with the Associate Dean of Learning and Teaching and provide evidence as to why he or she should be permitted to sit the final exam or submit the final assessment task.
JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 51
Census Date 05-Apr-2018
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 29-Nov-2018
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 02-Aug-2018
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 05-Apr-2018
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 02-Aug-2018
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 29-Nov-2018
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%).

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.