Area: | School of Accounting |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
Seminar: | 1 x 3 Hours Weekly |
Syllabus: | Contemporary issues facing accountants - both in the Public and Private Sectors including - accountability, social responsibility accounting and the emerging field of corporate governance. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit students will have - Familiarity with emerging issues facing accountants in the modern workplace. An understanding of financial accounting areas. An appreciation of the legal requirements of accounting evidence in legal proceedings. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | No prescribed references. |
Unit Texts: | Funnell, W. & Cooper, K. (1998) Public Sector Accounting and Accountability in Australia, University of New South Wales Press (PSA). |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Assignment 1 25%. Assignment 2 25%. Class Presentation 20%. Library Articles Review 20%. Tutorial Participation 10%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 80101 Accounting | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Informational | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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