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Undergraduate - UnitAFF3491 - Advanced financial accounting theory and practice

6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Business and Economics
Organisational Unit	Department of Accounting and Finance
Offered	Caulfield First semester 2013 (Day) Caulfield Second semester 2013 (Day)

Synopsis

The unit is a blend of advanced and controversial practical accounting issues and underlying theories that support prescribed accounting treatments of these issues. Attention is concentrated on the interaction between the accounting profession and relevant segments of the society, including industry, capital markets, government and other user groups.

Outcomes

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

critically assess standard setting procedures and the theories of regulation
discuss theories to explain accounting policy choices and the relevance of accounting numbers to capital markets
explain the definition and recognition criteria for elements of financial reports and issues associated with their application
examine contemporary financial accounting issues including financial instruments and intangibles
apply critical thinking, problem solving and presentation skills to individual and/or group activities dealing with advanced reporting issues and demonstrate in an individual summative assessment task the acquisition of a comprehensive understanding of the topics covered by AFF3491.