Course Title: CPA Contemporary Business Issues
Part A: Course Overview
Course Title: CPA Contemporary Business Issues
Credit Points: 12.00
Important Information:
Additional rules apply to this course. They are:
- You must enrol in the Contemporary Business Issues course with CPA Australia and provide a copy of the enrolment confirmation via the online form before you will be permitted to enrol in this course. When this is received, admissions will activate the online enrolment function.
- The Contemporary Business Issues examination is a hurdle assessment for this course and you must successfully complete the examination in addition to achieving 50 percent or more for all assessment results combined to successfully complete the course. All six CPA examinations listed in the RMIT program structure must be passed as a condition for the award of the degree – MC260 Master of Professional Accounting (CPA Australia Extension).
- If you fail the CPA Contemporary Business Issues examination, you must re-enrol in the failed Contemporary Business Issues course with CPA Australia and provide a copy of your enrolment confirmation via the online form. Once enrolment confirmation is received, your grade for the RMIT CPA Contemporary Business Issues course will be changed from Fail (NH) to Supplementary Exam state (SUP). You must re-sit the CPA Contemporary Business Issues examination in the next CPA examination session. Failure to advise the University of your re-enrolment in the Contemporary Business Issues course with CPA Australia by the next CPA Enrolment deadline will result in a Fail (NH) for the RMIT course. Refer to the CPA Australia website for exact enrolment deadlines.
- If you pass the Contemporary Business Issues examination in the next examination sitting, you will be awarded a Supplementary Pass (SP). If you fail the Contemporary Business Issues examination in your second attempt, you will be awarded a Fail (NH) for the course and have the following options:
- Re-enrol in the course with RMIT and CPA Australia in the next semester and complete all assessment tasks (confirmation of enrolment with CPA Australia required); or
- Apply for a program change into the MC194 Master of Professional Accounting.
- If you defer the Contemporary Business Issues examination, you must submit a copy of your deferral approval from CPA Australia via the online form. In this instance, you will be graded SUP for the semester, and you must complete the CPA Australia examination at the next immediate offering. If you successfully complete the examination, you will receive a Supplementary Pass (SP) grade. If you do not provide a copy of the deferral approval from CPA Australia or fail the Contemporary Business Issues examination, you will receive a Fail (NH) grade for the RMIT CPA course and your options are outlined in point 4 above.
Please note, if you are taking your second attempt at CPA examination and you do not have a current enrolment with RMIT, you will need to provide a copy of CPA examination results via this online form.
Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
ACCT2267 |
City Campus |
Postgraduate |
615H Accounting |
Face-to-Face |
Sem 2 2018, Sem 2 2020, Sem 2 2021 |
Flexible Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
ACCT2267 |
City Campus |
Postgraduate |
615H Accounting |
Face-to-Face |
PGRDFlex18 (ZZZZ), PGRDFlex18 (All) |
ACCT2267 |
City Campus |
Postgraduate |
615H Accounting |
Face-to-Face |
PGRDFx2019 (ZZZZ) |
ACCT2267 |
City Campus |
Postgraduate |
615H Accounting |
Face-to-Face |
PGRDFx2020 (ZZZZ) |
ACCT2267 |
City Campus |
Postgraduate |
665H Accounting, Information Systems and Supply Chain |
Face-to-Face |
PGRDFlex22 (SEM1) |
Course Coordinator: Dr Saiful Azam
Course Coordinator Phone: +613 9925 5716
Course Coordinator Email: mdsaiful.azam@rmit.edu.au
Course Coordinator Location: Building 80
Course Coordinator Availability: Please check with course coordinator
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
Pre-requisite
Students must be an Associate Member of CPA Australia and be concurrently enrolled in the segment with CPA Australia
Enforced Requisites
- 001205 - ACCT1106 - Accounting, Accountability and Society
- 044123 - LAW2480 - Business & Corporations Law
- 005031 - BAFI1100 - Financial Decision Making
- 001208 - ACCT1110 - Contemporary Financial & Integrated Reporting
- 050709 - ACCT2279 - Strategic Management & Control Systems
- 050708 - ECON1314 - Quantitative Methods for Economic Analysis
- 032829 - ACCT2111 - Accounting Thought and Ethics
- 002984 - LAW2471 - Taxation Law and Practice
- 013386 - ACCT1111 - Assurance and Forensic Accounting
How to Enrol:
- Enrol into this subject with CPA Australia.
- Complete the CPA Course Enrolment Request Form and attach a copy of your confirmation of enrolment with CPA Australia.
- Proceed to add your course through Enrolment Online or OUA, when you have received your approval from the College of Business.
Course Description
- This is a core course in the Master of Professional Accounting (CPA Australia Extension) degree. You will examine a number of contemporary and emerging global issues in order to familiarise you with the business environment you are likely to be operating in as an accountant. It also uses Contemporary Business Issues as a vehicle for advancing the development of professional values, ethics and attitudes. This course integrates the materials from the CPA Program Professional Level segment titled ‘Strategic Management Accounting’ and prepares you for the CPA examination.
Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development
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On completion of this course you will be able to:
CLO1: Critically evaluate assumptions about contemporary and emerging issues affecting the accounting profession and justify approaches to addressing these.
CLO2: Assess the role of an accountant in a changing business and technology environment and explain how they can add value.
CLO3: Analyse and evaluate the development of professional values, ethics and attitudes that underpin all facets of accounting practice.
CLO4: Evaluate the impact of a shift towards non-financial, sustainability and integrated reporting on organisational accounting functions.
Overview of Learning Activities
Learning activities include: face to face workshops, use of online materials and resources, debates, case studies, applied research on current issues, guest speakers and completion of weekly work.
In this course you will be encouraged to be an active learner. Your learning will be supported through various in-class and online activities comprising individual and group work. These may include quizzes; assignments; prescribed readings; sourcing, researching and analysing specific information; solving problems; conducting presentations; producing written work and collaborating with peers on set tasks or projects.
Overview of Learning Resources
RMIT workshop notes and materials, RMIT online resources and CPA Australia materials including sample exam questions.
Various learning resources are available online through myRMIT/Canvas. In addition to topic notes; assessment details and a study schedule you may also be provided with links to relevant online information; readings; audio and video clips and communication tools to facilitate collaboration with your peers and to share information.
Resources are also available online through RMIT Library databases and other facilities. Visit the RMIT library website for further details. Assistance is available online via our chat and email services, face to face at our campus libraries or via the telephone on (03) 9925 2020.
Additional resources and/or sources to assist your learning will be identified by your course coordinator will be made available to you as required during the teaching period.
Overview of Assessment
The assessment tasks, their weighting and the course learning outcomes to which they are aligned are as follows:
Assessment Task 1: 30%
Linked CLOs: 1, 2, 3
Assessment Task 2: 40%
Linked CLOs: 1, 2, 3, 4
Assessment Task 3: 30%
Linked CLOs: 1, 2, 3, 4
The CPA Australia examination can consist of computer based multiple choice and/or extended response questions. Please refer to the CPA Australia subject outline for information on your examination format.