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BP314 - Bachelor of Business (Financial Planning)
Plan: BP314OUA17 - Bachelor of Business (Financial Planning)
Campus: OUA CSP
Program delivery and structure
Approach to learning and assessmentWork integrated learningProgram structureApproach to learning and assessment
Over the duration of your program you will experience a variety of teaching and learning approaches. The approaches used in each course will be appropriate to the learning outcomes they are designed to develop.
The assessment you must complete is designed to provide you with opportunities to demonstrate the extent to which you have developed and achieved specific learning outcomes in a given area. Methods of assessment will also vary with the learning outcomes of the relevant course. The major styles of teaching, learning and assessment you will experience throughout your program will include:
Online learning: The online program provides real-time and asynchronous engagement and self-directed study. Innovative content using various media sources and practical exercises are presented to suit all learners and to keep the experience engaging and dynamic. Communication tools are used for discussion and collaborative work.
Problem-based learning: You may work in a team or individually to conduct research, solve problems, analyse and respond to case studies, prepare or respond to briefs, write original research or case study reports, or participate in managing a company in a computer-based business simulation. This technique is designed to simulate the experiences you will encounter working in accountancy.
Flexible delivery: The program will incorporate extensive use of online resources. These may include learning resources such as lecture notes, and assessment and feedback tools such as discussion boards and quizzes.
Assignments and projects: These may be either research or problem based, and may be undertaken in teams or individually. Assignments and projects are designed to develop your abilities in communications, research and reasoning, and provide feedback on your skill development, while also developing you as a life-long learner.
In-class tests: Provide you with feedback on your early understanding within a course and allow feedback to assist you in further developing your skills and abilities.
Formal examinations: Will provide you with the opportunity to demonstrate your understanding and application of marketing and business principles to either practical or theoretical issues.
Academic integrity
The originality verification software Turnitin (see http://www.turnitin.com), may be used on assessments in your program.
Note you must complete a hardcopy of the RMIT coversheet with your assessment submissions: http://
mams.rmit.edu.au/rbkf8knmzbla1.doc
To support you with issues associated with the honesty and full referencing of external work presented in assignments, please visit the University website for Academic Integrity: http://www.rmit.edu.au/ academicintegrity
Specifically, support resources for yourself as a student to ensure that your submitted assessment accurately represents your work are provided at: http://www.rmit.edu.au/academicintegrity/students
If you have a long term medical condition, disability and/or other form of disadvantage it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or the Disability Liaison Unit if you would like to find out more.
To view the Assessment Policy go to: http://www.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=qwxbqbg739rl1
Top of pageWork integrated learning
RMIT University is committed to providing you with an education that strongly links formal learning with workplace experience. As a student enrolled in this RMIT University program you will:
- undertake and be assessed on structured activities that allow you to learn, apply and demonstrate your professional or vocational practice;
- interact with industry and community when undertaking these activities;
- and complete these activities in real or simulated work contexts or situations.
You will undertake two courses which are specifically designed to achieve work integrated learning (WIL) objectives:
ACCT2295 Financial Advisory Practice
This course draws upon a range of disciplines and culminates in the preparation of a Statement of Advice for a client. The practice of financial planning requires understanding of regulation and the application of business management principles and techniques. The first aspect of this course requires the application of these skills in the preparation, presentation, implementation and review of a personal financial plan for a client. The second aspect of the course focuses on financial planning practice management and explores many of the practical issues that will confront you in the financial planning industry. You will also identify and discuss the principal customer service issues associated with the management of a financial planning practice.
This course includes a Work Integrated Learning (WIL) experience in which your knowledge and skills will be applied and assessed in a real or simulated workplace context and where feedback from industry and/or community is integral to your experience. The course also provides you with a capstone experience that will give you the opportunity to critically reflect on and consolidate what you have previously learnt in the program.
ACCT2298 Superannuation and Retirement
In this course you will explore retirement planning with a particular focus on the role of superannuation in Australia. The course will include a comprehensive study of superannuation funds, funding process, benefit structures, regulatory framework, investment decisions, taxation issues and administration requirements. Also included will be a consideration of the different forms of retirement income planning in the economy and issues, which impact on retirees at different stages of their life.
The course is listed on the ASIC Register of Compliant Training as meeting the requirements for superannuation specialist knowledge under Regulatory Guide 146 and is also worth 15 Continuing Professional Development (CPD) points for membership of professional bodies such as the Financial Planning Association.
Top of pageProgram Structure
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