Course Title: Evaluate organisation's financial performance

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C6072

Course Title: Evaluate organisation's financial performance

Portfolio: BUS

Nominal Hours: 60.0

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

ACCT5264C

City Campus

TAFE

650T TAFE Business

Face-to-Face

Term1 2009,
Term1 2010,
Term1 2012,
Term2 2009

Course Contact: Angelo Sellan

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 5460

Course Contact Email: angelo.sellan@rmit.edu.au


Course Description

This unit covers the analysis and estimation process required to determine an organisation’s financial position and performance.  The course seeks to develop and employ skills related to financial analysis, estimation, and performance review of both the short and long term activities of a firm.

If you are undertaking this course in Melbourne from semester 2, 2012 onwards your teacher will advise you if you require access to a computer for the course. It is recommended that you have access to a mobile computing device to allow greater flexibility in terms of where you can work on campus outside class times.


Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

Nil.

This course is co-delivered and co-assessed holistically along with  BSBITU402A (COSC-5946C)Develop and use Complex Spreadsheets and FNSACCT501B (ACCT5240C) Provide Business and Financial Performance Information.



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

FNSACCT608B Evaluate organisation's financial performance

Elements:

1. Evaluate returns to operations

2. Determine short and long term needs

3. Review performance


Learning Outcomes


Overview of Assessment

Assessment may incorporate a variety of methods including technical requirements documentation, homework, assignments, group and/or individual projects, in class exercises, written and practical tests, problem solving exercises, presentations, direct observation of actual and simulated work practice, presentation of a portfolio of evidence which may comprise documents, and/or photographs and/or video and audio files, review of products produced through work-based or course activities.

Students are advised that they are likely to be asked to personally demonstrate their assessment work to their teacher to ensure that the relevant competency standards are being met. Students will be provided with feedback throughout the course to check their progress.