Course Title: Provide financial and business performance information
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2008
Course Code: ACCT5208C
Course Title: Provide financial and business performance information
School: 650T TAFE Business
Campus: City Campus
Program: C6072 - Advanced Diploma of Accounting
Course Contact : Des Minogue
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 5485
Course Contact Email:des.minogue@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Ian Nash
Jenny Seiler
Nominal Hours: 60
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.
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
None.
Course Description
This unit covers the competency to analyse and report a broad range of financial and business performance information.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
FNSACCT501A Provide financial and business performance information |
Element: |
Analyse data |
Performance Criteria: |
1. Advice on reliability and accuracy of data is sought from appropriate authorities and sources in accordance with organisational procedures. |
Element: |
Assess client needs |
Performance Criteria: |
1. Expectations and objectives of client are clarified and confirmed to ensure mutual understanding of client goals. |
Element: |
Prepare advice |
Performance Criteria: |
Advice provides client with a realistic view of financial performance and compliance, including significant taxation issues and comparisons of alternative options. |
Learning Outcomes
Please refer to Elements of Competency.
Details of Learning Activities
Learning Activities In order to achieve learning outcomes, students will participate in the following activities:
• Attend and prepare notes during scheduled classes
• Participate in class discussions and problem solving exercises
• Research using the internet, industry contacts and prescribed/recommended references.
• Prepare out of class answers to class exercises involving theory based tasks, problem solving tasks, case studies/simulations or multiple choice questions
Complete required assessment tasks
Teaching Schedule
Week beginning | Topic | Assessment |
July 7 | Introduction to Course Chapter 1 Goal and function of Financial management |
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July 15 | Chapter 3 Sources of Finance | Assignment out |
July 21 | Chapter 3 Sources of Finance | |
July 28 | Chapters 2 & 6 Working capital management | |
Aug 4 | Chapter 4 Analysis of financial statements | |
Aug 11 | Chapter 4 Analysis of financial statements | |
Aug 18 | Chapter 5 Report writing Review |
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Aug 25 | ASSESSMENT WEEK | Test No 1 |
Sep 1 | Mid Semester Break | |
Sep 8 | Review of test Chapter 7 Cost of Capital (WACC) |
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Sep 15 | Chapter 8 Capital Structure decisions | Assignment due |
Sep 22 | Chapters 9 & 10 Capital Investment techniques and applications | |
Sep 29 | Chapter 12 Dividend Policy | |
Oct 6 | Chapter 14 Financial Intermediaries | |
Oct 13 | Balanced Scorecard | |
Oct 20 | Review | |
Oct 27 | ASSESSMENT WEEK | Test No 2 |
Nov 3 | Resits | |
Nov 10 | Resits & Feedback- course/tests/competencies |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
Financial Management Principles and Applications 5th edition |
References
Provide Financial and Business Performance Information |
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Business Budgeting and Financial Management Hughes, Minogue and Senaratne |
Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
A student must demonstrate a clear understanding of all elements of the required competencies to be deemed competent. Assessment may include a variety of methods such as tests, workbooks, assignments, presentations and class exercises.
Formative feedback is provided throughout the course. This occurs by the teacher providing information to the student to inform them how they are succeeding in the course and areas that require more work to succeed. Formative feedback is not a piece of assessment that contributes to the student’s final result.
Assessment Tasks
Test 1 35%
Test 2 35%
Assignment 30%
To achieve a pass result in this course students MUST gain a pass in each assessment task.
Assessment Matrix
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