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.
2. Data is compiled in accordance with standard financial reporting requirements.
3. Revenues and costs are analysed in accordance to standard accounting techniques and consistent with the organisation’s objectives
4. All data and reports are analysed in accordance with standard financial analysis techniques
5. Data is reconciled to ensure statements are accurate and comply with organisational procedures and statutory requirements.

Element:

Assess client needs

Performance Criteria:

1. Expectations and objectives of client are clarified and confirmed to ensure mutual understanding of client goals.
2. The client’s specific legal and financial requirements are identified when establishing, structuring and financing a business.
3. Financial options and processes are discussed with client to develop suitable plans for the provision of information for the achievement of client goals, etc.
4. Progress of plans is reviewed regularly against agreed criteria and results communicated to client
5. Client objectives are monitored to identify changes in client needs
6. Feedback on service is regularly obtained, analysed and incorporated into services to client.
7. Shortfalls in customer service are investigated and proposals for overcoming them are formulated and implemented

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.
2. Suitable methods of presentation, language and forms of documentation are used to convey information to client.
3. Advice identifies how risks, contingencies and future cash flows may be identified and quantified
4. Client is advised of risk management options
5. Client is advised of rights and obligations
6. Client is advised on alternative sources and features of short and long term finance


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
 
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
 
Aug 25 ASSESSMENT WEEK Test No 1
Sep 1 Mid Semester Break  
Sep 8 Review of test
Chapter 7 Cost of Capital (WACC)
 
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
Wilson, Keers, Medlen and Walters


References

Provide Financial and Business Performance Information
Produced by Bruce Phillips (First edition)

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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