Course Title: Manage budgets and financial plans

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C5225

Course Title: Manage budgets and financial plans

Portfolio: BUS

Nominal Hours: 70.0

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)
ACCT5272C	City Campus	TAFE	650T TAFE Business	Face-to-Face or Workplace	Term1 2010

Course Contact: Maurice Sheridan

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 5455

Course Contact Email: maurice.sheridan@rmit.edu.au

Course Description

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to undertake financial management within a work team in an organisation. This includes planning and implementing financial management approaches, supporting team members whose role involves aspects of financial operations, monitoring and controlling finances, and reviewing and evaluating effectiveness of financial management processes in line with the financial objectives of the work team and the organisation.
As there are no pre-requisites for this unit the course will also include an introduction to accounting and the accounting process.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

NIL  There is no Prerequisites for this course

National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:	BSBFIM501A Manage budgets and financial plans
Elements:	1. Plan financial management approaches
	2. Implement financial management approaches
	3. Monitor and control finances
	4. Review and evaluate financial management processes

Learning Outcomes

Overview of Assessment

Assessment Tasks

Test 1 - Week 6       Test on Topics 1,2,3,4,5            Grade CA/NYC   (35 marks)

Test 2 - Week 11     Test on Topics 6,7,8,9                Grade CA/NYC (35 marks)

Test 3 - Week 16      Test on Topics 10,11,12            Grade CA/NYC (30 marks)

Overview of Assessment

Students must complete all 3 tests and achieve a mark of 50% or greater to achieve an overall pass in this course.

Special Consideration

If a student misses a test for ANY REASON, they must complete a special consideration application. Please note that applications must be submitted through the Hub on RMIT Melbourne campuses within 2 working days of the scheduled assessment

IT IS EXPECTED THAT STUDENTS WILL SHOW THEIR TEACHER THE WRITTEN RECEIPT GRANTING A DEFERRED ASSESSMENT AS SOON AS IT IS RECEIVED so it can be recorded

Special Consideration the full policy can be found at http://www.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=g43abm17hc9w This site includes a link to the application form