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CO5123 - Advanced Issues in Accounting
| Credit points: | 3 |
| Year: | 2020 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 3 |
| Administered by: | College of Business, Law & Governance |
This subject is particularly useful for students enrolled in the Graduate Certificate of Accounting, Graduate Diploma in Accounting, Master of Professional Accounting, Master of Professional Accounting/Master of Business Administration or Master of Professional Accounting Advanced but would be of value to other postgraduate students.
This subject critically examines current issues in financial accounting with respect to measurement and reporting. Academics and other accounting researchers and professionals try to resolve current financial accounting issues both nationally and internationally and develop new techniques and understandings in order to improve practice. Controversial issues in financial accounting that have been debated over the years will be critically evaluated in CO5123. This subject is designed to provide a foundation for students to understand and participate in debates on important issues in financial accounting as well as gain a good comprehension of the accounting treatment and reporting of various issues.
Learning Outcomes
- critically analyse important issues in contemporary financial and management accounting;
- examine and assess approaches to the treatment and reporting of accounting issues faced by reporting entities;
- conceptualise responses to the current financial reporting standard.
Subject Assessment
- Invigilated > End of semester exam - (55%)
- Non-Invigilated > Assignments - (25%)
- Quizzes and tests as per Subject Outline -test covering initial topics covered early in offering - (20%).
| Prerequisites: | CO5117 |
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: |
CO5104 |
Availabilities |
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| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 26-Mar-2020 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Dale Wadeson |
| Lecturers: | Mr Douglas Dunstan, <Person not found>. |
| Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
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| External, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 26-Mar-2020 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Dale Wadeson |
| Lecturers: | Mr Douglas Dunstan, <Person not found>. |
| Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
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| JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 52 | |
| Census Date 06-Aug-2020 | |
| Lecturer: | <Person not found>. |
| Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
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| JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 22 | |
| Census Date 06-Aug-2020 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Dale Wadeson |
| Lecturers: | Dr Kelvin Kuan, Dr Bandula Nambukara-Gamage, <Person not found>. |
| Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
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| JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 21 | |
| Census Date 09-Apr-2020 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Dale Wadeson |
| Lecturers: | Dr Kelvin Kuan, Mr Vivek Chopra, <Person not found>. |
| Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
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| JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 23 | |
| Census Date 03-Dec-2020 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Dale Wadeson |
| Lecturers: | Dr Kelvin Kuan, Mr Vivek Chopra, <Person not found>. |
| Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
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Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.