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CO5123 - Advanced Issues in Accounting
| Credit points: | 3 |
| Year: | 2021 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 4 |
| 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
- Written > Examination (centrally administered) - (55%) - Individual
- Written > Test/Quiz 1 - (20%) - Individual
- As per Subject Outline - topic and nature varies annually but does involve practical application of concepts - (25%) - Individual.
| Prerequisites: | CO5117 |
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: |
CO5104 |
Availabilities |
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| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 25-Mar-2021 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Dale Wadeson |
| Lecturer: | Mr Ian Burnett. |
| 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 25-Mar-2021 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Dale Wadeson |
| Lecturer: | Mr Ian Burnett. |
| 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 05-Aug-2021 | |
| Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
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| JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 51 | |
| Census Date 08-Apr-2021 | |
| Lecturer: | Ms Ratna Devi. |
| 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 24-Jun-2021 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Dale Wadeson |
| Lecturers: | Dr Kelvin Kuan, Dr Bandula Nambukara-Gamage. |
| 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 11-Mar-2021 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Dale Wadeson |
| Lecturers: | Dr Kelvin Kuan, Mr Vivek Chopra. |
| 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 07-Oct-2021 | |
| Coordinator: | Mr Ian Burnett |
| Lecturers: | Dr Kelvin Kuan, Dr Bandula Nambukara-Gamage. |
| 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.