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ACCT1006: Accounting and Financial Management

2025 unit information

Accounting & Financial Management introduces financial reporting and is the gateway unit of study to further study in accounting. This unit builds on the accounting context presented in BUSS1030 Accounting, Business & Society to develop the technical skills required to record business transactions through accounting systems. In addition to its technical focus, the unit of study specifically aims to give students an understanding of the way in which accounting information can be used in financial management and analysis, as well as developing professional skills that are necessary in the business world.

Unit details and rules

Managing faculty or University school:

Business (Business School)

Study level Undergraduate
Academic unit Accounting
Credit points 6
Prerequisites:
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BUSS1030 or ACCT1005
Corequisites:
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None
Prohibitions:
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ACCT1001 or ACCT1002 or ACCT1003 or ACCT1004
Assumed knowledge:
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HSC Mathematics

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

  • LO1. record the impact of basic business transactions and be able to produce financial statements across a variety of types of business organisations
  • LO2. analyse and interpret commercial, economic, and business information to develop solutions and responses to business problems and challenges
  • LO3. communicate, both orally and in writing, including the ability to negotiate and persuade in a business context
  • LO4. apply discipline-specific expertise, including ethical decision-making in a broad business context.

Unit availability

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Session MoA ?  Location Outline ? 
Semester 1 2024
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Semester 2 2024
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Session MoA ?  Location Outline ? 
Semester 1 2025
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Outline unavailable
Semester 2 2025
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Outline unavailable
Session MoA ?  Location Outline ? 
Semester 1 2020
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Semester 2 2020
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Semester 1 2021
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Semester 1 2021
Normal day Remote
Semester 2 2021
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Semester 2 2021
Normal day Remote
Semester 1 2022
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Semester 1 2022
Normal day Remote
Semester 2 2022
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Semester 2 2022
Normal day Remote
Semester 1 2023
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Semester 1 2023
Normal day Remote
Semester 2 2023
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney

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