MAA103 - Accounting for Decision Making
Unit details
| Year | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Warrnambool, Waterfront (Geelong), Online Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Online Trimester 3: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Peter Vuong Trimester 2: Lawrence Huang Trimester 3: Egor Evdokimov |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | MAAM103 |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 1 x 1 hour on-campus (livestreamed) lecture (recordings provided) and 1 x 2 hour on-campus seminar each week. |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | 1 x 1 hour recorded lecture and 1 x 2 hour online seminar (recordings provided) each week. |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
Content
This introductory unit teaches you how to use accounting information to make appropriate business decisions. You will learn to apply the fundamental concepts of double-entry accounting to record transactions, prepare financial reports, and to analyse and interpret their meaning. You will learn to use management accounting budgets and planning techniques, and will consider contemporary issues such as the role of ethics and the use of Integrated Reporting.
Learning Outcomes
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Explain the following in relation to financial accounting: a) The role and purpose of accounting, accounting processes and systems across different business structures b) The purpose of financial statements c) The role and purpose of accounting standards d) The regulatory environment for financial reporting | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Critically apply the principles and concepts underlying accounting (including the Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting) to record different business transactions leading to the preparation of financial statements. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Critically apply financial statement analysis, cost-volume-profit analysis, and budgeting to aid end users in making informed decisions | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO4 | Collaboratively develop financial reports in the context of a group assignment. | GLO7: Teamwork |
| ULO5 | Develop or use spreadsheets to record transactions and prepare reports. | GLO3: Digital literacy |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1: (Individual) Case Study: journals and ledgers | Excel spreadsheet | 15% | Week 6 |
| Assessment 2: (Individual) Case Study: adjusting entries and financial statements | Excel spreadsheet | 10% | Week 7 |
| Assessment 3: Part B: (Individual) Written Reflection (Self) | Part A: Excel spreadsheet Part B: 500 words | Part A: 10% Part B: 5% | Weeks 9 & 11 |
| Examination - Specified Resources | 2 hours | 60% | End-of-unit assessment period |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning resource
The texts and reading list for MAA103 can be found via the University Library.
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
Unit Fee Information
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