2014 Course Enrolment Guide
School of Business
North Sydney, NSW
Melbourne, VIC
Brisbane, QLD
Bachelor of Accounting and Finance
This Guide is provided to assist you to select your units for the 2014 academic year. Specific information regarding unit outlines, assessments or content will be provided by your School.
Information last updated on 3 March 2014
Contents
1. Contact Details: ... 3
2. How to use this Guide ... 4
3. Program Information ... 5
Program Map – Bachelor of Accounting and Finance ... 7
1. Contact Details:
Course Coordinators and/or Course Advisors will be available to assist with enrolment and re-enrolment. You can telephone, email or contact them in person to make an appointment.
North Sydney
Course Coordinator: Mr Andy Wang
Room: Level 10. Tenison Woods House, 8-20 Napier St, North Sydney
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: 02 9739 2939
Melbourne
Course Coordinator Dr Bulend Terzioglu
Room: Level 7, 250 Victoria Parade, East Melbourne
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: 03 9953 3829
Brisbane
Course Coordinator: Dr Charles Hollis
Room Building K-Level 2-KB.07, McAuley at Banyo.
Email: [email protected]
2. How to use this Guide
This Course Enrolment Guide 2014 provides you with information on when and where the units available for study in this program(s) will be offered in 2014.
Enrolling in units for 2014
1. Read Section 3. ‘Program Information’ for information on course structure and unit sequence. Take note of any prerequisite or co-requisite requirements before selecting particular units.
A prerequisite is a requirement that must be met by a student before enrolment in a stipulated unit. It is your responsibility to ensure that you meet the prerequisites for a unit prior to enrolling into that unit.
A co-requisite is a requirement that must be met by having already passed or being concurrently enrolled in an associated unit in order to be able to enrol in the stipulated unit.
If you wish to enrol into a unit for which you have not met the prerequisite or co-requisite requirements, please obtain approval from your Course Coordinator.
2. Refer to the unit listings in Section 4. ‘Units Offered in 2014’ to select your units. Take note of the study period in which units are offered.
3. You must refer to Administration & Enrolment on the ACU website
(http://students.acu.edu.au/332297) for information on how to complete your enrolment via Student Connect. ‘Administration & Enrolment’ also provides detailed information on managing your studies.
4. Log on to Student Connect and enrol (http://students.acu.edu.au/136953). Student Connect is a web interface allowing students to complete their ACU enrolment online.
IMPORTANT NOTE
Failure to enrol or re-enrol before the published due dates for re-enrolment on the ACU website (http://students.acu.edu.au/381148) may result in late fee penalties. Even if you are unsure of what units you need to enrol in, please ensure that you
enrol or re-enrol in at least one unit before the due date. Enrolling in at least one
3. Program Information
The Bachelor of Accounting and Finance is a specialist three year full-time (or part-time equivalent) degree offering a comprehensive course of learning in the theory and
applications of Accounting and Finance.
The course involves a core in Accounting, allowing graduates to be simultaneously recognised as Accounting and Finance professionals. The aim of the degree is to provide a comprehensive undergraduate corporate accounting education that will prepare you for financial management roles in private enterprise, government, the not-for-profit sector and trans-national corporations.
Unlike pure accounting degrees, the Bachelor of Accounting and Finance offers a broader understanding of financial instruments, institutions, markets and systems. It involves the study of financial decision-making under uncertainty, which is applicable to banking, financial consulting and planning, funds management, merchant banking and treasury.
This course has been designed in accordance with the accreditation requirements of the Certified Practising Accountants Australia (CPAA), Institute of Chartered
Accountants in Australia (ICAA) and Institute of Public Accountants (IPA), the training standards in the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) Regulatory Guide 146, and the professional recognition requirements of finance sector peak bodies such as the Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance (ANZIIF) and the Financial Services Institute of Australia (FINSIA).
REQUIREMENTS TO COMPLETE AWARD
For information on the duration of your course, and the requirements to complete your award, please refer to the Course Rules for your program.
Course Title Course Rules
Bachelor of Accounting and Finance http://students.acu.edu.au/553309
The Core Curriculum
The Australian Catholic University Core Curriculum has been designed to focus on aspects of the University’s identity and mission. The units emphasises critical judgment, clear expression, ethical decision-making and concern for others, as individuals and as a community.
The Core is comprised of a total of five units:
Two University Core units:
All students in the Bachelor of Accounting and Finance are required to complete the following University Core units as part of this program:
Two Core Curriculum Program units:
These units build explicitly on the University Core units and all students in the Bachelor of Accounting and Finance are required to complete at least two Program Core units from the following list:
BUSN110 Responsible Reasoning and Communication BUSN202 Professional Ethics
One Community Engagement unit:
This unit reinforces the university’s core curriculum units by enabling students to undertake a volunteer experience in the community and gain an appreciation of issues associated with justice and equity. All students in the Bachelor of Accounting and Finance are required to complete the following Community Engagement Unit:
BIPX100 Professional Experience A
There are additional Professional Experience Units - worth 10 credit points each - these are elective units and may be taken by students after completing 120 credit points. These Units have a professional focus: students learn in the workplace, develop professionalism and business competencies within their disciplinary area. One of the many advantages for students undertaking the Professional Experience Program is gaining insight into professional career opportunities available within their chosen field. For information about Professional Experience in North Sydney please contact:
Ms Louyse Hamilton, Level 10, Tenison Woods House, 8-20 Napier St Phone – 02 9739 2923 Email – [email protected]
For information about Professional Experience in Melbourne please contact: Dr Thuy Linh Nguyen, Level 7, 250 Victoria Parade, East Melbourne
Phone – 03 9953 3865 Email – [email protected]
For information about Professional Experience in Brisbane please contact: Ellen McBarron, Level 2 Building K.
Phone (07) 3623 7295 Email: [email protected]
More information on the Core Curriculum please refer to http://www.acu.edu.au/429466
Notice for students who wish to exit from a course of study other than that for which they are enrolled
(a) if you intend to continue with your current course, you are not permitted to exit with a lower level award, however you may request a letter from your Course Coordinator confirming that you have satisfied the requirements for the relevant lower award;
Program Map
You can enrol in BIPX100 Professional Experience in Semester 1 or Semester 2
Pre-requisite units are shown in italics and parentheses. These units must be completed before the unit above them.
Students enrolling in units which do not follow the sequence recommended in their Program Map cannot be guaranteed a clash free timetable.
4. Units Offered in 2014
(NOTE: amendments may be made to unit availability depending on student demand.)
Any additional information, if required, is available on request from the Course Coordinator.
Pre-requisite Units are shown in brackets. These Units must be completed before the
chosen Units.
IMPORTANT NOTE – University Core Units:
UNCC100 Our World, Community and Vulnerability and
UNCC300 Understanding Self and Society: Contemporary Perspectives
a) UNCC units are often taught over differing week patterns to allow for student placements at various times during semester. Students should take special care to note the week pattern of tutorials when they allocate in tutorial direct to ensure that they are choosing the correct stream for their course
b) Please consult with your Course Coordinator if the following applies to you:
You need to repeat a UNCC unit due to a previous fail grade.
You are unable to complete a UNCC unit during the standard semester it is offered.
You plan to enrol in an advertised international option specific to the Core.
Units in bold are available in the evening at the Brisbane campus.
Semester 1
Unit Code Unit Title Location – Delivery Mode
Melbourne On Campus Brisbane On Campus North Sydney On Campus
ACCT100 Principles of Accounting
ACCT204 Managerial Accounting A (ACCT100)
ACCT207 Financial Accounting A (ACCT100)
ACCT304 Accounting Theory (ACCT209)
BAFN200 Principles of Finance (ACCT100 &
STAT102)
BAFN205 Financial Instruments & Institutions
(ACCT100 & STAT102)
BUSN110 Responsible Reasoning and Communication
ECON200 Principles of Business Economics
ISYS111 Fundamentals of Business IS Mixed mode
LEGL300 Taxation Law (LEGL101)
MGMT100 Foundations of Management
UNCC300 Understanding Self & Society: Contemporary Perspectives
Mixed Mode
Mixed mode for ISYS111 - unit materials will be delivered online and you have the choice of a face-to-face tutorial on campus or an online tutorial.
Semester 2
NOTE: Amendments may be made to unit availability depending on student demand.
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Any additional information, if required, is available on request from the Course Coordinator.
Units in bold are available in the evening at the Brisbane campus.
Unit Code Unit Title Location – Delivery Mode
Melbourne On Campus Brisbane On Campus North Sydney On Campus
ACCT209 Financial Accounting B (ACCT207)
ACCT300 Auditing and Assurance Services
(ACCT100)
ACCT303 Managerial Accounting B (ACCT204)
BAFN200 Principles of Finance
BAFN204 Portfolio Management (BAFN200)
BAFN306 Entrepreneurial Finance (BAFN200) Mixed Mode BAFN307 Financial Risk Management (BAFN200) Mixed Mode
BIPX100 Professional Experience A
BUSN110 Responsible Reasoning &
Communication Mixed Mode
BUSN202 Professional Ethics
LEGL101 Introduction to Business Law
LEGL201 Company Law (LEGL101)
LEGL307 Banking and Finance Law (LEGL101,
BAFN200))
STAT102 Business Data Analysis UNCC100 Our World: Community & Vulnerability Mixed Mode
Mixed mode = Online unit with an on-campus exam
For information on Unit Descriptions, please refer to the ACU Handbook on the ACU website (http://www.acu.edu.au/142401). Please select the appropriate Handbook, and then select Unit Descriptions.
Delivery Modes:
On Campus – Offered face-to-face or with an online component via the Learning Environment Online (LEO) at any one of the six ACU campuses.
On Site – Offered face-to-face or with an online component via LEO at any location other than one of the six ACU campuses.
Distance – Offered wholly through the provision of printed material to the student. These units may include an online component via LEO but printed material is the primary source of teaching.
Online – Offered wholly through online study via LEO.
Mixed mode – A combination of online, distance, on-campus and/or on-site delivery modes.
Now that you have read your Course Enrolment Guide, you can now enrol in units online for the 2014 Academic Year, using Student Connect
(http://www.acu.edu.au/136953). For more information about the enrolment processes for both new and continuing students, please refer to the guides provided.
Students please note:
The course enrolment guides are subject to change. Please check regularly for updates to your course information. If you require any academic advice, please contact your course coordinator. For any other enquiries, please contact your local Student Centre.
