ACCT71-600: Accounting Principles

Description

In this subject, students will learn to apply fundamental accounting concepts and procedures to prepare and interpret basic financial statements for different types of business entities.  Both manual and computerised accounting systems are a feature.

Users of financial information and the decisions they make based on accounting information are considered throughout the subject. Accounting Principles also introduces students to the ethical standards expected of accountants and the accounting information they produce.

Subject details

Learning outcomes

1. Apply fundamental accounting concepts and principles for recording business transactions for a range of business structures using accrual accounting and the double entry system.
2. Manually process accounting information to generate a set of common financial statements.
3. Use an accounting software package to record and process accounting information.
4. Perform reconciliations and make adjusting entries to correct errors and omissions.
5. Analyse and evaluate financial information.
6. Apply professional judgment in decision making.
7. Demonstrate knowledge of the ethical requirements of a professional accountant.

Enrolment requirements

Subject outlines

• January 2021 [Standard - Accounting Principles]
• September 2020 [Standard - Accounting Principles]
• May 2020 [Standard]
• January 2020 [Standard]
• September 2019 [Standard]
• May 2019 [Standard]
• January 2019 [Standard]
• September 2018 [Standard]
• May 2018 [Standard]
• January 2018 [Standard]
• September 2017 [Standard]
• May 2017 [Standard]

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