International Accounting

Subject 306-303 (2008)

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Credit Points: 12.500
Level: Undergraduate
Dates & Locations:

This subject is not offered in 2008.
Time Commitment: Contact Hours: One 3-hour seminar per week
Total Time Commitment: Not available
Prerequisites:

306-201 Cost Management and 306-202 Intermediate Financial Accounting.
Corequisites: None
Recommended Background Knowledge: None
Non Allowed Subjects: None
Core Participation Requirements:

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Subject Overview:

This subject analyses key financial accounting topics such as business combinations and consolidation, goodwill and intangibles, segmental reporting, inflation and foreign exchange from three different perspectives: theoretical issues, major national treatments, and international harmonisation efforts. Furthermore, the subject analyses key management accounting topics such as multinational systems and control in the context of foreign exchange, intracompany transfer pricing and international cost management initiatives.
Assessment:

A 2-hour end-of-semester examination (60%), an assignment totalling not more than 3000 words (30%) and a class presentation (10%).
Prescribed Texts: None
Recommended Texts:

Information Not Available
Breadth Options:

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.
Fees Information: Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
Generic Skills:

  • High level of development: interpretation and analysis.

  • Moderate level of development: written communication; collaborative learning; problem solving; team work; application of theory to practice; synthesis of data and other information; evaluation of data and other information; accessing data and other information from a range of sources.

  • Some level of development: oral communication; critical thinking; use of computer software; receptiveness to alternative ideas.

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