Special Topics in Accounting and B.I.S

Subject ACCT90011 (2013)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2013.

Credit Points: 12.50
Level: 9 (Graduate/Postgraduate)
Dates & Locations:

This subject is not offered in 2013.
Time Commitment: Contact Hours: Three hours of seminars per week
Total Time Commitment: 10 – 15 hours a week total in this subject
Prerequisites: Permission of instructor
Corequisites: None
Recommended Background Knowledge: None
Non Allowed Subjects: None
Core Participation Requirements:

For the purposes of considering requests for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Description, Subject Objectives, Generic Skills and Assessment Requirements for this entry.

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Contact

Department of Accounting and Business Information Systems
Level 7, 198 Berkeley Street
The University of Melbourne

Phone: (+61 3) 8344 5475
Fax: (+61 3) 9349 2397

Subject Overview: Topics to be advised, covering contemporary developments in financial and/or managerial accounting research.
Objectives:

On successful completion of this subject students should be able to:

  • Explain the key issues associated with the special topic;
  • Analyse the relationship of the special topic to the broader accounting research literature.
Assessment: Weekly assignments, each requiring approximately four hours work equally weighted (100%)
Prescribed Texts: None
Breadth Options:

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

On successful completion of this subject, students should have improved the following generic skills:

  • Oral communication; written communication;
  • Collaborative learning; problem solving; team work;
  • Statistical reasoning; application of theory to practice;
  • Interpretation and analysis; critical thinking;
  • Synthesis of data and other information;
  • Evaluation of data and other information;
  • Using computer software;
  • Accessing data and other information from a range of sources.

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