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112 Accounting for Business (15 credits)

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An introduction to how accounting information is used for planning, monitoring and

evaluating organisational performance.

Details
Year: 2017
Mode: Internal
Semester: Semester one full semester
Location: Manawatu Campus
Coordinator: Mr James Heslop
Subject: Business
College: Massey Business School

Online component
Online component: Partially Taught Online - As part of the course is taught online,
Broadband access is required. In addition to accessing the Course Guide, students
will be required to access core and supplementary digital study resources, contribute
to discussion fora and complete online activities and assessment tasks. Core study
resources that can be published in print will be supplied to the students who request
them. Learn more about Stream, our online learning environment.

Requirements
Restriction(s): 115.102

Dates
Start Date: Monday 27 February, 2017
End date: Saturday 24 June, 2017

Withdrawal dates
The last day to withdraw from this course:

Without financial penalty: Monday 13 March, 2017

Without academic penalty: Friday 26 May, 2017

Fees

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Course fees for 2017
Domestic Students: NZD $715.75 *
International Students NZD $3,297.50 *

* This fee information is for estimation purposes only and includes New Zealand Goods and
Services Tax. Actual fees payable will be finalised on confirmation of enrolment. The
estimate does not include non-tuition fees. To view an estimate showing both tuition and
non-tuition fees use the Fees Calculator. These fees only apply to 2017 enrolments.

Learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this course should be able to:

1. Explain the role of accounting information in an organisation.

2. Demonstrate knowledge of generally accepted accounting practices.
3. Analyse the management of liquidity and solvency in an organisation.
4. Apply management accounting techniques to planning and short term decision
making.
5. Interpret an organisation’s financial performance and position.

Please note: Learning Outcomes are subject to change until the beginning of the semester
in which the course is delivered.

Assessments
During this course, the following assessments will contribute to your final mark.

Assessment Weighting Note

1 Online Quiz 10.0%

2 Test 10.0%

3 Computer Work 15.0%

4 Report 15.0%

5 Invigilated Examination 50.0%

Please note: Assessment weightings are subject to change until the beginning of the
semester in which the course is delivered.

* Specific dates for assessments will be finalised in information provided on Stream at the
start of the Course.

Completion requirements
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Students must achieve 40% or more in the final examination to pass the paper.

Textbooks
It is recommended that textbooks are purchased no sooner than 7 weeks prior to the
semester start date as textbooks can be subject to change.

Compulsory
Accounting: Information For Business Decisions
Author: Cunningham, B.M., Nikolai, L.A., Bazley, J.D, Kavanagh, M., Slaughter, G.
And Simmons, S.
ISBN: 9780170253703
Edition: 2nd Edition (2015)
Publisher: Cengage Learning: Australia

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