ACC599 Contemporary Business Issues CPA (8)
CSU Discipline Area: Accounting (ACCOU)
Duration: One session
Abstract:
Accountants as business advisors need to continually scan the horizon for threats and opportunities and be able to provide strategic management advice, all within a framework of professional values and ethics. This subject examines how contemporary issues can become understood within the business organisation and knowledge translated into strategic action designed to manage the risks and take advantage of the opportunities. It is essential for accountants to develop a framework for knowledge acquisition beyond technical skills, engage in critical and balanced analysis of contemporary issues and develop the ability to interpret and explain the financial implications of issues to management and stakeholder groups.
+ Subject Availability Modes and Locations
| Session 1 | |
|---|---|
| Internal | CSU Study Centre Melbourne |
| Internal | CSU Study Centre Sydney |
| Distance | Wagga Wagga |
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: ACC599
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
Enrolment restrictions:
Available only to students enrolled in the Master of Professional Accounting (CPA) or the Master of Accounting Practice. Enrolment in this subject is further restricted to those students concurrently enrolled in the CPA Program professional level segment Contemporary Business Issues.
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
- be able to engage in critical thinking and discourse around a selection of significant contemporary business issues, to arrive at evidence-based and balanced interpretations of the impact current issues have on business today.
- be able to critically evaluate opportunities arising from changing business conditions.
- be able to identify the risk management implications from current and emerging national and international business issues.
- be able to construct an ethical framework within which strategic advice on current business issues is provided.
- be able to debate economic development in a world of resource scarcity.
Syllabus:
The subject will cover the following topics:
- Accountants as strategic business advisors
- Current issues affecting business – global
- Current issues affecting business – national
- Turning understanding into action
- Contemporary regulatory issues
- Non-financial reporting issues
- Intangibles in business
- Business communication techniques and technologies
The information contained in the 2013 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 24 April 2013. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.