ACC100 Accounting 1 (8)
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Accounting 1 introduces students to key accounting information that business managers and accountants use to make decisions and manage a business. Students will develop skills that enable them to analyse and interpret accounting reports and to communicate the results of this analysis to interested parties. The subject focuses on the use of accounting information, and not on the recording of financial transactions and events (book-keeping). Students will learn various tools and techniques to enable them to make important business decisions. |
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+ Subject Availability Modes and Location
| Session 1 | | Internal | Albury-Wodonga Campus | | Internal | Bathurst Campus | | Internal | CSU Study Centre Melbourne | | Internal | CSU Study Centre Sydney | | Internal | Dubbo Campus | | Internal | Port Macquarie | | Internal | Wagga Wagga Campus | | Distance | Bathurst Campus | Session 2 | | Internal | Albury-Wodonga Campus | | Internal | CSU Study Centre Melbourne | | Internal | CSU Study Centre Sydney | | Distance | Bathurst Campus | Session 3 | | Distance | Bathurst Campus |
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: ACC100
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
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Subject information| Duration | Grading System | School: |
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| One session | HD/FL | School of Accounting and Finance |
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Enrolment restrictions|
Not available to students who have completed the University of Sydney Orange campus subject RMBU1645. |
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Learning OutcomesUpon successful completion of this subject, students should:
- be able to demonstrate and understanding of the role of accountants and accounting and how it can assist in making decisions;
- be able to analyse and interpret a range of accounting and financial transactions and reports;
- be able to use various management accounting tools and techniques in making business decisions;
- be able to identify and describe sources of business finance;
- be able to use a computer spreadsheet to prepare business information to generate and analyse a range of business results and reports; and
- be able to employ research and report writing skills.
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SyllabusThe subject will cover the following topics:
- The role of accounting;
- Analysing business transactions;
- Financial statements;
- Financial statement analysis;
- Funding the business;
- Managing the business;
- Operating cash; and
- Cost-volume-profit (CVP) analysis.
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The information contained in the 2014 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 13 September 2013. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.
