ACCT102-26S1 (C) Semester One 2026

Accounting and Financial Information

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 16 February 2026
End Date: Sunday, 21 June 2026
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 1 March 2026
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 10 May 2026

Description

Students will develop an understanding of the structure and functions of general purpose financial reports from a reader's perspective. They will be introduced to current non-financial reporting issues such as the challenge of sustainability within business and society. Students will gain an introductory understanding of management accounting and business finance.

Besides being a core course in the Bachelor of Commerce, ACCT102 has special significance for students majoring in Accounting or Taxation and Accounting: it is the pre-requisite course for ACCT103. It is therefore vital that if you are doing either of these two majors you study ACCT102 in your first semester at university, with a view to enrolling in ACCT103 in your second semester. That way, in your third semester, you will be eligible to enrol in 200-level accounting, taxation and information systems courses forming part of your degree for which ACCT103 is a pre-requisite course. If you recently studied accounting successfully at high school or you have had significant administrative work experience (say 12 months or more) involving accounts and records, then you may want to see the Student Advisors about the possibility of studying ACCT102 and ACCT103 at the same time.

Learning Outcomes

The broad objectives of the course are that students will demonstrate an understanding of:
1) the structure and functions of general purpose financial reports from a reader’s perspective
2) management accounting techniques, including cost accounting, cost volume profit calculations, and budgeting and control
3) business finance techniques, including the time value of money, risk and return, project evaluation and the cost of capital


This course is open to all students who have been admitted to the university:  there are no pre-requisites

University Graduate Attributes

This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attributes specified below:

Employable, innovative and enterprising

Students will develop key skills and attributes sought by employers that can be used in a range of applications.

Timetable 2026

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 12:00 - 13:00 A1 Lecture Theatre
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
02 Monday 17:00 - 18:00 A1 Lecture Theatre
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
03 Monday 12:00 - 13:00 Online Delivery
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
Lecture B
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Tuesday 12:00 - 13:00 K1 Lecture Theatre
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
02 Tuesday 14:00 - 15:00 K1 Lecture Theatre
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
Lecture C
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Wednesday 08:00 - 09:00 K1 Lecture Theatre
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
02 Wednesday 12:00 - 13:00 A1 Lecture Theatre
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
03 Wednesday 12:00 - 13:00 Online Delivery
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
Tutorial A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Wednesday 12:00 - 13:00 Ernest Rutherford 260
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
02 Wednesday 13:00 - 14:00 Psychology - Sociology 213
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
03 Wednesday 13:00 - 14:00 Psychology - Sociology 251
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
04 Wednesday 14:00 - 15:00 Psychology - Sociology 251
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
05 Wednesday 14:00 - 15:00 Psychology - Sociology 213
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
06 Wednesday 15:00 - 16:00 Psychology - Sociology 251
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
07 Wednesday 15:00 - 16:00 Psychology - Sociology 213
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
08 Wednesday 16:00 - 17:00 Psychology - Sociology 307
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
09 Wednesday 16:00 - 17:00 Psychology - Sociology 413
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
10 Thursday 09:00 - 10:00 Psychology - Sociology 213
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
11 Thursday 09:00 - 10:00 Psychology - Sociology 251
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
12 Thursday 10:00 - 11:00 E13
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
13 Thursday 10:00 - 11:00 Psychology - Sociology 213
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
14 Thursday 11:00 - 12:00 Psychology - Sociology 213
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
15 Thursday 11:00 - 12:00 Psychology - Sociology 413
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
16 Thursday 12:00 - 13:00 Psychology - Sociology 307
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
17 Thursday 12:00 - 13:00 Psychology - Sociology 213
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
18 Thursday 13:00 - 14:00 Psychology - Sociology 307
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
19 Thursday 13:00 - 14:00 Psychology - Sociology 213
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
20 Thursday 14:00 - 15:00 Beatrice Tinsley 111 (19/2)
E13 (26/2-26/3, 23/4-28/5)
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
21 Thursday 14:00 - 15:00 Psychology - Sociology 213
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
22 Thursday 15:00 - 16:00 Psychology - Sociology 251
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
23 Thursday 15:00 - 16:00 E13
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
24 Thursday 16:00 - 17:00 Jack Erskine 239
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
25 Thursday 16:00 - 17:00 Psychology - Sociology 307
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
26 Thursday 17:00 - 18:00 Jack Erskine 241
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
27 Thursday 17:00 - 18:00 Psychology - Sociology 307
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
28 Friday 09:00 - 10:00 Psychology - Sociology 213
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
29 Friday 09:00 - 10:00 Jack Erskine 242
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
30 Friday 10:00 - 11:00 Karl Popper 508
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
31 Friday 10:00 - 11:00 Psychology - Sociology 213
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
32 Friday 11:00 - 12:00 Psychology - Sociology 213
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
33 Friday 11:00 - 12:00 Psychology - Sociology 251
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
34 Friday 12:00 - 13:00 Psychology - Sociology 251
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
35 Friday 12:00 - 13:00 Jack Erskine 239
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
36 Friday 13:00 - 14:00 Psychology - Sociology 213
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
37 Friday 13:00 - 14:00 Psychology - Sociology 307
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
38 Friday 14:00 - 15:00 Psychology - Sociology 307
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
39 Friday 14:00 - 15:00 Jack Erskine 239
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
40 Friday 15:00 - 16:00 Jack Erskine 239
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
41 Wednesday 17:00 - 18:00 Psychology - Sociology 307
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May

Timetable Note

You need to choose one lecture stream on each day of lectures – either the morning or afternoon lecture on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.  Then choose a tutorial time that fits with the rest of your timetable.

A Zoom tutorial may be offered on Thursdays 5-6pm for students living outside Christchurch or located overseas or unable to attend a tutorial on campus.  Please email the course co-ordinator if you are studying from a distance.  You will be manually added to that tutorial group.

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Hashika Rathnasiri

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Tutorial participation 20%
Online quizzes 10% Weekly quizzes due by Monday 9am
Term Test One 20%
Term Test Two 20%
Final Exam 30%

Textbooks / Resources

Required Texts

Atrill, Peter; ACCT102 accounting and financial infomation ; 4th edition; Pearson.

Course links

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Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,003.00

International fee $4,538.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Department of Accounting and Information Systems on the departments and faculties page .

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