AFIS121-07SU2 (C) Summer Nov 2007 start

Introduction to Financial Accounting

18 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 12 November 2007
End Date: Sunday, 16 December 2007
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 18 November 2007
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 2 December 2007

Description

The basic accounting process, financial reporting for a sole trader, principles of management accounting.

(This is the Summer School version of AFIS121)

Learning Outcomes

  • to introduce the goals, conceptual foundations, skills & techniques associated with the work of accountants.
  • to prepare students for advanced courses in the Department.
  • to ensure that students are familiar with techniques such as double-entry book-keeping.
  • to emphasise the concepts underlying the disciplines.
  • to help all students to gain the skills and understanding required of the course.

Restrictions

ACCY111, AFIS101, AFIS111, AFIS131

Timetable Note

For the week starting 13 November the first lecture will start on Tuesday 14 November - at 9 a.m. in A2.  (Friday is a regional holiday - Show Day)  
For the week starting 20 November and thereafter lectures will be on Wednesday, Thursday & Friday.

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Sue Jackman

Lecturers

Vinni Pietras-Jensen , Bevan Clarke and Tony Mortensen

Textbooks / Resources

Required Texts

Accounting : building business skills ;

Notes

Summer School is intensive, therefore, attendance at lectures and tutorials is essential.

Lectures
On Wednesday, Thursday and Friday there will be a one and a half hour lecture from 9.00 am - 10.30 am and another one and a half hour lecture from 11.30 am -1.00 pm.  Attendance at both lectures is required.

Tutorials
Students will be required to attend a one hour tutorial each Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.  Tutorials will be at 2.00 - 3.00 pm or 3.00 - 4.00 pm.  These tutorials will start on Wednesday 16 November 2005.

Mondays:
Drop In Sessions

45% rule

There is a general departmental requirement that students are required to average not less than 45% in the invigilated component of their assessments in order to pass the course as a whole. ‘Invigilated’ means ‘formally supervised under exam conditions’. This includes items such as term tests, supervised laboratory tests, and in-class tests under supervision.  Excluded items (i.e. non-invigilated) include (group or individual) take home tests, essays, projects, presentations (unless fully supervised and assessed on delivery of presentation only), and assignments.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $625.00

International fee $2,550.00

* 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.

Limited Entry Course

Maximum enrolment is 120

For further information see Department of Accounting and Information Systems .

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