ACC2103 Corporate Reporting and Analysis (FOBUS)

Semester 1 (ONC)Toowoomba (ONC)Springfld (EXT)Toowoomba

Semester 2 (ONC)Toowoomba (ONC)Fraser Cst (EXT)Toowoomba

Semester 3 (ONC)Springfld (EXT)Toowoomba

Units 1.0 (Accounting) Band 3A

Pre-requisite: ACC1101

It is highly recommended that students have completed ACC2101 Financial Accounting Systems (formerly Accounting Information Systems) prior to enrolling in this course. While ACC2101 is not a pre-requisite, the recommended enrolment pattern for students in the accounting major is to complete ACC2101 and then ACC2103. These two courses can be studied concurrently. The study resources for this course are provided on a CD and online via the course home page. Students are required to have access to a personal computer, e-mail capabilities and Internet access to USQConnect. Current details of computer requirements can be found at <http://www.usq.edu.au/business/student/computerreq.htm>.

Synopsis

In this course we will consider the information provided by listed corporations and other reporting entities through their financial statements (Balance Sheet, Income Statement, Statement of Changes in Equity and Cash Flow Statement), the disclosures made via the notes to the accounts and the statements and declarations made in annual reports by directors/management. A number of specific accounting standards and generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) will be examined in this course and students will be required to understand and apply the recognition, measurement and disclosure requirements of the standards and GAAP (for example, measure and record transactions and economic events) and be able to prepare each of the financial statements. We will also focus on the analysis and interpretation of the information in the financial statements and the role of this information in stakeholder decision making. In particular, we will focus on the calculation and interpretation of the key data items, such as earnings per share and investigate associated issues such as 'earnings management' and 'earnings quality'. Students will require access to email and Internet access to USQConnect for this course.