ACF5268 Accounting for healthcare managers
Faculty of Business and Economics
ACF5268 Accounting for healthcare managers is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Business and Economics. It isn't offered in 2022. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2022
- Not offered
- Assessment
- No exam
- 1 task
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
The 2027 handbook has no page for ACF5268. This is its 2022 entry, the latest one.
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Requisites
Before ACF5268
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After ACF5268
No unit lists ACF5268 as a prerequisite in the 2022 handbook.
Enrolment rules
You must be enrolled in course M6007 to undertake this unit.
Overview
This unit introduces basic accounting principles for non-accountants. The information requirements of two main groups are examined - external users such as owners or investors; and internal users such as managers. The structure, meaning, analysis and interpretation of financial statements are explored, together with key measures of assessing financial performance. Financial issues confronting healthcare managers, such as budgeting, cost management and performance measurement are also introduced.
Offerings in 2022
The 2022 handbook lists no offerings for ACF5268.
Assessment
- Within semester assessmentThreshold hurdle100%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
demonstrate an understanding of key accounting principles, terms and language
- 2
apply financial accounting principles in the preparation of key financial statements incorporating the balance sheet, the income statement and the statement of cash flows
- 3
analyse and interpret the information contained in basic financial statements and be able to draw conclusions about financial performance, financial position, liquidity and risk of firms in the healthcare sector
- 4
demonstrate skills in building, analysing and using a budget and
- 5
apply the principles of management control systems to financial issues in healthcare.
Workload and teaching
- Teaching approachActive learning
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities. The unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
This unit uses an interactive online learning approach to support students in achieving the learning outcomes of this unit. This includes the use of multimedia, discussion forums, wiki and exercise questions that help students consolidate their knowledge obtained from the lecture videos and readings.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Mr Robyn Dyt
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ACF5268?
ACF5268 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is ACF5268 offered?
ACF5268 has no offerings listed in the 2022 handbook.
How much work is ACF5268?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does ACF5268 have an exam?
No. ACF5268 has 1 assessment task and no exam.