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 2020. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2020
- Not offered
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2022 entry.
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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 2020 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Students enrolled in course M6007.
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 2020
The 2020 handbook lists no offerings for ACF5268.
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
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.
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 2020 handbook.
How much work is ACF5268?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.