UnitLevel 5Postgraduate

BEX5506 Accounting and finance for business leaders

Faculty of Business and Economics

BEX5506 Accounting and finance for business leaders 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
Other periods
Caulfield
Assessment
No exam
1 task
Workload
144 hours
per semester

This is the 2022 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.

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Requisites

Before BEX5506

Prohibitions

You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.

After BEX5506

No unit lists BEX5506 as a prerequisite in the 2022 handbook.

Overview

This unit provides an introduction to accounting and finance terminology, concepts and techniques for leading in organisations. Taking a users’ perspective this unit will focus on the interpretation of financial statements, basic financial and non-financial analysis, working capital management, cost and performance measurement, budgeting, and time value of money. The unit will be set in both the local and global context to ensure an understanding of decision making and value creation across diverse business environment.

Offerings in 2022

Teaching periodCampusMode
Term 3CaulfieldBlock on

Assessment

  • Within semester assessment
    100%

Learning outcomes

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

  1. 1

    develop an understanding of the nature and roles accounting and finance play in leading organisations

  2. 2

    apply financial and management accounting principles in the interpretation of financial statements

  3. 3

    explore the process of value management in a local and global business context

  4. 4

    measure and interpret financial and non-financial information for leading organisation in value creation

  5. 5

    demonstrate the development of judgement skills, problem solving, critical thinking and analysis.

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 engages you in actively applying your knowledge, skills and attributes in interactive, collaborative and reflective activities.

Contacts

Chief Examiners
Professor Nicholas McGuigan

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for BEX5506?

BEX5506 has no prerequisites.

When is BEX5506 offered?

BEX5506 has no offerings listed in the 2022 handbook.

How much work is BEX5506?

The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.

Does BEX5506 have an exam?

No. BEX5506 has 1 assessment task and no exam.

More details

Credit points
6
Level
5
Study level
Postgraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Business and Economics
Organisational unit
Department of Accounting
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.125
Student contribution
SCA Band 4
Study abroad
Not available
Handbook years
202220232024202520262027