Contemporary Financial Accounting and Reporting

About this subject

• What you'll learn

  Upon completion of this subject, the student should be able to:

  1. Integrate contemporary technical and theoretical accounting knowledge in the preparation and analysis of business reports.
  2. Recommend and communicate solutions to diverse audiences using accounting principles and International Financial Reporting standards in contemporary business contexts.
  3. Critically evaluate peer contributions and synthesise feedback to enhance collective work, fostering meaningful improvements and integrating diverse ideas collaboratively.

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• About University of Tasmania

Entry requirements

Part of a degree

To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:

Core

• TAS-MPA-MAS-2025 - Master of Professional Accounting
• TAS-PFA-GDI-2025 - Graduate Diploma of Professional Accounting

Prior study

You must either have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject, or currently be enrolled in the following subject(s) in a prior study period; or enrol in the following subject(s) to study prior to this subject:

• TAS-BFA507-Accounting and Accountability for Decision Making

Please note that your enrolment in this subject is conditional on successful completion of these prerequisite subject(s). If you study the prerequisite subject(s) in the study period immediately prior to studying this subject, your result for the prerequisite subject(s) will not be finalised prior to the close of enrolment. In this situation, should you not complete your prerequisite subject(s) successfully you should not continue with your enrolment in this subject. If you are currently enrolled in the prerequisite subject(s) and believe you may not complete these all successfully, it is your responsibility to reschedule your study of this subject to give you time to re-attempt the prerequisite subject(s).

Additional requirements

• Other requirements - Teaching Arrangement: This subject is delivered through 4 x 3-hour workshops, with a 1-hour workshop in Week 1 as an orientation workshop.

Study load

0.125 EFTSL

This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.

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