MPAC602-14T2 (C) Term Two 2014

Advanced Professional Accounting Principles

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 28 April 2014
End Date: Sunday, 6 July 2014
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Friday, 9 May 2014
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 13 June 2014

Description

Examines two main areas of advanced professional accountancy, including advanced financial reporting standard analysis and review and financial risk management. The course develops the advanced principles required for those looking to progress through the MPA qualification.

Learning Outcomes

Advanced Accounting Principles

1. Demonstrate a theoretical analysis of key New Zealand and International developments within financial reporting.

2. Critically evaluate a company’s financial position and performance through the application of advanced analysis techniques.

3. Compose a detailed report on a company’s compliance with New Zealand and International financial reporting standards.
Business Finance

4. Examine financial risk management theory and analyse systems for the monitoring, management and mitigation of such risks.

5. Demonstrate a conceptual understanding of derivative financial instruments as they apply to the management of financial risks.

Prerequisites

Subject to approval of the Director of Postgraduate Management Development

Course Coordinator

For further information see Business Taught Masters Programmes Head of Department

Assessment

Essay                         1:00pm, Wednesday 21 May 2014                             20%
Group Presentation       Weeks 3 - 6 (Group mark)                                       20%
Group Project              Distributed Wednesday 4 June;
                                Due 1:00pm Wednesday 25 June 2014 (Group mark)     20%
Participation                Weekly                                                                10%
Exam                          Distributed 25 June; Due 10:00am, Monday 7 July        30%

Note that aegrotats are not available for any item of assessment in this course without the prior approval of the MBA Director in consultation with the lecturer. Wherever possible and with the lecturer’s agreement, a replacement assessment will be sought in each case where a student has not been (with valid reason) able to submit or has been disadvantaged in some way.

Textbooks / Resources

Required Text:

Deegan, C, Samkin, G. (2013). New Zealand financial accounting; 6th ed; McGraw-Hill, 2013

The text is available for purchase from UBS (The University Bookshop) and is also available on 3-hour restricted loan in the Central Library.

Additional reading:

Mitrione, L., M. Rankin, K Chambers, J.J. Weygandt, D .E Kieso and P. D Kimmel (2013). Principles of Financial Accounting, 3rd edition, Milton Qld: John Wiley & Sons Australia Ltd.

Alfredson, K. et al. (2010). Applying international financial reporting standards; 2nd ed; John Wiley & Sons Australia, 2010.

New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants; Chartered accountants journal of New Zealand (Topical articles).

A number of NZ IFRS and NZ IAS’s.

Readings as advised on LEARN.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,050.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

Minimum enrolments

This course will not be offered if fewer than 10 people apply to enrol.

For further information see Business Taught Masters Programmes .

All MPAC602 Occurrences

  • MPAC602-14T2 (C) Term Two 2014
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