BSNS 101 - Accounting and Financial Information
Offered for the final time in Summer School 2010
18 points
An introduction to using accounting and financial information in business decision making, and the limits of such information.
Sample course outline for BSNS101
Restrictions:
ACCT 101, ACCT 112, ACCT 113, FINC 101, MANV 101, MANV 202
Class Contact:
- Lectures: 3 x 50 minute lectures per week
- Tutorials: 1 x 50 minute tutorial per week
Content:
- Introduction to general accounting and financial information – use and limits in business
- Introduction to general purpose financial statements produced by most organisations – the balance sheet, the profit and loss account and the cash flow statement.
- Analysis and interpretation of financial statements
- Evaluation of different approaches to financing business operations.
- Introduction to capital investments, risk and return and financial markets.
- Principles and techniques used by organisations in making capital investment decisions and operational decisions
- Planning and decision making
Assessment:
- Tutorial Assessments (30%)
- Mid-semester test (35%)
- Final exam (35%)