22208 Accounting, Business and Society
6cpRequisite(s): 22108 Accounting and Accountability OR 22108c Accounting and Accountability
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These requisites may not apply to students in certain courses.
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Anti-requisite(s): 22207 Accounting for Business Decisions B
Undergraduate
Description
This subject provides students with the preparer perspective of accounting information and develops students’ critical understanding of business issues underpinning the demand for financial and management accounting information. Accounting information is prepared for various organisational forms using contemporary analytical tools including excel which require the use of technical skills. The implications of accounting issues are also discussed with an emphasis on ethical decision-making by preparers who need to balance the economic objectives of the primary users of accounting information while also considering broader legal, social and environmental issues.
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