Overview
This unit introduces you to key concepts of financial accounting and supports you to apply these concepts to various elements of accounting. You will also examine financial statements and how they are analysed and interpreted for effective decision making by both internal and external users. This unit prepares you for further accounting units.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Anti-requisite: ACCT19084
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 3 - 2025
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of 'pass' in order to pass the unit. If any 'pass/fail' tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully ('pass' grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the 'assessment task' section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University's Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback - Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from Self-reflection
Additional Support on Assessment 1
Academic learning centre workshops on the Assessment 1.
Feedback from Student evaluations ratings
Clear unit requirements
Include additional PowerPoint slides and more detailed videos on the requirements of the assessments.
- Describe the accounting conceptual framework as it applies to specific financial reports
- Apply the accounting conceptual framework to the measurement of the elements of accounting
- Examine how financial statements are analysed and interpreted for effective decision making in a range of business structures
- Explain and apply the accounting treatment to record basic business transactions and other events for different types of businesses using the principles of double entry accounting
- Understand how to use accounting software to record business transactions.
ACCT11081 satisfies several learning outcomes specific to external accreditation, which are:
| LO1: Explain the different business structures |
| LO2: Explain the following in relation to financial accounting: a)The role and purpose of accounting, accounting processes and systems; b)The purpose of financial statements; c) The role and purpose of accounting standards; d)The regulatory environment for financial reporting |
| LO3: Record transactions to illustrate the activities of different types of businesses, including sole trader, partnerships and straightforward corporate/company accounts |
| LO4: Explain and apply the accounting treatment to record basic business transactions and other events for different types of businesses using the principles of double entry accounting |
| LO5: Use accounting software to record business transactions |
| LO6: Outline and explain the accounting principles and concepts underlying accounting and financial reporting including the principles of the Conceptual Framework of Accounting and generally accepted accounting principles. |
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1 - Practical Assessment - 50% | |||||
| 2 - Online Test - 50% | |||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1 - Communication | |||||
| 2 - Problem Solving | |||||
| 3 - Critical Thinking | |||||
| 4 - Information Literacy | |||||
| 5 - Team Work | |||||
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | |||||
| 7 - Cross Cultural Competence | |||||
| 8 - Ethical practice | |||||
| 9 - Social Innovation | |||||
| 10 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | |||||
Textbooks
Financial accounting
Eighth edition
Authors: Libby, Robert
ISBN: 9780078025556 (hardback); 0078025559 (hardback)
Binding: eBook
Horngren's accounting
Eight edition (2016)
Authors: Nobles, Tracie L ; Matsumura, Ella Mae ; Best, Peter ; Fraser, David ; Tan, Rebecca ; Willett, Roger
Pearson Australia
Melbourne, Victoria Melbourne, Victoria , Australia
ISBN: 1-4860-2115-8
Binding: eBook
Horngren's financial accounting
Eighth edition (2016)
Authors: Nobles, Tracie L ; Mattison, Brenda ; Matsumura, Ella Mae ; Best, Peter ; Fraser, David ; Tan, Rebecca ; Willett, Roger
Pearson Australia
Melbourne Melbourne , Australia
ISBN: 1-4860-2116-6; 9781486021161
Binding: eBook
Horngren's Financial Accounting
Edition: 9 (2020)
Authors: Tracie Miller, Brenda L. Mattison, Ella Mae Matsumura, Peter Best, Rebecca Tan, Roger Willett, & David Keene
Pearson
Australia
ISBN: ISBN-13: 9780655700326
Paperback
Horngren's Financial Accounting
ISBN-13: 9780655700326 | Published 2020
Paperback
Horngren's Financial Accounting
ISBN-13: 9780655700326 | Published 2020
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
- Word
- Excel
- MYOB - Essentials on the cloud
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: American Psychological Association 7th Edition (APA 7th edition)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
a.abeygunasekera@cqu.edu.au
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Module/Topic
Details on the Unit is provided in Moodle
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Introduction to Accounting and Accounting Systems
Chapter
Chapter 1 of the textbook
Chapter 7 of the textbook
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Double Entry Bookkeeping: Recording Business Transactions
Chapter
Chapter 2 of the textbook
Chapter 7 of the textbook
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Double Entry Bookkeeping: The Adjusting Process
Chapter
Chapter 3 of the textbook
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Double Entry Bookkeeping: Completing the Accounting Cycle
Chapter
Chapter 4 of the textbook
Events and Submissions/Topic
Assessment 1 (PART 1) - Submit the screenshot related to completing the training course on MYOB (7%) - Due in Week 4 Friday
Module/Topic
Retailing Operations
Chapter
Chapter 5 of the textbook
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
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Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Retailing Inventory
Chapter
Chapter 6 of the textbook
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Receivables
Chapter
Chapter 9 of the textbook
Events and Submissions/Topic
Assessment 1 (PART 2) - Submit the two MYOB generated reports and the individually developed written Report (33%) - Due in Week 7 Monday
Module/Topic
Non-Current Assets
Chapter
Chapter 10 of the textbook
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Current Liabilities and Payroll
Chapter
Chapter 11 of the textbook
Events and Submissions/Topic
Assessment 1 (PART 3) - Submit the recorded individual presentation based on the Report submitted in week 7 and your experience on learning MYOB (10%) - Due in Week 9 Tuesday
Module/Topic
Statement of Cash Flows
Chapter
Chapter 16 of the textbook
Chapter 12 of Libby et al. (2014) book
Events and Submissions/Topic
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Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
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Events and Submissions/Topic
This is a 10 week term.
The term starts on the 17th November 2025 (Week 1).
1 Practical Assessment
During the term, you will be required to use MYOB to complete a range of tasks. You will be provided with a MYOB Workbook via Moodle and you are expected to complete that workbook, after completing the recommended training from the MYOB Academy.
You must create a MYOB account and create your business [Guidelines/details provided in the MYOB Workbook uploaded in Moodle]. After creating the MYOB Account, you must complete the online course on ‘Getting started with MYOB Business’ provided in the MYOB Academy [Guidelines/details provided in the MYOB Workbook in Moodle]. After completing the course on ‘Getting started with MYOB Business’, you have to complete the activities in the MYOB workbook available in Moodle.
You will need to submit your work in three stages - (Week 4, Week 7 and Week 9)
In week 4 - Upload screenshot related to completing the training course on MYOB (7%) - Due in Week 4 Friday (12 December 2025) 11:55 pm AEST;
In week 7 - Submission of the MYOB generated reports and the written Report (33%) - Due in Week 7 Monday (12 January 2026) 11:55 pm AEST; and
In week 9 - Submission of the recorded individual presentation based on the Report submitted in week 7 and your experience on learning MYOB (10%) - Due in Week 9 Tuesday (27 January 2026) 11:55 pm AEST
Further details on this assessment item will be provided in Moodle during term.
Use of generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) in assessments - "This assessment requires students to adhere to the guidelines on the use of artificial intelligence tools as specified in the Artificial Intelligence Assessment Scale (AIAS). Any misuse or lack of disclosure regarding the use of AI tools will be considered a breach of academic integrity."
AI scale level for each assessment - This is a No AI assessment
Submit the three parts of the assessment using the links provided in the Assessment tile in Moodle. You must submit your work in three stages - (in Week 4, in Week 7 and in Week 9 - Note that the term is now 10 weeks)
On time submissions will aim to be marked and returned within a 2 week time frame.
You will receive feedback on your submission once it is marked and returned.
- Describe the accounting conceptual framework as it applies to specific financial reports
- Apply the accounting conceptual framework to the measurement of the elements of accounting
- Examine how financial statements are analysed and interpreted for effective decision making in a range of business structures
- Explain and apply the accounting treatment to record basic business transactions and other events for different types of businesses using the principles of double entry accounting
- Understand how to use accounting software to record business transactions.
2 Online Test
Online Test will be a combination of different types of questions. These will include multiple choice questions, calculations, theoretical questions, and case-based questions. Questions will be designed based on the topics that are covered during the term in this unit.
The online test will be scheduled in the Exam week [Further details will be provided in Week 7].
Use of generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) in assessments - "This assessment requires students to adhere to the guidelines on the use of artificial intelligence tools as specified in the Artificial Intelligence Assessment Scale (AIAS). Any misuse or lack of disclosure regarding the use of AI tools will be considered a breach of academic integrity."
AI scale level for each assessment - This is a No AI assessment
The online test will be scheduled during the exam weeks. The date and time will be confirmed in week 7.
Marks will be returned with Certification of Grades.
No Assessment Criteria
- Describe the accounting conceptual framework as it applies to specific financial reports
- Apply the accounting conceptual framework to the measurement of the elements of accounting
- Examine how financial statements are analysed and interpreted for effective decision making in a range of business structures
- Explain and apply the accounting treatment to record basic business transactions and other events for different types of businesses using the principles of double entry accounting
- Understand how to use accounting software to record business transactions.
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What is a breach of academic integrity?
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Why is academic integrity important?
A breach of academic integrity may result in one or more penalties, including suspension or even expulsion from the University. It can also have negative implications for student visas and future enrolment at CQUniversity or elsewhere. Students who engage in contract cheating also risk being blackmailed by contract cheating services.
Where can I get assistance?
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What can you do to act with integrity?
