Timetable and unit structure

The first step in managing your study for this unit is to familiarise yourself with this document and the the MySCU learning site for this unit. You should refer frequently to the MySCU Learning Site for announcements and updates. Students are strongly encouraged to attend all lectures for this unit. A detailed timetable will be available on the MySCU learning site for this unit.

Week/ commencing	Topic		Notes
1 (27 Feb 2017)	1	An introduction to the role of accounting in business	Online weekly self-test
2 (06 Mar 2017)	2	Recording transactions 1	Online weekly self-test
3 (13 Mar 2017)	3	Recording transactions 2	Online weekly self-test
4 (20 Mar 201)	4	Completing the accounting cycle: adjusting and closing the accounts	Quiz Topics 1 - 3
5 (27 Mar 2017)	5	Accounting for retail operations including GST	Online weekly self-test
6 (03 Apr 2017)	6	Reporting and analysing inventory	Online weekly self-test
7 (10 Apr 2017)		STUDY BREAK
8 (17 Apr 2017)	7	Internal controls, cash & receivables	Online weekly self-test
9 (24 Apr 2017)	8	Non-current assets	Online weekly self-test
10 (01 May 2017)	9	Liabilities	Quiz Topics 4 - 7
11 (08 May 2017)	10	Equity	Online weekly self-test
12 (15 May 2017)	11	Cash Flow Statement	Accounting Software Assignment (due 11pm Sunday 21 May 2017) & Online weekly self-test
13 (22 May 2017)	12	Financial Statement Analysis & consolidation of principles	Online weekly self-test

Study options

The following table lists the study options for this unit in 2017. Click here to access the academic calendar.

LOCATION	DOMESTIC	INTERNATIONAL
Online	Session 1,2	Session 1
Gold Coast	Session 1,2	Session 1,2
Lismore	Session 1	Session 1
Melbourne	N/A	Session 1,2
Papua New Guinea - IBS Enga	N/A	Session 1
Papua New Guinea - IBS Port Moresby	N/A	Session 1
Sydney	N/A	Session 1,2

Notional workload

A notional workload provides:

• students with guidance of the expected time commitment
• a measure of the volume of work within a unit
• a transparent means to measure course volume of learning for each AQF level.

The workload in a standard unit over a session is distributed over 12 teaching weeks and 3 learning/assessment weeks. Variations in length of study may occur for clinical, practical, community or work integrated learning or for units with intensive modes.

A single 12 credit point unit accrues a notional student workload of between 130 to 150 hours per session. There is no difference in the notional hours for undergraduate and postgraduate units. Notional hours are consistent across units at AQF levels 5 to 10.

The actual amount of time each student dedicates to their learning in a unit will depend on many factors: prior knowledge, motivation, study habits, work commitments etc. However, notional workload is not a measure of the actual time spent by an individual. It is an estimation of the expected time students would spend throughout the 15 weeks of a session as a best case scenario. Such estimates are based on professional judgment of the unit assessor and reviewing colleague or course coordinator and formal and informal student feedback on the unit.

Scheduled hours	Personal study	Total
36 hours	114 hours	150 hours

Scheduled hours

Your scheduled study hours are allocated as follows:

Location	Teaching method	Duration	Frequency
Lismore Campus	Lecture online Tutorial on-site	1 hour 2 hours	12 weeks 12 weeks
Gold Coast Campus	Lecture online Tutorial on-site	1 hour 2 hours	12 weeks 12 weeks
Online	Lecture online	1 hour	12 weeks
SCU Sydney	Lecture online Tutorial on-site	1 hour 3 hours	12 weeks 12 weeks
SCU Melbourne	Lecture online Tutorial on-site	1 hour 3 hours	12 weeks 12 weeks
PNG-IBS-Enga	Workshop On-Site	N/A	N/A
PNG-IBS-Port Moresby	Workshop On-Site	N/A	N/A