AYB150 Financial Management and Reporting


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Unit Outline: Semester 2 2025, Gardens Point, Internal

Unit code:AYB150
Credit points:12
Pre-requisite:BSB107 OR BSD107
Anti-requisite:AYB106, AYB200, AYB201
Coordinator:Stanley Choi | stanley.choi@qut.edu.au
Disclaimer - Offer of some units is subject to viability, and information in these Unit Outlines is subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.

Overview

In this unit you will develop fundamental skills in financial management and financial reporting. This includes gaining practical familiarity with the double-entry accounting system, as well as being able to record and report on various aspects of a business. Having gained a sound understanding of the accounting and reporting processes, you will develop knowledge and skills around how to evaluate an organisation's financial structure and manage its financial future.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:

  1. Process transactions and prepare financial reports to provide information that enables users to make sound financial decisions. [KS 1.1, KS 1.2]
  2. Identify, analyse and explain specific technical, accounting and legal requirements in financial reporting. [KS 1.1, SE 5.1]
  3. Use accounting software to record and analyse accounting data in order to produce accurate, relevant and reliable written accounting reports. [KS 1.1, KS 1.2]
  4. Explain how managers make financial decisions in relation to the management of risks, finances and profit distributions. [KS 1.1, HO 2.1]

Content

This unit will develop your skills involving accounting and financial practice. This includes fundamental reporting processes involving the double-entry accounting system as well as reporting on different aspects of a business (such as assets, liabilities and revenue). You will also develop knowledge and skills in relation to capital structure, risk management and the cost of capital.

Learning Approaches

The teaching and learning strategies applied in this subject are intended to maximise your involvement with the practices and techniques that are presented, and to provide step-by-step support for their application to a range of problems relevant to the technical and professional role of financial accountants and managers. Weekly sessions will provide an introduction to the concepts and this will be supported by sessions designed to apply that knowledge through a wide range of problem-solving activities and case studies. In addition, opportunities will be provided to discuss and resolve any uncertainties that may arise in a smaller group setting.

Feedback on Learning and Assessment

You will receive feedback in various forms throughout the semester which may include:

  • Informal: worked examples, such as verbal feedback in class, personal consultation
  • Formal: in writing, such as checklists (e.g. criteria sheets), written commentary
  • Direct: to individual students, either in written form or in consultation
  • Indirect: to the whole class

Assessment

Overview

The assessment aims to support your achievement of the learning outcomes for this Unit. It has been designed in order to allow you to both:
- receive feedback on your learning as you progress toward the development of knowledge, understanding, skills and attitudes (formative assessment); and
- demonstrate your learning in order to achieve a final grade (summative assessment).

Students may be required to attend campus or an assessment centre for the purposes of assessment, regardless of the attendance mode for the unit. 

Unit Grading Scheme

7- point scale

Assessment Tasks

Assessment: Financial Reporting Project

Acting in the role of an accountant, this assignment requires you to identify transactions that need to be recorded in the accounts of a business, record those transactions using an accounting software package, and generate appropriate financial reports. 

The assignment has two parts:
(1) Part A (10%, due in Week 5): Register and familiarise yourself with the cloud-based MYOB platform, set up the MYOB company file, journalise the setup of the company and some business transactions.
(2) Part B (10%, due in Week 10): Journalise business transactions and adjustments, prepare and analyse financial reports.

Formative or Summative: Formative and Summative

Business Capabilities (AoL goals): KS (1.1, 1.2), HO (2.1)

This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions.

Weight: 20
Length: Accounting software reports
Individual/Group: Individual
Due (indicative): Part A due Week 5, Part B due Week 10
Related Unit learning outcomes: 1, 3

Assessment: Capital Investment Report

You will be required to use financial information to evaluate investment projects.

Formative or Summative: Formative and Summative

Business Capabilities (AoL goals): KS (1.1), HO (2.1)

This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions.

Weight: 20
Length: 1,000 words
Individual/Group: Individual
Due (indicative): Week 8
Related Unit learning outcomes: 4

Assessment: Final Exam

The examination will consist of both practical and theoretical questions that will assess your knowledge of financial management and reporting and will examine work and concepts covered in Topics 1 to 12 inclusive.

Formative or Summative: Summative

Business Capabilities (AoL goals): KS (1.1), HO (2.1), SE (5.1)

This examination will be an invigilated face-to-face exam undertaken either on campus or at an examination centre.

Weight: 60
Individual/Group: Individual
Due (indicative): During central examination period
Central exam duration: 2:10 - No perusal
Related Unit learning outcomes: 1, 2, 4

Academic Integrity

Academic integrity is a commitment to undertaking academic work and assessment in a manner that is ethical, fair, honest, respectful and accountable.

The Academic Integrity Policy sets out the range of conduct that can be a failure to maintain the standards of academic integrity. This includes, cheating in exams, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion and contract cheating. It also includes providing fraudulent or altered documentation in support of an academic concession application, for example an assignment extension or a deferred exam.

You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.

Breaching QUT’s Academic Integrity Policy or engaging in conduct that may defeat or compromise the purpose of assessment can lead to a finding of student misconduct (Code of Conduct – Student) and result in the imposition of penalties under the Management of Student Misconduct Policy, ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.

Resources

Weekly resources will be made available on the unit Canvas site.

Risk Assessment Statement

There are no out-of-the ordinary risks associated with this unit. You should, however, familiarise yourself with evacuation procedures operating in the buildings in which you attend classes and take the time to view the Emergency video.

Standards/Competencies

This unit is designed to support your development of the following standards\competencies.

QUT Business Capabilities (Undergraduate)

HO (2.1): Critical Analysis

Relates to: ULO4, Financial Reporting Project, Capital Investment Report, Final Exam

KS (1.1): Discipline Knowledge

Relates to: ULO1, ULO2, ULO3, ULO4, Financial Reporting Project, Capital Investment Report, Final Exam

KS (1.2): Technical and Technological Skills

Relates to: ULO1, ULO3, Financial Reporting Project

SE (5.1): Ethical and Legal Understanding

Relates to: ULO2, Final Exam

Course Learning Outcomes

This unit is designed to support your development of the following course/study area learning outcomes.

BS05 Bachelor of Business

  1. Demonstrate and apply integrated discipline (including technical) knowledge across the broad field of business with depth in one or more core business disciplines.
    Relates to: ULO1, ULO2, ULO3, ULO4, Financial Reporting Project, Capital Investment Report, Final Exam
  2. Apply technical and technological skills appropriate and effective for real world business purposes and contexts.
    Relates to: ULO1, ULO3, Financial Reporting Project
  3. Investigate real world business issues and situations through the effective analysis, evaluation and synthesis of theory and practice.
    Relates to: ULO4, Financial Reporting Project, Capital Investment Report, Final Exam
  4. Demonstrate and apply knowledge of ethical and legal principles and practices in analysing and responding to business issues.
    Relates to: ULO2, Final Exam

BS08 Bachelor of Business - International

  1. Demonstrate and apply integrated discipline (including technical) knowledge across the broad field of business with depth in one or more core business disciplines.
    Relates to: ULO1, ULO2, ULO3, ULO4, Financial Reporting Project, Capital Investment Report, Final Exam
  2. Apply technical and technological skills appropriate and effective for real world business purposes and contexts.
    Relates to: ULO1, ULO3, Financial Reporting Project
  3. Investigate real world business issues and situations through the effective analysis, evaluation and synthesis of theory and practice.
    Relates to: ULO4, Financial Reporting Project, Capital Investment Report, Final Exam
  4. Demonstrate and apply knowledge of ethical and legal principles and practices in analysing and responding to business issues.
    Relates to: ULO2, Final Exam