Program Coordinator contact details: MBA Online
Name: Assoc. Prof. Graciela Corral de Zubielqui
Email: graciela.corraldezubielqui@adelaide.edu.au

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On successful completion of this course students will be able to:

1. Integrate ethical, compliance, and governance obligations of managers in organisations to contextualise managerial roles and responsibilities.

2. Investigate the nature and application of the four principal financial statements (i.e. the Income Statement, Statement of Financial Position, Statement of Cash Flows, and Statement of Changes in Equity) to inform managerial decision making.

3. Interpret quantitative and qualitative data to assess financial performance and position of an organisation.

4. Prepare budgets to make decisions about planning, controlling, and directing activities.

5. Apply recognised evaluation methodologies to make capital investment decisions.

The following two resources are considered core texts for this course:

• Atrill, P., McLaney, E.J. and Harvey, D. (2018). Accounting for non-specialists. 7th Edition. Port Melbourne: Pearson Education Australia.
 and 
• Titman, S., Martin, T., Keown, A. & Martin, J. (2019), Financial Management: Principles and application. 8th Edition, Pearson Education Australia.

• Trotman, K., Carson, E., Gibbins, M. (2019). Financial Accounting – an integrated approach. 7th Ed. Cengage Learning Australia.

This course is delivered over a six week period.  "Time" is one of our most precious resources and to cover an MBA course in that time needs planning.  Information can be found on the University's Student Wellbeing webpages under Study Tips, Time Management.

The course is more than absorbing information. The activities and interactions are designed to help you synthesise and be able to apply them.  Discussion with other, sharing different perspectives through the tutorials and Discussion Board is a great way to hone your ideas, test interpretations and enjoy the journey.

The course introduces essential accounting and financial concepts to enable managers in organisations to function optimally in their roles as heads of departments, divisions, or organisations. The course explores key concepts through practical application of course activities and discussions in order for students to build relevant competence and to further develop the level of financial literacy required in non-financial specialist roles. 

It is delivered online with the content and activities scaffolded toward completion of the four main assessments. The modules are designed to provide you with a framework from which to build your understanding through reading the material in the prescribed texts, other references, watching videos, responding to the activities by contributing to discussion, analysing case studies, and capturing your personal reflections and peer learning through interactions with other students including in the weekly online tutorial.

Your studies are supported by access to your Tutor and Student Success Advisor. This course is delivered in an online only teaching and learning mode.

Students should allocate approximately 25 hours per week to accomplish the Learning Outcomes for this Intensive Course.  In total the  course is estimated to require 156 hours for completion.

The learning activities consist of weekly quizzes, discussion forums, videos, scenarios, case studies, relections, and online tutorial sessions which align with the 6 modules of the course:

Schedule

Module 1	Financial reporting and corporate governance requirements
Module 2	Understanding financial statements — Part 1
Module 3	Understanding financial statements — Part 2
Module 4	Financial statement analysis, working capital analysis, and sources of finance
Module 5	Cost concepts, budgeting, planning, and controlling
Module 6	Capital investment decisions

Students will need to be able to:

- Navigate their way around this course environment.

- Use search engines to locate designated content on the internet.

- Download software applications to your computer.

The assessment for this course is summarised below:

Assessment Task	Due	Length	Weighting	Learning Outcome
Assessment 1: Preparing Financial Statements	End of Week 3	n/a	35%	1,2
Assessment 2: Financial Statement Analysis	End of Week 4	2,000 words	25%	1,2,3
Assessment 3A: Capital Investment Decision	End of Week 6	2,500 words	30%	3,4,5
Assessment 3B: Reflection Journal	End of Week 6	800 words	10%	1

The detail relating to the four assessments can be found in the "Assessment Summary" and "Assessment Related Requirements" sections above.

Assessment 1: Compiling Financial Statements

Introduction:
Assessment 1 provides students with the opportunity to compile a set of financial reports based on a scenario requiring greater engagement in senior management meetings. Students will develop their financial literacy by applying the accounting equation, compiling an income statement, statement of changes in equity, balance sheet, and appending notes to the financial statements.

Purpose:
The purpose of this assessment is to:
• Familiarise students with the typical financial accounting reporting statements used by managers in organisations
• Demonstrate an understanding of the definition, recognition, measurement, and classification of Assets and Liabilities, and the nature and classification of Owner’s Equity account categories
• Demonstrate an understanding of the definition, recognition, classification and measurement of Revenues and Expenses
• Assess typical decisions around the impact of transactions on the organisation’s financial performance, financial position, through application of the accounting equation.


Assessment 2: Financial Statement Analysis

Introduction:
The second assessment provides students with the opportunity to analyse, assess, and interpret the financial reports of two stock exchange listed companies. Students are free to select the companies they would like to analyse.

Purpose:
The purpose of this assessment is to:
• Familiarise students with the contents and presentation of annual financial reports of listed companies
• Analyse and interpret financial reports in order to analyse, interpret, and assess the financial position of a company in the context of entering a commercial relationship


Assessment 3A: Capital Investment Decision

Introduction:
This assessment has been designed to give students the opportunity to apply capital investment decisions to two scenarios of their choice by applying appropriate decision-making rules underpinned by discounted cash flow methodologies (e.g. NPV and IRR).

Purpose:
The purpose of the assessment is to ensure that students can make and communicate or influence capital investment decisions in their organisations by applying appropriate decision-making rules underpinning discounted cash flow methodologies (e.g. NPV and IRR).


Assessment 3B: Journal Reflection Activity

Introduction:
The purpose of this Journal is to capture your learning insights and understanding as a record of your learning journey through the MBA (Online) Program. These observations can help you to focus your Research Project for the maximum benefit for your learning.

Purpose:
This Task addresses the program learning outcomes 5 and 6 of integrating a range of complex concepts of leadership and core management disciplines so as to influence internal and external stakeholders; and generating and executing socially responsible ethical and future focused management and leadership solutions in ambiguous situations.

This Task addresses course learning outcome of integrating ethical, compliance, and governance obligations of managers in organisations to contextualise managerial roles and responsibilities.

All text based assignments must be submitted via MyUni.

Please refer to step by step instructions: MyUni Learning Centre

There are a few points to note about the submission of assignments:

Assignment Submission: Assignments should not be emailed to the instructor; they must be lodged via the MyUni Course site (unless specified to do both). Note that assignments may be processed via TURNITIN, which is an online plagiarism prevention tool.

Cover Sheet: Please include in the assignment a completed University of Adelaide Assessment Cover Sheet providing details of yourself and your team members (if applicable), your assignment, the course, date submitted, etc. as well as the declaration signed by you that this is your (your team’s) work. Note that the declaration on any electronically submitted assignment will be deemed to have the same authority as a signed declaration.

Backup Copy of Assignments: You are advised to keep a copy of your assignments in case the submitted copy goes missing. Please ensure that all assignment pages are numbered. If your assignment contains confidential information, you should discuss any concerns with the Course Lecturer prior to submission.

Extensions of Time: An application for Assessment Extension should be made well before the due date of the assignment to the Course Lecturer. Normally, extensions will only be granted for a maximum of two weeks from the original assignment submission date. Extensions will only be granted in cases of genuine medical, compassionate or extenuating circumstances.

Failure to submit: Failure to submit an assignment on time or by the agreed extension deadline may result in penalties and may incur a fail grade. Note that a late penalty of 5% of the total available marks for that assessment item will be incurred each day an assignment is handed in late (Unless otherwise stated in 'Assessment Related Requirements' or 'Assessment Detail' above). Assignments handed in after 14 days from the due submission date will fail even if a 100% mark is granted for the work.

Resubmission & Remarking
Resubmission of an assignment for remarking after reworking it to obtain a better mark will not normally be accepted. Approval for resubmission will only be granted on medical or compassionate grounds. All assignments must be submitted by Sunday night, 11:59pm of the week in which they are due.

Counselling for Fully Online Postgraduate Students

Fully online students can access counselling services here:

Phone: 1800 512 155 (24/7) 

SMS service: 0439 449 876 (24/7) 

Email: info@assureprograms.com.au

Go to the Study Smart Hub to learn more, or speak to your Student Success Advisor (SSA) on 1300 296 648 (Monday to Thursday, 8.30am–5pm ACST/ACDT, Friday, 8.30am–4.30pm ACST/ACDT)