ACCG8313 2022 Session 2 - Online-scheduled weekday - Unit Guide

Sep 2, 2026

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Unit guide outlining learning outcomes, assessment structure, delivery and resourcing, and the full unit schedule for ACCG8313 in the 2022 Session 2 online-scheduled weekday offering. Covers general assessment information, assessment tasks, submission rules including penalties for late work, and unit policies and procedures. Describes prerequisites, core capabilities addressed, expected governance and ethics content, teaching staff roles, credit points, and a week-by-week class plan including class tests, participation requirements, and CPA external exam dates.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages12

Reading Time30 min

AccessFree to download

General Information

Learning Outcomes

General Assessment Information

Assessment Tasks

Delivery and Resources

Unit Schedule

Policies and Procedures

Unit Convenor and Teaching Staff

Credit points

Prerequisites

Unit description

Submission Time and Penalties

Assessment Weighting and Key Dates

Weekly Unit Schedule

| General Information | 2 | | --- | --- | | Learning Outcomes | 3 | | General Assessment Information | 3 | | Assessment Tasks | 4 | | Delivery and Resources | 8 | | Unit Schedule | 9 | | Policies and Procedures | 11 | | Unit convenor and teaching staff Unit Convenor and Lecturer Katarina Djukic
[katarina.djukic@mq.edu.au](katarina.djukic@mq.edu.au)
Moderator Binh Bui
[binh.bui@mq.edu.au](binh.bui@mq.edu.au) | | --- | | Credit points 10 | | Prerequisites
(40cp at 6000 level and (ACCG921 or ACCG8121) and (ACCG923 or ACCG8123) and (ACCG926 or ACCG8126) and admission to MProfAcc or MProfAccgLead) or admission to MAdvProfAcc and 10cp at 8000 level | | Corequisites | | Co-badged status | | Unit description
This unit provides extended formal academic support to students concurrently enrolled in the Ethics and Governance unit of the CPA program. This unit deals with core professional capabilities that must be possessed by all accountants. It explores and analyses the roles and functions of the accounting profession and its impact on and interface with society at large. It considers in detail a wide variety of issues including general theories of ethics and also the nature and application of the mandatory accounting professional ethical framework. The unit explores a range of governance issues that must be understood by accountants, including corporate social responsibility, corporate law and competition and consumer law.‘Corporate social responsibility’ aspects are wide-ranging and include environmental and social reporting and intergenerational concerns. Students’ skills are extended with a focus on both developing practical problem solving capabilities and effective communication in complex managerial and related circumstances. | | Submission time after the due date (including weekends) | Penalty (% of available assessment task mark) | Example: for a non-timed assessment task marked out of 30 | | --- | --- | --- | | < 24 hours | 10% | 10% x 30 marks = 3 mark deduction | | 24-48 hours | 20% | 20% x 30 marks = 6 mark deduction | | 48-72 hours | 30% | 30% x 30 marks = 9 mark deduction | | 72-96 hours | 40% | 40% x 30 marks = 12 mark deduction | | > 96 hours | 100% | Assignment won't be accepted | | Name Weighting Hurdle Due Groupwork/Individual Short Extension AI Approach | | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Class test 1 | 20% | No | Week 4-Thursday 11th August | | No | | | In Class Test 2 | 35% | No | Week
commencing
12 September 2022 | | No | | | Class
Participation | 15% | No | Ongoing | | No | | | CPA External Exam | 30% | Yes | Period:
Tuesday 27 September to Sunday 16 October | | No | | | Week | Class/ Date | Topic | Module | Other Information | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | W1 | Class 1
Week Start
18 July | Accounting and Society Study Guide pp 1-41.
Please read these pages before the first class. | Module 1 | Module references are to CPA Ethics and Governance Study Guide | | W2 | Class 2
Week Start
25 July | Ethics – Part A Professional Ethics – Part B Ethical Theories – Part C Code of Ethics. | Module 2
Parts A, Band C | Please also read the Code of Ethics itself | | W3 | Class 3
Week Start
1 Aug | Ethics – Part C APES110 Code of Ethics – Part D Ethical Decision-making. | Module 2
Parts Cand D | Please also read the Code of Ethics itself | | W4 | Class 4
Week Start
8 Aug | Class Test 1
This test will be held online or in computer labs. Location TBA on iLearn. | | Thursday 11th August The remainder of this class is available for students to start Module 3 material | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | Class 5
Saturday 13 August | Governance Concepts | Module 3 | Additional Class
SEE iLearn for details | | W5 | Class 6
Week start
15 Aug | Governance Concepts | Module 3 | | | W6 | Class 7
Week start
22 Aug | Governance in Practice | Module 4 | | | | Class 8
Saturday 27 August | Governance in

FAQs

What penalties apply for submitting assessment after the due date?

Penalties increase with lateness: less than 24 hours is 10%, 24–48 hours is 20%, 48–72 hours is 30%, 72–96 hours is 40%, and more than 96 hours results in the assignment not being accepted.

What are the main assessment tasks and their weightings?

Assessment includes Class test 1 (20%), In Class Test 2 (35%), Class Participation (15%), and the CPA External Exam (30%). The CPA External Exam has a hurdle, and In Class Test 2 is compulsory.

What topics are covered across the weekly schedule?

The schedule covers Accounting and Society, ethics foundations (professional ethics, ethical theories, code of ethics, APES110, ethical decision-making), governance concepts, governance in practice, corporate accountability, and practice questions leading into class tests and CPA exam preparation.

Sep 2, 2026

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