13 Accounting
13ACC Course DescriptionTeacher in Charge: Mr R. Shankar
Objectives: To promote knowledge and understanding of accounting as a financial language for partnerships and companies that may be service, trading or manufacturing businesses.
Course Content:
- Describe and apply the conceptual basis of accounting in context
- Process financial information for partnerships and/or companies
- Process financial information for a manufacturing job-cost subsystem
- Report financial information for partnerships and/or companies
- Prepare a report which analyses and interprets a company’s financial report for external users
- Explain and prepare information for management decision making.
Future Areas of interest and study:
Commerce and Business degrees at Universities and Polytechnics, chartered accountants, auditing, data processing services, taxation services, management, general business/administration work, teaching, marketing, banking.
Course Costs and Equipment/ Stationery requirements
We strongly recommend the purchase of an Accounting workbook as a learning enhancement for around $40.
Credit Information
This course is eligible for subject endorsement.
This course is approved for University Entrance.
| Assessment | Level |
Internal or External |
Credits |
L1 Literacy Credits | UE Literacy Credits | Numeracy Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.S. 91405 v2 Accounting 3.2 - Demonstrate understanding of accounting for partnerships | 3 |
I |
4 |
* |
Y |
|
| A.S. 91406 v2 Accounting 3.3 - Demonstrate understanding of company financial statement preparation | 3 |
E |
5 |
* |
Y |
|
| A.S. 91407 v2 Accounting 3.4 - Prepare a report for an external user that interprets the annual report of a New Zealand reporting entity | 3 |
I |
5 |
Y |
5r,5w * |
Y |
| A.S. 91408 v2 Accounting 3.5 - Demonstrate understanding of management accounting to inform decision-making | 3 |
E |
4 |
Y |
* |
Y |
| A.S. 91409 v2 Accounting 3.6 - Demonstrate understanding of a job cost subsystem for an entity | 3 |
I |
4 |
Y |
* |
Y |
Total Credits |
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Number of credits that can be used for overall endorsement: 22
* Only students engaged in learning and achievement derived from Te Marautanga o Aotearoa are eligible to be awarded these subjects as part of the requirement for 14 credits in each of three subjects.
Total Credits Available: 22 credits.
Externally Assessed Credits: 9 credits.
Internally Assessed Credits: 13 credits.
Commerce and Business Degrees at University and Polytech, Auditing, Taxation, Management, Business Administration, Marketing, Banking, Teaching, Finance, Actuary
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