CORPORATE FINANCIAL REPORTING
AND ANALYSIS
Course Outline
Semester 2, 2012
Part A: Course-Specific Information
Australian School of Business
School of Accounting i ACCT 2542 Corporate Financial Reporting & Analysis
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART A. COURSE SPECIFIC INFORMATION 1
1. STAFF CONTACT DETAILS 1
2. COURSE DETAILS 1
2.1. Teaching Times and Locations 1
2.2. Units of Credit 2
2.3. Summary of Course 2
2.4. Course Aims and Relationship to Other Courses 2
2.5. Student Learning Outcomes 3
2.6. ASB Graduate Attributes 4
3. LEARNING AND TEACHING ACTIVITIES 5
3.1. Approach to Learning and Teaching in the Course 5
3.2. Learning Activities and Teaching Strategies 5
3.3. Inside the Classroom: Lectures 5
3.4. Inside the …show more content…
Engage with the material, attend lectures, and participate in tutorials. Discuss concepts and issues with other students to assist your learning. Students should ask questions and/or raise issues throughout the semester. When questions are asked, the teacher is able to provide feedback that assists student understanding of the course topics.
3.3. Inside the Classroom: Lectures
Lectures with large groups of students introduce and explain concepts critical to the core topics. Lecturers demonstrate how the techniques of corporate financial reporting are applied by working though practical examples. Students should listen to the lecture carefully with a view to having some takeaway ideas. Pay attention for those moments in the lecture where the lecturer adds strong emphasis by repeating the same point or by otherwise highlighting the main ideas.
All lecture notes are available on Blackboard but they are NOT a complete record of lectures or a substitute for assigned readings. Students should try to review the relevant lecture notes before attending lectures if possible as the first step to their learning. Lectures are not