CQUniversity Unit Profile

ACCT11059 - Accounting, Learning and Online Communication

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General Information

Overview

This unit introduces you to the role of accounting in business and to key financial and management accounting concepts. You will be given a different listed company and are introduced to the actual financial statements of your firm, completing simple analyses of your firm's financial statements using Excel. You will also be supported to develop your skills to learn more effectively and to communicate and collaborate online.

Details

Career Level: Undergraduate

Unit Level: Level 1

Credit Points: 6

Student Contribution Band: 10

Fraction of Full-Time Student Load: 0.125

Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

There are no requisites for this unit.

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

Offerings For Term 2 - 2026

Brisbane

Melbourne

Online

Sydney

Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

Website

This unit has a website, within the Moodle system, which is available two weeks before the start of term. It is important that you visit your Moodle site throughout the term. Please visit Moodle for more information.

Class and Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.

Class Timetable

Regional Campuses

Bundaberg, Cairns, Emerald, Gladstone, Mackay, Rockhampton, Townsville

Metropolitan Campuses

Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney

Assessment Overview

1. Written Assessment

Weighting: 40%

2. Written Assessment

Weighting: 60%

Assessment Grading

This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of 'pass' in order to pass the unit. If any 'pass/fail' tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully ('pass' grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the 'assessment task' section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University's Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.

CQUniversity Policies

All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.

You may wish to view these policies:

Grades and Results Policy
Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
Review of Grade Procedure
Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - Domestic Students
Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - International Students
Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
Student Feedback - Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure

This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.

Previous Student Feedback

Feedback, Recommendations and Responses

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Feedback from Student feedback

Feedback

Students suggested some incremental improvements to the Company Spreadsheet template used in the unit to make it more user-friendly.

Recommendation

The UC will make some adjustments to the Company Spreadsheet to assist with its use by students.

Feedback from Student feedback

Feedback

Some students requested that recordings of the workshops be made available as soon as possible each week after the online classes.

Recommendation

The UC will seek to edit and load video recordings of the workshops by the morning of the day after each week's workshop in Term 1. These recordings for all weeks will then be provided in Terms 2 and 3 at the beginning of term.

Unit Learning Outcomes

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

Explain the main types of financial statements
Discuss the usefulness of accounting information to management
Use accounting information to analyse the performance of a business
Use Excel to perform simple manipulation and analysis of accounting-related information
Develop skills to learn more effectively and better communicate and collaborate online.

N/A

Alignment of Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Graduate Attributes

N/A Level

Introductory Level

Intermediate Level

Graduate Level

Professional Level

Advanced Level

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes

Assessment Tasks	Learning Outcomes
	1	2	3	4	5
1 - Written Assessment - 40%
2 - Written Assessment - 60%

Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes

Graduate Attributes	Learning Outcomes
	1	2	3	4	5
1 - Communication
2 - Problem Solving
3 - Critical Thinking
4 - Information Literacy
5 - Team Work
6 - Information Technology Competence
7 - Cross Cultural Competence
8 - Ethical practice
9 - Social Innovation
10 - First Nations Knowledges
11 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures

Textbooks and Resources

Textbooks

There are no required textbooks.

IT Resources

You will need access to the following IT resources:

CQUniversity Student Email
Internet
Unit Website (Moodle)
Word
Excel

Referencing Style

All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: American Psychological Association 7th Edition (APA 7th edition)

For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.

Teaching Contacts

Jingduan Li Unit Coordinator
jingduan.li@cqu.edu.au

Begin Date: 17 Aug 2026

Module/Topic

Understanding Key Cost Relationships

Assessment 2 Part C: In-Class Oral Presentation and Q&A

Week 12

Begin Date: 05 Oct 2026

Module/Topic

Chapter

Events and Submissions/Topic

Exam Week

Begin Date: 12 Oct 2026

Module/Topic

No Exam in this unit

Chapter

Events and Submissions/Topic

Vacation/Exam Week

Begin Date: 19 Oct 2026

Module/Topic

Chapter

Events and Submissions/Topic

Assessment Tasks

1 Written Assessment

Assessment Title

ASSIGNMENT 1

Task Description

This assessment requires students to adhere to the guidelines on the use of artificial intelligence tools as specified in the Artificial Intelligence Assessment Scale (AIAS). Any misuse or lack of disclosure regarding the use of AI tools will be considered a breach of academic integrity.

The AI Scale Level applicable to this assessment is AI Scale Level 2: AI Planning - AI may be used for pre-task activities such as brainstorming, outlining and initial research. This level focuses on the effective use of AI for planning, synthesis, and ideation, and this assessment should emphasise the ability to develop and refine these ideas independently. You may use AI for planning, idea development, and research. Your final submission should show how you have developed and refined these ideas.

This is your first assignment for this unit. It is made up of five steps.

You will be given your company at the end of Week 1.

This assignment will give you the opportunity to explore what your own company does and what your firm’s financial statements may have to tell you about your firm.

The key things to achieve in your ASS#1 is to find your company’s latest annual report and to have a look at it; to get a feel for what your firm actually does and what you are able to understand about your firm from your first look at its financial statements.

You will also input your company’s last four years of financial statements into your spreadsheet. As well, you will have the opportunity to experience how interacting with others in the unit may be able to help you to better understand your firm.

This assessment allows for a resubmitted attempt in certain circumstances. If you have achieved between 40–49% of the total marks for this assessment item, you may request the Unit Coordinator for this unit to allow you to make a resubmission. You must make this request in writing via email within three calendar days of receiving your marks and feedback for this assessment.

The Unit Coordinator has the sole discretion for allowing a re-submission attempt. If the Unit Coordinator allows a resubmission attempt, the decision will be conveyed to you in writing via email to your student email address. The notice will include instructions for you on:

· What has to be done by you

· When and how you must resubmit (no more than seven calendar days from the decision being emailed to you will be allowed).

Your resubmission will result in no more than 50% of the allowed marks for this assessment item being awarded in total. That is, if you are allowed a resubmission, you can achieve no more than 50% for this assessment item, regardless of how well you perform in your resubmission.

No extensions will be allowed for your resubmission.

Assessment Due Date

Week 5 Friday (14 Aug 2026) 11:45 pm AEST

Return Date to Students

Your Assignment 1 will be marked promptly; and within 2 weeks. You will receive a mark, individual feedback, general feedback and exemplars.

Weighting

40%

Assessment Criteria

Step 1 KCQs = 6 marks

Step 2 Background information on company = 8 marks Comments/KCQs = 6

Step 3 Input company’s financial statements = 8 marks

Step 4 KCQs = 6 marks

Step 5 Individual feedback with other students = 6 marks

TOTAL 40 marks.

Referencing Style

American Psychological Association 7th Edition (APA 7th edition)

Submission

Online

Learning Outcomes Assessed

Explain the main types of financial statements
Use accounting information to analyse the performance of a business
Use Excel to perform simple manipulation and analysis of accounting-related information
Develop skills to learn more effectively and better communicate and collaborate online.

2 Written Assessment

Assessment Title

Practical, Oral and Written Assessment

Task Description

This assessment consists of three parts - PART A, PART B and Part C.

PART A (16%): This is an individual task that will assess how each student demonstrates engagement in the workshops from Weeks 2 through 9.

Each workshop participation is worth 2% of the total grade for the unit. Students will be required to discuss how they understand and solve workshop questions each week.

Online students who are unable to attend the Zoom session due to work or family commitments will be required to write a small report discussing how they understand and solve workshop questions each week. The date and time for submission of this report will be provided through Moodle.

PART B (20%): Group Written Report. This is a group task. Each group will be required to work to prepare a report. The due date is Friday in Week 10

PART C (24%): Oral Presentation. 8-minute group presentation & 5-minute Q&A in class that explains your findings in Assessment 2 Part B. Each group member will be expected to present their aspects in no more than 3 minutes. Your presentation must be delivered professionally and persuasively. This is an in-class presentation and will be conducted during the Week 11 Workshop class.

Assessment Due Date

Part B is due Friday in Week 10; Part C will be conducted during the Week 11 Workshop class.

Return Date to Students

Weighting

60%

Assessment Criteria

Please see Moodle for detailed criteria.

Referencing Style

American Psychological Association 7th Edition (APA 7th edition)

Submission

Online Group

Learning Outcomes Assessed

Discuss the usefulness of accounting information to management
Use accounting information to analyse the performance of a business
Use Excel to perform simple manipulation and analysis of accounting-related information
Develop skills to learn more effectively and better communicate and collaborate online.

Academic Integrity Statement

As a CQUniversity student you are expected to act honestly in all aspects of your academic work.

Any assessable work undertaken or submitted for review or assessment must be your own work. Assessable work is any type of work you do to meet the assessment requirements in the unit, including draft work submitted for review and feedback and final work to be assessed.

When you use the ideas, words or data of others in your assessment, you must thoroughly and clearly acknowledge the source of this information by using the correct referencing style for your unit. Using others’ work without proper acknowledgement may be considered a form of intellectual dishonesty.

Participating honestly, respectfully, responsibly, and fairly in your university study ensures the CQUniversity qualification you earn will be valued as a true indication of your individual academic achievement and will continue to receive the respect and recognition it deserves.

As a student, you are responsible for reading and following CQUniversity’s policies, including the Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure. This policy sets out CQUniversity’s expectations of you to act with integrity, examples of academic integrity breaches to avoid, the processes used to address alleged breaches of academic integrity, and potential penalties.

What is a breach of academic integrity?

A breach of academic integrity includes but is not limited to plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, cheating, contract cheating, and academic misconduct. The Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure defines what these terms mean and gives examples.

Why is academic integrity important?

A breach of academic integrity may result in one or more penalties, including suspension or even expulsion from the University. It can also have negative implications for student visas and future enrolment at CQUniversity or elsewhere. Students who engage in contract cheating also risk being blackmailed by contract cheating services.

Where can I get assistance?

For academic advice and guidance, the Academic Learning Centre (ALC) can support you in becoming confident in completing assessments with integrity and of high standard.