MBS633: Accounting Theory and Governance

The focus of this capstone accounting unit are the theories that frame contemporary accounting issues, accounting standards and accounting concepts. Topics include governance and ethics; social responsibilities, accountability, triple bottom line, the significance of understanding user needs and the impediments to financial reporting.

Points	4
Enrolment Options	Murdoch: S2-internal
Contact Time	Lectures/seminars/workshops: 3 hours per week.
Prerequisites	MBS513 Accounting for Managers.
School	School of Business
Unit Coordinator	Dr David Holloway Position: Senior Lecturer - Accounting E-mail: D.Holloway@murdoch.edu.au Location: Murdoch Campus Economics, Commerce and Law Room 4.028 Phone: Prefix: +618 9360 2704
Unit Contacts	Contact Phone Prefix: +618 Location Explanation of Location Codes Teaching Period(s) Dr David Holloway Senior Lecturer - Accounting (D.Holloway@murdoch.edu.au) 9360 2704 Murdoch Campus Economics, Commerce and Law Room 4.028 MURDOCH S2: Internal (02/08/2010 - 26/11/2010)

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Key to Offshore Campus Location abbreviations: APMISIN Asia Pacific Management Institute (Singapore) CEJTOKYO Chiropractic Education Japan (Tokyo) JKURASHIKI NET Corporation (Kurashiki, Japan) KDUPG KDU College (Penang, Malaysia) KDUPJ KDU College (Petaling Jaya, Malaysia) SGP-REPOLY Republic Polytechnic (Singapore) SMANUFED Singapore Manufacturing Federation ZHENGZHOU Zhengzhou University (China)