|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
| Old Course Code | Subject Area | Catalogue Number | Long Title | Units | Description |
| TALM | 6402 | Travel Distribution | 2 | This course is designed to introduce students to the nature of the distribution process in travel and tourism. In particular the course analyses the environment within which distribution takes place and the factors influencing choice of distribution strategy | |
| TALM | 6303 | Service Strategies for International Hotel Management | 2 | This is an advanced study in hospitality management theory and the leading edge strategies available to hospitality organisations. This course will focus predominantly on the competitive advantages of nascent service strategies and how they can be adopted | |
| TALM | 6302 | International Hotel Management Operations | 2 | This course will develop an understanding of operations management in the international hotel industry. Students will have the opportunity to critically evaluate the key operational areas of food and beverage and rooms division management within the cont | |
| TALM | 6403 | Tourism Transport & Development | 2 | Much of the growth in the global tourism industry can be linked to the introduction of new transport technologies such as aircraft and the private car. An understanding of the transport system and how its component parts operate will provide students wit | |
| CO111 | COMM | 1101 | Introductory Accounting | 2 | Accounting as source of information for decision-making by individuals & managers within business & non-business organisations. Aspects of managerial accounting, business finance & financial accounting. No previous accounting knowledge required. |
| CO122 | COMM | 1201 | Business Law 3 | 2 | Australian legal system, statutory interpretation, principles of negligence & contract: aspects of the law relating to sale of goods, trade practices, agency, business entities & consumer credit. |
| CO131 | COMM | 1301 | Introduction to Financial Accounting 1 | 2 | Accounting concepts & practices from source documents to financial reports (P & L Statement, Balance Sheet & Funds Statement) for sole traders, partnerships & companies, using manual methods & computer assisted instruction programs. |
| CO200 | COMM | 2102 | Introductory Accounting II | 2 | Covers financial accounting concepts including: internal controls, partnerships, companies & cash flow statements. Managerial accounting concepts related to advanced topics in cost accounting also investigated. |
| CO222 | COMM | 1202 | Law of Contract | 2 | Examination of principles of contract law from contractual terms through to remedies; consideration of aspects of agency, sale of goods, credit transactions & trusts. |
| CO232 | COMM | 2302 | Financial Reporting 1 | 2 | Develops framework for interpretation of financial statements through the provision of information on range of common business transactions for companies, & on regulatory framework for financial reporting. |
| CO241 | COMM | 2401 | Fundamentals of Cost Accounting 3 | 2 | Introduction to cost accounting with emphasis on applications to manufacturing sector; computer-based applications of cost accounting in the manufacturing environment. |
| CO251 | COMM | 2501 | Financial Management 4 | 2 | Basic background to corporate financial decision-making & behaviour of capital markets. Financial mathematics, capital budgeting, NPV, IRR, short-term asset management, costs of funds, leasing, market efficiency. |
| CO261 | COMM | 2601 | Computer-based Information Systems 4 | 2 | Introduction to computer hardware & software; information systems development, implementation & operation; uses of information systems in organisations, management of information systems function; practical experience with spreadsheets, database management |
| CO263 | COMM | 2602 | Data & Information Management 1 | 2 | Data & information as organisational resources; managing data, information, & knowledge; quality issues; data warehousing & mining; security, privacy, ethical issues; costing & valuing data, information & knowledge assets. |
| CO291 | COMM | 2901 | Foundations of Electronic Commerce 2 | 2 | Introduction to nature of electronic commerce, major stakeholders, types of electronic money, underlying technological infrastructure, management issues & security, integrity & privacy issues. |
| CO292 | COMM | 2902 | Electronic Commerce Systems Development 2 | 2 | Approaches to developing information systems needed to support electronic commerce. Developing Web-based applications to support electronic commerce. |
| CO323 | COMM | 3205 | Corporations Law 1 | 2 | Law relating to commercial companies; in particular, legal personality, directors’ duties, shareholders’ rights, liquidations, takeovers, & comparison with partnership structure. |
| CO324 | COMM | 3206 | Income Tax Law 1 | 2 | Examination of basic principles of income tax law, including analysis of concepts of income, assessable income, allowable deductions & capital gains & calculation of tax payable — with some focus on different tax structures. |
| CO327 | COMM | 3207 | Advanced Taxation Law | 2 | Develops material studied in CO324 in context of specific taxpayers. Includes examination of taxing of companies, partnerships, trusts, primary producers, special taxpayers & discussion of related international & administrative issues. |
| CO328 | COMM | 3208 | Law of Financial Transactions | 2 | Law relating to financial institutions & transactions, including banker-customer relationship, law of securities & negotiable instruments, regulation of corporate securities & consequences of insolvency for individuals & companies. |
| CO334 | COMM | 3303 | Auditing & Public Practice 1 | 2 | Financial information; demand & supply; audit profession; audit process; evidence, program planning, statistical sampling; examinations; analysis of organisation; internal control, testing of transactions, balances & allocations; the computer; reports; re |
| CO336 | COMM | 3304 | External Reporting Issues 1 | 2 | Role of accounting information in financial contracts, accounting for shareholders’ equity, revenue, expense, assets & liabilities, with applications to leases, extractive industries, income tax. Application of software packages to these procedures. |
| CO337 | COMM | 3305 | Accounting for Corporate Structures 1 | 2 | Accounting for corporate group structures, joint ventures, equity accounting & foreign operations; advanced cases in financial statement analysis. |
| CO342 | COMM | 3402 | Managerial Costing & Control 1 | 2 | Accounting information relevant for planning, control & performance evaluation decisions by management in business & non-business organisations; alternative analyses & systems; conceptual issues & behavioural implications. |
| CO343 | COMM | 3403 | Advanced Management Accounting | 2 | Application of quantitative methods to managerial accounting problems; accounting data as inputs to managerial decision models. |
| CO352 | COMM | 3502 | Corporate Finance | 2 | In-depth consideration of the firm’s investment, financing & dividend decisions within framework of capital asset pricing model. |
| CO353 | COMM | 3503 | Investments & Portfolio Management | 2 | Investments & portfolio management. Investigation into behaviour of security prices & capital markets. Theory & evidence on risk & return applied to financial management, investments & portfolio management. |
| CO354 | COMM | 3504 | International Financial Management | 2 | International monetary framework & foreign exchange markets, theorems of exchange rate determination, interest rates & inflation. International financing & investment decisions, international financial markets, international diversification, managing fore |
| CO355 | COMM | 3505 | Financial Statements & Lending Decisions | 2 | Financial statement analysis, loan decisions, credit assessment. Determination of debt ratings. Management of problem loans. Use of accounting data for the evaluation of firms. |
| CO356 | COMM | 3506 | Derivatives & Risk Management | 2 | Considers theoretical, empirical & practical aspects of corporate risk management. Provides introduction to some of the basic risk management securities, options, futures, forwards & swaps. Highlights practical applications of these securities. |
| CO362 | COMM | 3603 | Business Information Systems 1 | 2 | Nature & functions of computer-based information systems used to support management of a business; business databases & reporting; practical experience with business applications software. |
| CO364 | COMM | 3604 | Systems Analysis & Design | 2 | Structured analysis & design; data analysis & design; object-oriented analysis & design; testing & quality assurance; practical group experience with computer-assisted software engineering tools. |
| CO365 | COMM | 3605 | Database Management in Business 1 | 2 | Introduction to database management, conceptual modelling, & data modelling; database application design; Structured Query Language; database processing; applications of database systems in a business context. |
| CO391 | COMM | 3904 | Electronic Commerce Infrastructure Management | 2 | Fundamental hardware & software infrastructure needed to support electronic commerce emphasising TCP/IP; cost-benefit analysis & connectivity options; capacity planning. |
| CO392 | COMM | 3905 | Securing the Commercial Internet 2 | 2 | Controls & audit procedures associated with preserving authenticity, accuracy, completeness, timeliness & privacy of electronic transactions over the Internet; quality assurance for electronic commerce applications. |
| CO410 | COMM | 6001 | Honours Thesis | 4 | Students required to complete research thesis on selected topic within their area of major interest. Topic to be approved by Head of Department. For details consult Head of Department. |
| CO413 | COMM | 6002 | Scientific Method | 4 | Introduction to science & scientific method. Initial part of course is on philosophy of science, then experimental design & data analysis are covered with specific reference to problems in the areas of commerce. |
| CO426 | COMM | 6205 | Corporations Law Honours | 2 | Detailed examination of current issues in company law. |
| CO435 | COMM | 6306 | Financial Accounting Honours A | 2 | Economics-based research in financial accounting, in particular studies of use of accounting information in capital markets & factors influencing choices of accounting policy. |
| CO436 | COMM | 6307 | Financial Accounting Honours B | 2 | Financial accounting research & its implication for practice. Specific issues are included according to their importance to professional practice & accounting regulation. |
| CO437 | COMM | 6308 | Auditing Honours | 2 | Consideration of theoretical issues & role aspects of the public accounting practitioner. |
| CO444 | COMM | 6409 | Managerial Accounting Honours A | 2 | Implications of theory of the firm; research in managerial accounting; planning & control systems; budget process; divisional & managerial performance evaluation; information alternatives & managerial decision-making. |
| CO445 | COMM | 6410 | Managerial Accounting Honours B | 2 | Theoretical concepts underlying decision analysis; uses in areas of managerial planning, control & performance evaluation in identifying type of information input/s required. |
| CO454 | COMM | 6512 | Business Finance Honours A | 2 | Theory of finance within framework of capital asset pricing, option pricing & arbitrage pricing models. |
| CO455 | COMM | 6513 | Business Finance Honours B | 2 | Empirical research project investigating some aspects of Australian capital markets &/or corporate finances in Australia. Project draws on analytical skills developed in CO353. |
| CO464 | COMM | 6614 | Information Systems Honours | 2 | Critical analysis of current research in information systems. |
| CO491 | COMM | 6411 | Business Economic Honours | 2 | Problems in management from economic point of view; resale price maintenance, advertising, market structure, peakload pricing & regulation of commerce. Individual project applying tools of analysis. |
| CO495 | COMM | 6003 | Commerce Honours Seminars A | 2 | Research seminar in topics relevant to commerce. Details available from Head of Department. Research seminar in topics relevant to commerce. Details available from Head of Department. |
| CO496 | COMM | 6004 | Commerce Honours Seminars B | 2 | Research seminar in topics relevant to commerce. Details available from Head of Department. |
| CO800 | COMM | 7001 | Current Developments in Commerce | 2 | Extended essay addressing a current issue in student's chosen specialisation. |
| CO806 | COMM | 7601 | Management Systems | 2 | Overview of computers & information systems. Impact of information systems in operations & planning. Management of information resources in organisations. |
| CO811 | COMM | 7301 | Accounting | 2 | Financial accounting as information system; preparation of financial statements; main problems are of determination of net income, asset & liability recognition & measurement, determination of fund flows. Introduction to managerial accounting. |
| CO812 | COMM | 7201 | Legal Environment of Business | 2 | Broad examination of law; equity; parliament; courts; interpretation of statutes; elements of contract law; elements of company law; aspects of torts; restrictive trade practices; elements of income tax law. |
| CO813 | COMM | 7302 | Financial Accounting | 2 | External reporting by companies, in particular, annual reports of public companies & reasons for alternative accounting & techniques used in such reports. |
| CO814 | COMM | 7401 | Managerial Accounting & Control | 2 | To enable potential managers to be informed users & providers of management accounting information. Internal accounting terms & procedures; use of accounting data in planning, control & performance evaluation; assumptions & limitations of conventional acc |
| CO815 | COMM | 7501 | Finance | 2 | Mathematics, capital budgeting, NPV, IRR, cost of funds, short-term asset management, dividend policy, financing policy, CAPM, market efficiency, option contracts. |
| CO817 | COMM | 7303 | Auditing | 2 | Conceptual framework of field of auditing. Problem-solving skills to carry out effective & efficient audits. |
| CO818 | COMM | 7502 | Portfolio Management | 2 | Extends principles & models of finance development in COMM7501 & introduces analysis of investments & portfolio management. Subject has practical & empirical orientation, while maintaining theoretical framework of finance introduced in COMM7501. |
| CO820 | COMM | 7202 | Corporate Law | 2 | Introduction to law relating to commercial companies, including incorporation, shareholders' rights & directors' duties & comparison with partnership structure. |
| CO821 | COMM | 7203 | Business Taxation | 2 | Broad examination of general principles of income tax law with particular emphasis on specific & technical provisions that affect preparation of income tax returns & modern trends & developments in this area. |
| CO822 | COMM | 7101 | Law for Managers | 2 | Legal process; law of contract & agency; consumer & marketing law; law of tort; property, particularly intellectual property; employment law; legal entities; administrative law. |
| CO826 | COMM | 7204 | Advanced Corporate Law | 2 | Further examination of issues involving commercial companies, including insolvency & takeovers. |
| CO827 | COMM | 7205 | Advanced Business Taxation | 2 | Extends general principles covered in COMM7203 demonstrating application to business entities such as companies, partnerships & trusts. Develops concept of tax planning & considers some international issues. |
| CO828 | COMM | 7304 | Corporate Accounting | 2 | Impact of corporate structures on financial statements & contracts written by diversified entities. |
| CO830 | COMM | 7102 | Accounting for Managers | 2 | Basic accounting principles & financial statements; external financial reporting; accounting information relevant to planning, control & decision-making within organisations. |
| CO831 | COMM | 7305 | Advanced Financial Accounting | 2 | Professional financial accounting issues & implications of research literature. |
| CO832 | COMM | 7306 | Financial Statement Analysis | 2 | Financial statement analysis, traditional procedures & current developments. Use of accounting data for valuation of firms. |
| CO833 | COMM | 7307 | Information Systems Control & Audit | 2 | Management & application system controls; computer-assisted audit techniques; computer security; data quality; data privacy; approaches to information systems auditing; information systems audit profession & standards. |
| CO841 | COMM | 7402 | Advanced Managerial Accounting | 2 | Managerial accounting, planning & control systems. Divisional & managerial performance evaluation. Application of underlying conceptual frameworks in analysis of case studies in business & non-profit organisations. |
| CO842 | COMM | 7403 | Strategic Cost Management | 2 | Study of formal bases for choice among managerial accounting systems. Information economics. |
| CO851 | COMM | 7503 | Advanced Corporate Finance | 2 | Advanced theoretical & empirical aspects of corporate financial management & capital market behaviour. |
| CO852 | COMM | 7504 | Empirical Research in Finance | 2 | Empirical research project investigating some aspect of Australian capital markets. Project draws upon analytical skills developed in COMM3503. |
| CO853 | COMM | 7505 | Financial Risk Management | 2 | Recent & current developments in fields of topical interest such as structure & regulation of stock exchanges, financial institutions & market traders. |
| CO854 | COMM | 7506 | International Financial Management | 2 | International monetary framework & foreign exchange markets, theorems of exchange rate determination, interest rates & inflation. International financing & investment decisions, international financial markets, international diversification, managing fore |
| CO855 | COMM | 7103 | Finance for Managers | 2 | Mathematics, capital budgeting, NPV, IRR, cost of funds, short-term asset management, dividend policy, financing policy, CAPM, market efficiency, option contracts. |
| CO861 | COMM | 7602 | Decision Support Systems | 2 | Use of decision support & knowledge-based systems to support semi-structured & unstructured decision-making; structure & functions of decision support & knowledge-based systems; group support systems; executive support systems; practical experience with d |
| CO862 | COMM | 7603 | Business Information Systems | 2 | Focuses on some of the major business information systems used by managers to allow them to run an organisation cost effectively. These systems are used primarily to represent financial phenomena associated with an organisation. |
| CO864 | COMM | 7604 | Information Analysis & Design | 2 | Structured & object-oriented analysis & design; testing & quality assurance; practical group experience with CASE tools integrated with a relational database & fourth-generation language environment; critical analysis & discussion of recent research. |
| CO865 | COMM | 7605 | Managing Application Databases | 2 | Data policy issues; data analysis & design; relational data structures; integrity rules; views; security & audit; data warehouses; data mining; distributed database systems; object-oriented database systems; data & database administration; practical group |
| CO866 | COMM | 7606 | Implementing Information Systems | 2 | Analysis of implicit assumptions that underlie different approaches to information systems analysis, design & conceptual modelling; organisational aspects of developing & implementing information systems; soft-system & participative design approaches; sys |
| CO867 | COMM | 7607 | Managing Information Systems | 2 | Examination of major concepts, theories & research to guide management of information systems function within organisations; extensive use of case studies to develop skills in applying concepts & theories. |
| CO869 | COMM | 7608 | Business Information Systems | 2 | Nature & functions of computer-based information systems used to support management of a business; business databases & reporting; practical experience with business applications software. |
| CO880 | COMM | 7003 | Research Thesis | 8 | Students required to complete research thesis on selected topic within their area of major interest. Topic to be approved by Head of Department. For details consult Head of Department. |
| CO880 | COMM | 7013 | Research Thesis | 8 | Students required to complete research thesis on selected topic within their area of major interest. Topic to be approved by Head of Department. For details consult Head of Department. |
| CO890 | COMM | 7002 | Research Report | 4 | Extended essay addressing a current issue in student's chosen specialisation. |
| CO891 | COMM | 7901 | Electronic Commerce Fundamentals | 2 | Introduces students to the nature of electronic commerce, the major stakeholders, types of electronic money, the underlying technological infrastructure, management issues & security, integrity & privacy issues. |
| CO892 | COMM | 7902 | Developing Electronic Commerce Systems | 2 | Approaches to developing information systems needed to support electronic commerce. Developing Web-based applications to support electronic commerce. |
| CO895 | COMM | 7004 | Advanced Commerce Seminars A | 2 | Topics confined to specialised research & teaching interests of permanent & visiting staff. Details available from Head of Department. |
| CO896 | COMM | 7005 | Advanced Commerce Seminars B | 2 | Topics confined to specialised research & teaching interests of permanent & visiting staff. Details available from Head of Department. |
| CO897 | COMM | 7904 | Managing Electronic Commerce Infrastructure | 2 | Fundamental hardware & software infrastructure needed to support electronic commerce emphasising TCP/IP; cost-benefit analysis & connectivity options. Capacity planning. |
| CO898 | COMM | 7905 | Commercial Internet Security | 2 | Controls & audit procedures associated with preserving authenticity, accuracy, completeness, timeliness, & privacy of electronic transactions over the Internet; quality assurance for electronic commerce applications. |