Accounting and Accountability

BACC011

The subject provides students with a user perspective on accounting information, focusing on the types of accountability that most business students will use in their professional careers. Through the lens of accountability, it emphasises the key role of accounting in decision-making in business and society. Students will use spreadsheet software to assist in the analysis of financial reporting and internal business decision making. Students will be introduced to legal principles and rules related to the use of accounting information.