2015 Course Enrolment Guide

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1 2015 Course Enrolment Guide School of Business North Sydney, NSW Melbourne, VIC Master of Commerce Starting 2015 Only This Guide is provided to assist you to select your units for the 2015 academic year. Specific information regarding unit outlines, assessments or content will be provided by your School. last updated on 23 June 2015 Students should note that the Course Enrolment Guides are updated regularly. Check the website for latest updates

2 Contents 1. Contact Details: How to use this Guide Program... 5 Program Maps Units Offered in last updated on 23-Jun-15 Page 2

3 1. Contact Details: Course Coordinators and/or Course Advisors will be available to assist with enrolment and re-enrolment. You can telephone, or contact them in person to make an appointment. Accounting Major National Course Coordinator: Melbourne Course Coordinator: Dr Elsie Chan Room: Level 7 East, 250 Victoria Parade, East Melbourne. Elsie.Chan@acu.edu.au Telephone: (03) North Sydney Dr Al Marshall Level 10, Tenison Woods House, 8-20 Napier St, North Sydney Al.Marshall@acu.edu.au Telephone: (02) Brisbane Dr Helen Stuart (available Tuesday to Thursday) Building T-Level 3, McAuley at Banyo. Telephone: (07) School.BusinessBrisbane@acu.edu.au last updated on 23-Jun-15 Page 3

4 2. How to use this Guide This Course Enrolment Guide 2015 provides you with information on when and where the units available for study in this program(s) will be offered in Enrolling in units for Read Section 3. Program for information on course structure and unit sequence. Take note of any prerequisite or co-requisite requirements before selecting particular units. A prerequisite is a requirement that must be met by a student before enrolment in a stipulated unit. It is your responsibility to ensure that you meet the prerequisites for a unit prior to enrolling into that unit. A co-requisite is a requirement that must be met by having already passed or being concurrently enrolled in an associated unit in order to be able to enrol in the stipulated unit. If you wish to enrol into a unit for which you have not met the prerequisite or corequisite requirements, please obtain approval from your Course Coordinator. 2. Refer to the unit listings in Section 4. Units Offered in 2015 to select your units. Take note of the study period in which units are offered. 3. You must refer to Administration & Enrolment on the ACU website ( ) for information on how to complete your enrolment via Student Connect. Administration & Enrolment also provides detailed information on managing your studies. 4. Log on to Student Connect and enroll ( Student Connect is a web interface allowing students to complete their ACU enrolment online. IMPORTANT NOTE Failure to enroll or re-enroll before the published due dates for re-enrolment on the ACU website ( ) may result in late fee penalties. Even if you are unsure of what units you need to enroll in, please ensure that you enroll or re-enroll in at least one unit before the due date. Enrolling in at least one unit by the due date will enable you to add further units, or amend your enrolment via Student Connect up until the final dates published in the Critical Dates for Variation of Enrolment on the ACU website ( ). last updated on 23-Jun-15 Page 4

5 3. Program The Master of Commerce is ideal for those seeking a career in a senior position in marketing, accounting, human resource management or business information systems. This program, which is new for 2015, was developed in consultation with peak and industry bodies. As well as providing an advanced understanding of commerce and management, the course offers students the choice of four specialisations. This course is highly suitable for graduates with a non-business degree who want a senior management career in business or business graduates seeking a deeper knowledge of their field of practice. The Master of Commerce has a common first semester for all majors. Students are not committed to take any specific major at commencement of the course, but will be required to do so upon completion of the first four units. Therefore, students have an opportunity to change their mind about their preferred major, or to ensure that they satisfy the entry requirements for the Accounting major. In all cases, students must talk with the Course Coordinator before commencing any major in the Master of Commerce to ensure compliance with course requirements. Students who may be eligible for advanced standing are not obliged to take up part or all of the advanced standing if they do not wish to do so. There may be a number of reasons for forgoing advanced standing, including a desire to update knowledge and skills in a discipline before taking more complex units, or to satisfy visa requirements for a minimum period of study. Also, the pattern of advanced standing may differ from student to student depending on their past academic endeavours. Students requesting advanced standing should specify the specific units for which they are seeking advanced standing, providing evidence supporting their request. FOR THE ACCOUNTING MAJOR: The Accounting major has specific admission requirements. The Accounting major is based on and includes the CPA Program at the professional level. It is a condition of entry into the CPA Program, and therefore the Accounting major, that students provide evidence of their enrollment in the CPA Program. This condition applies to all applicants for the Accounting major, domestic as well as international. This will require evidence from the student of confirmation by CPA Australia that a student is eligible to take the CPA Program, and to sit the CPA Program examinations, for which students must pay CPA Australia directly. On payment of CPA Program fees, students will also receive comprehensive study materials directly from CPA Australia. This is a condition of entry into the Accounting major. On successful completion of the Accounting major and the CPA administered examinations, students will satisfy the academic requirements for full CPA membership.. last updated on 23-Jun-15 Page 5

6 REQUIREMENTS TO COMPLETE AWARD For information on the duration of your course, and the requirements to complete your award, please refer to the Course Rules for your program. Course Title Master of Commerce Course Rules Note There are special eligibility requirements for admission into the Accounting Major. These include: 1. Associate Member status with CPA Australia. 2. Students must also undertake to enroll for CPA examinations and pay a separate fee to CPA Australia for that enrolment. 3. Evidence of such enrolment must be provided to the relevant course coordinator before enrolment in the respective units within the major. 4. Students must provide to the Australian Catholic University, hard-copy evidence of their results from the CPA module examinations. Notice for students who wish to exit from a course of study other than that for which they are enrolled (a) (b) if you intend to continue with your current course, you are not permitted to exit with a lower level award, however you may request a letter from your Course Coordinator confirming that you have satisfied the requirements for the relevant lower award; if you do in fact exit with a lower level award and subsequently wish to resume your studies in the higher level course, you will be required to reapply for admission to that course in order to resume your studies. Electives Electives may be chosen from postgraduate units taught within the School of Business or from other Faculties of this University providing pre-requisite requirements are met and your course coordinator approves. Once you have enrolled in your core units you can select an elective that avoids timetable clashes. last updated on 23-Jun-15 Page 6

7 Program Maps Master of Commerce, Accounting major, Professional Stream ACCT691 Strategic Accounting BAFN691 Financial Reporting ACCT692 Advanced Audit and Assurance or relevant Elective BUSN690 Ethics and Governance ACCT693 Advanced Taxation or relevant Elective MGMT691 Strategy and Leadership MGMT618 Project () OR Risk MGMT638 Ethical Leadership and Social Responsibility Master of Commerce, Accounting major, Stream t Accounting for ACCT691 Strategic Accounting BAFN691 Financial Reporting ACCT692 Advanced Audit and Assurance or relevant Elective Semester 3 BUSN690 Ethics and Governance ACCT693 Advanced Taxation or relevant Elective MGMT651 Literature Review & Proposal () Semester 4 MGMT691 Strategy and Leadership MGMT652 Methodology & Data Collection (; MGMT651) MGMT655 Dissertation (; MGMT651, MGMT652) Before enrolling in this unit you must have the approval your Course Coordinator A relevant elective must be taken from the Accounting, Finance or Law disciplines within the Faculty of Business. last updated on 23-Jun-15 Page 7

8 Master of Commerce, Business Systems major, Professional Stream ISYS615 Technology Infrastructure ISYS617 Data and ISYS638 Business Analysis ISYS616 Systems Analysis and Design Risk ISYS625 Systems Project ISYS618 Application Development ISYS635 Systems Strategy and ISYS626 Knowledge Engineering (ISYS616, ISYS617, ISYS618) MGMT618 Project () OR MGMT638 Ethical Leadership and Social Responsibility Master of Commerce, Business Systems major, Stream ISYS615 Technology Infrastructure ISYS617 Data and ISYS638 Business Analysis ISYS616 Systems Analysis and Design Risk ISYS625 Systems Project MGMT651 Literature Review & Proposal () ISYS635 Systems Strategy and MGMT652 Methodology and Data Collection (; MGMT651) MGMT655 Dissertation (; MGMT651, MGMT652) Before enrolling in this unit you must have the approval your Course Coordinator last updated on 23-Jun-15 Page 8

9 Master of Commerce, Human Resource major, Professional Stream MKT600 HRMG601 Human Resource HRMG605 Rewards and Performance MGMT621 of Change HRMG603 Workplace Relations Risk HRMG606 People Resourcing MGMT638 Ethical Leadership and Social Responsibility HRMG600 Contemporary Issues of HRM (30cp) HRMG604 Strategic Human Resource (HRM601) MGMT618 Project () OR HRMG607 Sustainable HRM MGMT627 Project Master of Commerce, Human Resource major, Stream MKT600 HRMG601 Human Resource MGMT627 Project MGMT621 of Change HRMG603 Workplace Relations Risk MGMT651 Literature Review and Proposal () HRMG600 Contemporary Issues of HRM (30cp) MGMT652 Methodology and Data Collection (; MGMT651) HRMG604 Strategic Human Resource (HRMG601) MGMT655 Dissertation (; MGMT651, MGMT652) Before enrolling in this unit you must have the approval your Course Coordinator last updated on 23-Jun-15 Page 9

10 Master of Commerce, major, Professional Stream MKTG603 MKTG604 Advanced Consumer MKTG605 Integrated Communication MKTG608 Services Semester 3 Risk MKTG601 Brand Semester 4 MKTG606 Strategic (MKTG603) MKTG609 Social MGMT618 Project () OR MGMT638 Ethical Leadership and Social Responsibility MKTG602 International Master of Commerce, major, Stream MKTG603 MKTG604 Advanced Consumer MKTG605 Integrated Communication MKTG608 Services Semester 3 Risk MGMT651 Literature Review & Proposal () Semester 4 MKTG606 Strategic (MKTG603) MGMT652 Methodology & Data Collection (; MGMT651) MGMT655 Dissertation (; MGMT651, MGMT652) Before enrolling in this unit you must have the approval your Course Coordinator last updated on 23-Jun-15 Page 10

11 4. Units Offered in 2015 The Faculty of Law and Business reserves the right to withdraw a unit from offering or to change this pattern according to student demand and staff availability. In such cases students will be notified and given the opportunity to register in an alternative unit. A full list of Business Units offered in 2015 can be found at - school_of_business/units_offered_in_2015 For information on Unit Descriptions, please refer to the ACU Handbook on the ACU website ( Please select the appropriate Handbook, and then select Unit Descriptions. Delivery Modes: Attendance Primarily attendance, either face-to-face or via video conference, at an ACU campus or another location. Multimode Some online with a compulsory attendance component (including examinations, practicums, residentials etc). Online Fully online (including assessments). Now that you have read your Course Enrolment Guide, you can now enrol in units online for the 2015 Academic Year, using Student Connect ( For more information about the enrolment processes for both new and continuing students, please refer to the guides provided. Students please note: The course enrolment guides are subject to change. Please check regularly for updates to your course information. If you require any academic advice, please contact your course coordinator. For any other enquiries, please contact your local Student Centre. ( last updated on 23-Jun-15 Page 11