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Curtin University

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Accounting for Business Decisions Specialisation

  • Non-Award

This specialisation provides practical knowledge in business technologies, database design, and data modelling, focusing on analytical techniques for assessing organisational strengths and weaknesses using financial metrics.

Key details

Degree Type
Non-Award
Course Code
SPUC-ACCTG

About this course

Overview

This specialisation will give you a practical understanding of business technologies, database design, data modelling and visualisation methods used to present information.

The units provide knowledge and skills across a broad range of techniques used in cost analysis and accounting analytics necessary to assess the viability and value of organisations.

You'll gain hands-on knowledge and skills across a broad range of analytical techniques used to assess the strengths and weaknesses of organisations using financial metrics.

Unlike the two accounting majors - Accounting and Accounting Technologies which take a preparer's and verifier's perspective, this specialisation focuses on the organisation and interpretation of data and information.

What you will learn

What you'll learn

  • Identify accounting transactions and apply them to complete the accounting cycle ethically, evaluating business sustainability, GC1, GC4, GC6
  • Record and report business transactions using appropriate technologies, selecting and applying accounting treatments as per International Financial Reporting Standards, GC1, GC3, GC4
  • Demonstrate practical hands-on skills in data analytics, interpreting and preparing visualisations of accounting information, GC1, GC2, GC3
  • Analyse technology-based issues impacting accountants, applying problem-solving processes and critical thinking for business data management, GC1, GC3, GC6.
  • Assess global business and costing issues integrating strategy and ethics, constructing financial plans from multiple data sources, GC1, GC4, GC6

Career pathways

What jobs can the Accounting for Business Decisions course lead to?

Careers

  • Financial analyst
  • Financial or managerial accountant
  • Fintech analyst

Industries

  • Accounting
  • Banking
  • Government

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