Students are responsible for their own learning. Lectures introduce the topics and students have one week to gain understanding of the subject matter before the tutorial where problems can be discussed and clarified. Tutorial problems for each week are relevant to the previous week's lecture. It is expected that tutorial problems will be attempted before the tutorial is undertaken. To succeed students have to keep up and ask for assistance before falling behind.
Additional reading is encouraged for a thorough appreciation of the topics.
Tutorials are the primary source of additional information and help for students in understanding the material being covered. Students should plan to take an active role in tutorials. Non participation or non attendance at tutorials works against a successful outcome in any tertiary unit. To enable students to understand the fundamental accounting principles and procedures which will enable them to intelligently participate in discussion on accounting matters and to use accounting information. Assignments must be submitted and completed to a satisfactory standard.