Commerce degree at UniSA

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Commerce degree at UniSA
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In summary

• The program/degree
• Learning resources/flexibility of degree/career
  options
• Mutual responsibilities expectations of you
• Contacting us
• Questions and queries

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• Important reminder (must dos ASAP)
• Enrol in study period 2 and 5 courses
• Get your UniSA e-mail activated
• Claim any credit for previous studies TAFE,
  SAIBT, Eynesbury, another Uni. None for work
  experience
• All at Campus Central, Yungondi Building

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• The program/degree
• 8 7 9 24 courses
• 8 Division Core courses
• 7 Accounting Major courses
• 8 Electives 1 BUGE course

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• The program/degree
• Division core
• Accounting, Decisions and Accountability (ADA)
• Business Information Systems
• Introduction to Management
• Marketing Principles Trading and Exchange
• Managing Communication in Business
• Microeconomics
• Introduction to Law
• Quantitative Methods for Business

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• The program/degree
• Accounting major
• Financial Accounting 1
• Financial Accounting 2
• Financial Accounting 3
• Finance and Investment
• Management Accounting
• Global Issues for Accounting
• Issues in Accounting Theory

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• The program/degree
• Electives 9 in total
• Professional minor
• Corporations and Partnership Law
• Taxation Law 1
• Auditing Theory and Practice
• Other minors
• Finance
• Information Systems
• Management Accounting, many others

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• Recap of program/degree outline
• 8 Business (Division) core courses
• 7 Accounting major courses
• 9 Elective courses (including minors)
• Start at the Business (Division) core (depending
  on credit received for previous studies). Enrol
  in ADA in study period 2, Financial Accounting 1
  in study period 5 and take Intro to Management in
  second year

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• Teaching learning arrangements
• Full time/part time study
• Internal/external study
• Study overseas opportunities
• Finishing early
• Contact time
• 3 hours per course per week
• Lectures and tutorials

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• Structure of the degree
• Loads of flexibility
• It is offered in a flexible delivery
  environment
• Internal (full time and part time, including
  evening classes)
• External and Online
• Evening classes
• Teachers whove worked in the business
• UniSA graduates profession

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• Credibility of the degree
• The Commerce degree is fully accredited by the
  major Australian Accounting Professional bodies
• CPA Australia and The ICAA recognised
• This provides you with national and
  international recognition

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• What are your career options?
• Public Accountants (Chartered or CPA firms
  large, medium small, local international)
• Businesses (most medium sized and larger
  businesses employ their own in-house accountants)
• Government (eg Auditor General, ATO, Govt
  departments Authorities)

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• What are your career options?
• Multiple job offers
• More than 80 strike rate
• National shortage of accountants
• Your timing is perfect!
• Your GPA matters (more shortly)

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• Our expectations
• Enrol ASAP
• For study period 2 and 5
• Enrolment problems? See Campus Central
• Classes full? e-mail Lyn Nipperess on
  lyn.nipperess_at_unisa.edu.au
• Lyn will need your name, student ID, course name
  and code and class numbers

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Our expectations

• Dont miss week 1 of classes from Monday 26
• February
• Accounting Decisions and Accountability
• 2 hours of lectures each week either Tues 9 -
  10 am and Fri 3 - 4 pm OR Wedn 9 - 10 and Fri 9 -
  10 am OR Tues 5 - 7 pm. These start in week 1
• Also, there is a tutorial in week 1 during the
  second hour of your 2 hour time slot e.g. for a
  10 - 12 tutorial, students need to attend from
  11am - 12 in week 1

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• Our expectations
• Contacting staff
• e-mail, e-mail, e-mail!
• Check regularly and clean often
• Your transcript
• Dont settle for second best
• Employers want the best grades
• Grade Point Average (GPA)
• Aim for a Credit

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• Our expectations
• Do the work. Time needed to get results
• Assessment
• Build up your grade
• Presentations, assignments, etc
• Hit deadlines
• Reduce final exam pressure
• Get your queries sorted regularly

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• Our expectations
• Big difference to High School and TAFE
• Main contacts
• Lyn Nipperess (Program Advisor)
• Course queries Course Coordinator
• Study queries tutor or lecturer
• Admin or forms Campus Central
• www.unisa.edu.au
• Counsellors Learning Connection

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• Our expectations
• Get information Orientation sessions
• Prerequisites are enforced
• e.g. ADA to FA 1 to FA 2 to FA 3
• Conceded Passes and Terminating Passes

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• Need more assistance?
• Learning Connection
• UniSA online resources
• Staff offices
• Way Lee Building (cnr North Terrace and George
  Street)
• School office
• Way Lee Building, level 3

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Degree queries Lyn Nipperess Program
AdvisorRoom WL3-57 Ph 8302 0294E-mail
Lyn.Nipperess_at_unisa.edu.au Gerard StoneProgram
DirectorRoom WL4-41Ph 8302 0663E-mail
Gerard.Stone_at_unisa.edu.au Appointment times
available at School Office, Way Lee Building,
Level 3
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