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while working under a professional accountant. NAP751 Partnership and Bankruptcy Law*
NAP752 Contract Law*
Course description
Computing accounting modules
The structure of the Associate Diploma of Business
NAP701 Inventory - Computerised
(Accounting) requires the successful completion of
NAP702 Fixed Assets - Computerised
stages one to four. The structure of the Advanced
NAP703 Integrated Computer Accounting
Certificate in Accounting requires the successful
NOS225 General Ledger - Computerised
completion of stages one and two.
NOS226 Accounts Receivable - Computerised
Career potential
NOS227 Accounts Payable - Computerised
The course provides participants with the opportunity NOS234 Payroll - Computerised
to obtain knowledge and skills relating to manual
and computerised bookkeeping, costing, budgeting,
taxation, financial accounting and financial management.
Professional recognition
Students completing the Associate Diploma of
Business (Accounting) may be eligible for membership in
the National Institute of Accountants.
Students who have succesfully completed the
taxation subjects as part of their diploma will be eligible
for registration with the Tax Agents Board of Victoria.
Entry requirements
This course is post Year 12 or mature-age entry level.
Course availability and duration
The course may be undertaken by two years of fulltime
study or approximately five years of part-time study.
Part-time study is normally conducted on an evening
basis. However, some subjects are available as day-release.
Subjects must be completed in the correct seauence
and'prerequisites met: variations must be approved by
course coordinators or heads of department.
Course structure
First year - full-time
Recommended structure:
Stage one modules
NAP750 Commercial Law Principles*
NAP753 Consumer Law*
NAP756 Office Tax Procedures
NOS119 Work Environment
NOS124 Accounting - to Trial Balance
NOS213 Computer Operations
NOS21 6 Spreadsheet Fundamentals
NOS219 Accounting - Basic Reports
Communications modules
NCS006 one other from framework
NCSOO9 Negotiation Skills
NCS015 Presenting Reports
Introduction computing modules
NOS1 16 Keyboarding
NOS118 Computer Organisations - Data Re1
NOS215 Database Fundamentals
NOS222 Word Processing Introduction
Stage two modules
NAP710 Financial Accounting Applications 1
NAP71 1 Financial Accounting Applications 2
NAP720 Business Mathematics
NAP721 Business Statistics*
NAP730 Budgeting
Hours
30
30
30
30
50
15
20
30
Elective modules
The 100 hours of electives may be selected from
the Associate Diploma of Business (Accounting)
modules provided the prerequisites have been met.
* Recommended modules for 100 hours eleaives.
Second year -full-time
Stage three modules
NAP712 Company Accounting and Financial Statements
NAP717 Internal Control Principles
NAP722 Economics
NAP731 Management Accounting Principles
NAP735 Financial Management Principles
NAP757 Income Tax Law for Accountants
Stage four modules
NGMP106 Managing Effective Work Relations plus a
Management elective
NAP704
Accounting Spreadsheet and Other
Applications
Elective (NAP723 or NAP732 or NAP733)
Electives (from the list below)
Semester 1
NOS1 16 Keyboard
NOS118 Computer Operations Data Retrieval
NOS124 Accounting to Trial Balance
NOS213 Computer Operations
NOS222 Word Processing - Introduction
Semester 2
NAP756 Office Tax Procedures
NOS215 DBase Fundamentals
NOS21 6 Spreadsheets
NOS219 Accounting Basic Reports
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60
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
100
NAP754 Company and Incorporated Associations Law 60
Elective modules
NAP713 Company Accounting Advanced
45
NAP714 Accounting Applications Advanced 20
NAP715 Public Sector Accounting
60
NAP716 Issues in Accounting
60
NAP718 External Audit Procedures
60
NAP723 Marketing and Planning a Small Business 60
NAP724 Credit Management
30
NAP732 Management Accounting Applications 60
NAP733 Business Planning and Control
60
NAP736 Financial Management Applications 30
NAP737 Investment Analysis
30
NAP755 Australian Administrative Law
60
NAP758 Income Tax Law for Tax Agents
60
NAP759 Electronic Lodgement of Tax Returns 20
Module sequence - part-time students
Students are advised to start this course with the follo wing
subjects:
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