Please note - Swinburne University of Technology

For advice on later-year modules, students are strongly
urged to seek advice from the Department (as below).
NB This course was progressively converted from subjects
to modules. In 1996 all accounting subjects were replaced
by modules.
Further information
Department of Financial Studies on 9214 8165 (Hawthorn)
or 9214 6828 (Prahran).
Business (B& ki ng and
Finance)
NB The Associate Diploma of Business (Banking and
Finance) maybe undergoing changes in 1997.
This course is offered at both the Hawthorn and Prahran
campuses.
f Course aims
This course aims to train people to:
be able to prepare, analyse and interpret the accounts
6. of a range of enterprises from those of a sole trader to a
H company;
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be technically proficient in their knowledge of the
Australian legal system, and the law applicable to
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contract, agency, banking, sale of goods, consumer
4 credit and consumer protection;
5
9. be able to understand the law applicable to
partnerships, companies, securities, debt collection and
g trade practices;
g have an understanding of broad economic principles
and the economic environment as it impacts on the
banking and finance industry;
dcvelop personal behaviour skills that are appropriate
for use within the banking and finance industry;
be competent in the theory and application of the
hardware and software operations of computers;
have gained an understanding of the major
institutional, conceptual and analytical information
required in the Australian banking and finance
industty.
Course description
The Associate Diploma comprises seventeen subjects and
is normally undertaken on a part-time basis over four or
five years.
The academic year is divided into two semesters each
of approximately seventeen weeks. Attendance between
five and seven contact hours per week will normally be
required. All classes are conducted on campus, with fulltime
concurrent work in the credit industry an essential
element of the course.
Career potential
The course is suitable for those working in the banking
and finance industry up to the level of branch manager or
for people engaged in specialised functions in a large
branch or head office.
Professional recognition
Completion of the Associate Diploma of Business
(Banking and Finance) is recognised by the Australian
Institute of Banking and Finance as meeting its professional
membership requirements.
Entry requirements
The normal prerequisite for entry into this course is
the satisfactory completion of an approved course of study
at Year 12 level and to be currently employed in the
banking and finance industry. However, persons without
Year 12 who are considered to be sufficiently mature and
experienced to undertake the course successfully may be
admitted. This particularly applies to mature-age applicants
and people with relevant banking and finance industry
experience.
Course structure
As the course is in the process of being changed, the
following modules are listed in a general sequence only.
The School reserves the right to alter the sequence.
Stage 1
NOS124 Accounting - to Trial Balance
NAP722 Economics for Business
NCS006 Workplace Documents
NCS009 Negotiation Skills
NCS015 Presenting Reports
NAP750 Commercial Law Principles
NAP752 Contract Law
NAP720 Business Mathematics
NAP721 Business Statistics
Stage 2
NOS219 Accounting - Basic Reports
NAP710 Financial Accounting Applications 1
NAP712 Company Accounting and Financial Statements
NAP754 Company and Incorporated Associations Law
TS970 Organisations and Management
Stage 3
CA772 Commercial Banking and Finance
CA781 Financial Institutions and Markets
CA782
TS305
Stage 4
CA780
CA783
Financial Institutions Law
Financial Management
l Elective
International Banking and Finance
Banking and Lending Practice
Electives (offered at the discretion of the
University)
Management Skills 2
Auditing
Taxation Fundamentals
Company Financial Reporting
TS360 Selling
TS366 Marketing
Business Computer Applications 2
Applied Business Mathematics
Further information
Further information may be obtained from the
Department of Financial Studies on 9214 6828 (P)
or 9214 8165(H).