ACCT 3009 Incubator 4: Commercial and Financial Setting of Entrepreneurship

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Credit Points 10

Legacy Code 301169

Coordinator Anton Bogdanovych Opens in new window

Description Operating a start-up is not just about being creative and innovative; it is also about having the necessary management and operational skills, understanding the commercial and financial setting within which the organisation needs to operate it. This unit aims to provide vital details that set the background to run your organisation whether your customer base is local, national or even international. This objective is driven through a number of topics such as: setting up a business entity, accounting fundamentals, taxation fundamentals. The unit will be delivered through a number of modules. As a vital part of the unit, students are expected to engage and work in "start-up co-working space" on a regular basis. At the successful completion of this unit, students would set up as a business entity for their start-up organisation.

School Computer, Data & Math Sciences

Discipline Accounting

Student Contribution Band HECS Band 4 10cp

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Level Undergraduate Level 3 subject

Assessment

The following table summarises the standard assessment tasks for this subject. Please note this is a guide only. Assessment tasks are regularly updated, where there is a difference your Learning Guide takes precedence.

Item Length Percent Threshold Individual/Group Task
Case Study 1500 words 35 N Individual
Applied Project 1500 words 35 N Group
Participation 20 mins 30 N Group

Teaching Periods