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Let’s get started

Thank you for joining this course created by Auckland University of Technology. In this course you will be immersed in the exciting world of accounting, and will be left with useful tools that will help you better plan, control and make business decision.

Your Learning outcomes

Upon completion of this course, you should be able to:

  • Prepare a Statement of Cash Flows
  • Interpret relevant accounts for each section of the Statement of Cash Flow
  • Use Xero to prepare financial statements
  • Prepare different types of budgets and identify issues around preparing budgets in an international environment.
  • Understand the AEG and its components/causes
  • Understand the proposed solutions to addressing the AEG
  • Embrace the role/purpose of sustainability assurance
  • Analyse the demand-side of the sustainability assurance market
  • Analyse the supply-side of the sustainability assurance market

Meet the team

Muhammad Bilal Farooq – I am a Senior Lecturer of Accounting at Auckland University of Technology. I teach courses in Financial Accounting, Auditing and Sustainability Accounting. My areas of research interest include social and environmental/sustainability accounting, audit and assurance to name a few.
– Ph.D (UoW), MIB (Monash), CPA Australia
– Associate Editor: Meditari Accountancy Research
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Cherrie Yang – I am a Senior Lecturer of Accounting at Auckland University of Technology.
– I teach courses in the introductory Accounting and Accounting Information System areas at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
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Syrus Islam – I am a Senior Lecturer of Accounting at Auckland University of Technology.
– I teach courses in the Management Accounting areas at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
– I love to help students realise how management accounting knowledge is increasingly important for their professional and personal development, regardless of their career destinations.
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You’ve met us, we’d love to meet you. If you feel comfortable doing so please introduce yourself in the comments and share with us what motivated you to join this course.

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