Unisa Courses: Course in Accounting for School Governance

Qualification code: 72192
Module code: ACSG016

Objective
The objective of this course is to equip students with a practical knowledge of accounting which will enable them to use basic standard accounting techniques to account for the various events that occur in South African schools in order to improve the general governance of the school.
Who should enrol for this course?
Administrative staff dealing with the accounting aspects of a school, school principals, members of governing bodies of schools, parents, educators, members of local communities and staff at educational departments who have an interest in education and governance in schools and who may want to obtain a formal background to accounting procedures for governing school finances or school fund raising and spending activities.
Duration of the course
One year.  One intake per year.
Registration requirements
Senior certificate or an equivalent qualification.
Curriculum
Topic A            Bookkeeping and business documents
Study unit 1:    School governance
Study unit 2:    The nature and purpose of accounting
Study unit 3:    The accounting equation
Study unit 4:    Business documents:  Cash transactions
Study unit 5:    The recording of cash transactions
Study unit 6:    Credit transactions
Topic B            The application of bookkeeping systems
Study unit 7:    Inventory systems
Study unit 8:    Bank reconciliation
Study unit 9:    Trial balance
Study unit 10: Final accounts
Topic C           Internal control and budgets
Study unit 11:  Internal control
Study unit 12:  Budgeting
Language
Study material will be in English. Students may, however, communicate and answer the assignments and examination in either English or Afrikaans.
Registration
The course commences in February 2011. The closing date for registrations is 31 January 2011.
Fees
The course fee for 2011 is R4 000 and is payable as follows:
R2 000 is payable as soon as a student number has been allocated and the balance of R2 000 is payable by 15 May 2011.
Method of tuition
The Unisa open and distance-learning paradigm will be followed. Students will receive study material prepared in compliance with outcome based educational principles. Learning material will consist of study guides supplemented by a tutorial letters.
Credits and SAQA application
Submitted to SAQA on level 5 (NQF level 5)
12 credits
Enquiries
For information regarding registrations, course material or administrative queries, contact
Eunice Ramanyimi
Tel no:             (012) 429 4465
Fax no:            (012) 429 8744 / 3424
e-mail:             ramanne@unisa.ac.za
Further information regarding the contents of the course is obtainable from:
Prof F Doussy
Tel no:             (012) 429 4776
Fax no:            (012) 429 8744/3424
e-mail:             doussf@unisa.ac.za
or
Prof JSJ van Rensburg
Tel no:             (012) 429 4769
Fax no:            (012) 429 8744/3424
e-mail:             jvrenjs@unisa.ac.za
or
Mrs E Doussy
Tel no:             (012) 429 4752
Fax no:            (012) 429 8744/3424
e-mail:             dousse@unisa.ac.za

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