National University Samoa Foundation Commerce Learning Resource

Foundation Commerce at the National University of Samoa

This program has been designed to assist students to develop the evaluative skills that will prepare them for University level. Upon the completion of this program, students will be awarded a Foundation Certificate in Commerce. The Foundation Commerce Program at the National University of Samoa is administered by the Faculty of Business & Entrepreneurship (FOBE).

FOBE website NUS website

List of Commerce Courses

COURSE CODE	COURSE TITLE
HAC001	Foundation Financial Accounting
HAC002	Foundation Management Accounting
HEC001	Foundation Microeconomics
HEC002	Foundation Macroeconomics
HMG001	Foundation Basic Management

HAC001 - Foundation Financial Accounting

Course Objectives

This course should provide students with the basic knowledge of the following subjects:

• Balance Day Adjustments
• Partnerships - Formation, Operations & Reporting
• Companies - Formation, Operations & Reporting
• Cash Flow Statement

Recommended Course Text

• Hoggetts, Edwards & Medlin. (2005) Accounting in Australia, 5ed, John Wiley & Sons.

Refer to the text website: AA5e

Presentations & Tests

• Presentation Topics
• Practice Tests
• Tests

HAC002 - Foundation Management Accounting

Course Objectives

This course should help provide a foundation for students interested in commerce at tertiary or university level. Topics covered in this course are stated below:

• Accounting for Manufacturing
• Cost Accounting Systems
• Cost Volume Profit Analysis
• Budegeting for Planning & Control
• Performance Evaluation for Managers

Recommended Course Text

• Hoggetts, Edwards & Medlin. (2005) Accounting in Australia, 5ed, John Wiley & Sons.

Refer to the text website: AA5e