Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Demonstrate skills in teamwork;
- Demonstrate self-management skills.
- Demonstrate skills in written communication;
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- critically analyse a set of published accounts;
- develop and apply numeracy and critical analysis skills in relation to the analysis of financial data.
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- the framework of accounting – including underlying concepts and principles of accounting and the effect of different methods accounting measurement of asset valuation and profit determination;
- the use of capital appraisal techniques.
- the operation of a budgetary control system, and the use of different approaches to costing;
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Type | Hours |
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Independent Study | 126 |
Teaching | 24 |
Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
Textbooks
Eddie McLaney and Peter Atrill (2022). Accounting and Finance for Non-specialists. Pearson.
Weetman P. (2019). Financial & Management Accounting: An Introduction. Pearson.
Assessment
Formative
This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.
Class discussions
- Assessment Type: Formative
- Feedback: Tutorial questions and in-class discussion (both individual and group) as well as bi-weekly 10 minutes test in the classroom.
- Final Assessment: No
- Group Work: No
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Exam | 70% |
Group report | 30% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Exam | 100% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Exam | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External