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DRPS : Course Catalogue : Business School : Accounting

Undergraduate Course: Accounting for Business 2 (ACCN08013)

Course Outline
SchoolBusiness School CollegeCollege of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThis course provides both a development and progression of the technical skills developed in Accounting for Business 1, especially developing the financial accounting analytical skills through articulating these to wider information sources about corporate practices. The course further provides the opportunity to consider the broader social, economic and political aspects of both financial and management accounting.
Course description This course is intended for students who would like to take their study of accounting forward, but do not wish, at this stage, to develop the skills required to undertake professional accounting training. There is a particular emphasis in this course on understanding the implications of both financial and management accounting practices as decision-making tools, and from a broader social perspective. The course will also present the opportunity to develop more profound analytical accounting skills.

The course will concentrate on three areas:
- Understanding the accounting profession
- Contemporary issues in management accounting
- Using accounting technologies in practice

It will introduce students to an understanding of the broader context in which accounting operates; its regulation; history; audit practice; international scope and so on. It will further develop students¿ skills in using accounting information to better understand corporate activities. Finally, it will build upon the management accounting developed in Accounting for Business 1, while also covering new techniques (eg standard costing and variance analysis) to consider management accounting control technologies.

The study programme will involve a combination of lectures, where principles and concepts are introduced, often illustrated with real-world examples, and tutorials where students have the opportunity to explore these in greater depth.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: Accounting for Business (ACCN08011)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2019/20, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 1
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 20, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 9, Summative Assessment Hours 2, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 165 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 70 %, Coursework 30 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Coursework: 30% Group project based on an annual report
Examination: 70%
Feedback During the course a range of informal methods of providing assessment feedback to students will be used, especially during tutorials. This type of work will not contribute to the mark for the course but is designed to help students assess their progress and understanding.
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S1 (December)2:00
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Understand and evaluate the roles of accounting in its social, economic and political context.
  2. Understand and evaluate the use of accounting as a technology of management control.
  3. Apply analytical skills to real world annual reports.
  4. Critical awareness of the importance of the history of accounting.
Reading List
This course will use professional and academic journal articles and book chapters.
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Generic Skills
To develop the following key skills:
- The ability to learn.
- Teamwork
- Communication
- Analytical and Problem Solving
- Numeracy and use of IT
KeywordsAccounting; Business
Contacts
Course organiserProf Christine Cooper
Tel: (0131 6)51 5077
Email:
Course secretaryMr Mark Woodfine-Jones
Tel: (0131 6)50 3825
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