Undergraduate Course: Advanced Financial Accounting (ACCN10008)
Course Outline
| School | Business School |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Accounting |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | Alternatives to historic cost accounting, income and value measurement, accounting for changing price levels, advanced interpretation and analysis of accounts, issues in financial accounting and reporting. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Lecture | | 1-5, 7-11 | | | | | 14:00 - 15:50 |
| First Class |
Week 1, Friday, 14:00 - 15:50, Zone: Central. Lecture Theatre 2, Appleton Tower |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours:Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | Advanced Financial Accounting | 3:00 | | |
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| Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 1, Part-year visiting students only (VV1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Lecture | | 1-5, 7-11 | | | | | 14:00 - 15:50 |
| First Class |
Week 1, Friday, 14:00 - 15:50, Zone: Central. Lecture Theatre 2, Appleton Tower |
| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| The aim of the course is to build upon prior study to further develop the student's appreciation of accounting practice. Through the use of class presentation, informal group work, and independent study, the course attempts to foster a knowledge and understanding of key theories within the discipline and the ability to critically appraise them. |
Assessment Information
Degree Examination - 70%
Coursework comprising an individual short essay (20%) and an individual presentation (5%)
Completion of 4 hours SAGE workshops 5%
Visiting Student Variant Assessment:
One Essay - 70%
Coursework - 25%
Completion of 4 hours SAGE workshops 5% |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords | AFA |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Pauline Weetman
Tel:
Email: pauline.weetman@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Ruth Winkle
Tel: (0131 6)50 8335
Email: Ruth.Winkle@ed.ac.uk |
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