Undergraduate Course: Accountancy 1A (ACCN08007)
Course Outline
| School | Business School |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | Nature and scope of accounting. Preparation of accounting reports for internal and external use. Issues in external reporting. Analysis and use of accounting information. |
| Course description |
Not entered
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2014/15, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 30,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 9,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 9,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
146 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
100 %,
Coursework
0 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Exam at end of Semester 1, 2 hours.
Resit exam in August, 2 hours.
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| Feedback |
Not entered |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Accountancy 1A | 2:00 | | | Resit Exam Diet (April/May Sem 1 resits only) | Accountancy 1A resit | 2:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
Technical Skills
To develop the ability to:
- Produce financial statements (statement of financial position, income statement, statement of cash flows) from the relevant transactions and events affecting a business.
- Analyse, interpret and facilitate the use of accounting information (for example, through coherent report presentation and the use of ratio analysis).
- Relate accounting to the broader context of the strategic and operational considerations of business.
Generic Skills
To develop the following key skills:
- The ability to learn.
- Teamwork
- Communication
- Analytical and Problem Solving
- Numeracy and IT
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Additional Class Delivery Information |
3 x 1 hour lectures per week, weeks 1-10 - Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays at 11:10-12:00.
Plus compulsory tutorials 1 hour per week (NB same time each week), weeks 2-10.
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| Keywords | Acc1A |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mrs Frances-Helen Hay
Tel: (0131 6)50 8336
Email: fhay1@exseed.ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Anna Domagala
Tel: (0131 6)50 3900
Email: Anna.Domagala@ed.ac.uk |
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