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Undergraduate Course: Accountancy 1B (ACCN08008)

Course Outline
SchoolBusiness School CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryIntroduction to management accounting incorporating costing, decision making and planning and control.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2014/15, Available to all students (SV1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 2
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 30, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 9, Summative Assessment Hours 2, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 155 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 100 %, Coursework 0 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Exam at end of Semester 2, 2 hours.
Resit exam in August, 2 hours.
Feedback Not entered
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)Accountancy 1B2:00
Resit Exam Diet (August)Accountancy 1B resit2:00
Learning Outcomes
Technical Skills
To develop the ability to:
- Produce accounting information to help internal management identify costs, make decisions and control performance.
- 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
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
Additional Class Delivery Information 3 x 1 hour lectures per week, weeks 1-5 and weeks 8-12 - Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays at 11:10-12:00.
Plus compulsory tutorials 1 hour per week (NB same time each week), weeks 2-5 and 8-12.
Tutorial options:
Mondays 12:10, 13:00, 14:00, 15:00, 16:10
Tuesdays 10:00, 12:10; 13:00, 14:00, 15:00, 16:10
Wednesdays 09:00, 10:00, 11:10, 12:10
Thursdays 12:10, 13:00, 14:00, 15:00, 16:10
KeywordsAcc1B
Contacts
Course organiserProf Falconer Mitchell
Tel: (0131 6)50 8340
Email: F.Mitchell@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Anna Domagala
Tel: (0131 6)50 3900
Email: Anna.Domagala@ed.ac.uk
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