Undergraduate Course: Accountancy 1B (ACCN08008)
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 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) | 
Credits | 20 | 
 
| Home subject area | Accounting | 
Other subject area | None | 
   
| Course website | 
None | 
Taught in Gaelic? | No | 
 
| Course description | Introduction to management accounting incorporating costing, decision making and planning and control. | 
 
 
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites | 
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Co-requisites |  | 
 
| Prohibited Combinations |  | 
Other requirements |  None | 
 
| Additional Costs |  None | 
 
 
Information for Visiting Students 
| Pre-requisites | None | 
 
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes | 
 
 
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2014/15  Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1) 
  
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Learn enabled:  Yes | 
Quota:  None | 
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Web Timetable  | 
	
Web Timetable | 
	| 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 | 
 
 
| Course Start Date | 
12/01/2015 | 
 
| Breakdown of 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 )
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| Additional Notes | 
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) | 
 
  Written Exam
100 %,
Coursework
0 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Exam Information | 
 
    | Exam Diet | 
    Paper Name | 
    Hours & Minutes | 
    
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | Accountancy 1B | 2:00 |  |  | Resit Exam Diet (August) | Accountancy 1B resit | 2:00 |  |  
 
Summary of Intended 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 | 
 
 
Assessment Information 
Exam at end of Semester 2, 2 hours. 
Resit exam in August, 2 hours. 
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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 | Acc1B | 
 
 
Contacts 
| Course organiser | Dr Ingrid Jeacle 
Tel: (0131 6)50 8339 
Email: Ingrid.Jeacle@ed.ac.uk | 
Course secretary | Mrs Anna Domagala 
Tel: (0131 6)50 3900 
Email: Anna.Domagala@ed.ac.uk | 
   
 
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