Undergraduate Course: Accountancy 2A (ACCN08009)
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 2 Undergraduate) | 
Credits | 20 | 
 
| Home subject area | Accounting | 
Other subject area | None | 
   
| Course website | 
None | 
Taught in Gaelic? | No | 
 
| Course description | Introduction to Taxation. The regulatory framework of corporate reporting, preparation of published financial statements, accounting standards, tangible and intangible assets, liabilities and related issues, overseas involvement, accounting for groups. | 
 
 
Information for Visiting Students 
| Pre-requisites | Visiting students should usually have at least 1 introductory level course at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this) for entry to this course.  We will only consider University/College level courses. | 
 
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes | 
 
 
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2014/15  Semester 1, 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 1-10; plus compulsory tutorials 1 hour per week for 9 weeks, weeks 2-10. | 
 
 
| Course Start Date | 
15/09/2014 | 
 
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) | 
 
 Total Hours:
200
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 Lecture Hours 30,
 Seminar/Tutorial Hours 9,
 Feedback/Feedforward Hours 6,
 Summative Assessment Hours 2,
 Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
149 )
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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 S1 (December) | Accountancy 2A | 2:30 |  |  | Resit Exam Diet (August) | Accountancy 2A resit | 2:30 |  |  
 
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 particularly in the areas detailed in the course description. | 
 
 
Assessment Information 
Exam at end of Semester 1, 2.5 hours.(100%) 
Resit exam in August, 2.5 hours. |  
 
Special Arrangements 
| None |   
 
Additional Information 
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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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| Keywords | Not entered | 
 
 
Contacts 
| Course organiser | Mrs Frances-Helen Hay 
Tel: (0131 6)50 8336 
Email: fhay1@exseed.ed.ac.uk | 
Course secretary | Ms Caroline Hall 
Tel: (0131 6)50 8336 
Email: Caroline.Hall@ed.ac.uk | 
   
 
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