Teaching Method: Lecture Scheduled Directed Student Hours: 18 Attendance Recorded: Yes Notes: 9 x 2 hour Teaching Method: Seminar Scheduled Directed Student Hours: 3 Attendance Recorded: Yes Teaching Method: Labs Scheduled Directed Student Hours: 1 Attendance Recorded: No Self-Directed Learning Hours: 128 Costs Information: There is no incremental cost burden placed on students by taking this module. We do recommend that students buy a copy of the core textbook, but this is not a mandatory requirement. Skills/Other Attributes Mapping Skills / attributes: Ethical awareness How this is developed: The ethical and professional issues faced by accountants will be discussed Mode of assessment (if applicable): Examination Skills / attributes: Lifelong learning skills How this is developed: This module forms a good basis for professional accounting exams. Students will be encouraged to keep up with acco
unting standards as they change rapidly and it is important for a professional accountant to maintain good continuing professional development Mode of assessment (if applicable) Skills / attributes: International awareness How this is developed: The accounting standards that we look at are International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and the concepts that we look at can be applied to international business. Mode of assessment (if applicable): Examination Skills / attributes: Communication skills How this is developed: The coursework requires both a report and presentation slides to be submitted. Both of these assessments will require good communication skills. Mode of assessment (if applicable): Coursework Skills / attributes: Organisational skills How this is developed: The coursework will require both a report and presentation slides to be submitted. The way work is organised and presented your work will be assessed. Time management is
an essential skill that needs to be exercised on this module to do well in the different assessments. Mode of assessment (if applicable): Coursework Skills / attributes: Commercial awareness How this is developed: The coursework will require students to look at annual reports of UK listed companies and discuss issues that arise from those reports. Mode of assessment (if applicable): Coursework Skills / attributes: Numeracy How this is developed: As this is an accounting module numeracy is a key skill that is needed and integral to the module. Mode of assessment (if applicable): Examination Skills / attributes: Problem solving skills How this is developed: Scenario based questions will be given that look at complex business transactions. Skills will be developed of how to deal with those problems. Mode of assessment (if applicable)
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