ACC40630

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module students should be able to: (i) Understand the nature and purpose of corporate financial statements; (ii) Understand how financial accounting information systems work in practice (iii) Carry out advanced financial statement analysis (iv) Describe the role and purpose of Managerial Accounting (v) Apply, understand and critically evaluate fundamental managerial accounting practices with specific reference to cost-volume-profit analysis, budgetary control, decision-making and internal performance evaluation.

Student Effort Hours:

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:

A variety of teaching approaches are applied throughout the module. The classes include case and task-based learning where learners apply the materials covered during class to case studies and other practical exercises.

A problem-based approach is adopted for the continuous assessment. Students work in groups to address a problem and produce a report.

Not applicable to this module.

Not applicable to this module.
 

Assessment Strategy  

 

Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Online automated feedback

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Feedback on the test will be delivered online through the provision of a grade, solution and additional comments for each question after completion of assessment. Feedback on the group assignment will be provided through the provision of detailed grades by question for the assignment. Further, a report on overall strengths and weaknesses observed in answers will provided online following the completion of the assessment.

Accounting and Finance, An introduction : latest available edition is 10th on ebook

By E.McLaney & P. Atrill,
Pearson
ISBN: 978-1292204482

Available in print (up to 11th edition) and ebook (up to 10th edition) form at UCD Michael Smurfit Library