ACC41210 Accounting Info for Managers

Academic Year 2024/2025


The objective of this module is to ensure that students have a through grounding in contemporary financial reporting, financial statement analysis and managerial accounting.



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Curricular information is subject to change

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.

Indicative Module Content:

Topic One – Introduction to Accounting
Topic Two – Statement of Financial Position
Topic Three – The Income Statement
Topic Four – Financial Statement Analysis
Topic Five – Corporate Financial Reporting
Topic Six – Cost Volume Profit Analysis
Topic Seven – Budgeting
Topic Eight – Variances

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Specified Learning Activities

70
Autonomous Student Learning

100
Lectures

12
Total

182
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.

The use of generative artificial intelligence, or other machine learning technology is not, in any way, permitted as part of this module. 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered

Not yet recorded.

Carry forward of passed components
No
 
Resit In Terminal Exam
Spring No
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?

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