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ACC40650

Academic Year 2023/2024

Current Issues in Performance (ACC40650)

Subject:
Accountancy
College:
Business
School:
Business
Level:
4 (Masters)
Credits:
7.5
Module Coordinator:
Dr John McCallig
Trimester:
Summer
Mode of Delivery:
Blended
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

This module addresses contemporary issues in performance measurement and management, management control, and financial reporting and -management.

The module integrates the programme's speaker series "SMA Conversations", offering students an opportunity to interact with senior practitioners on cutting-edge concerns in the above mentioned areas and, thus, provides a platform for conversation and exchange between academia and practice.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

Upon completion of this module participant should - have an advanced overview of current developments in thought and practice of performance measurement and management, financial reporting and -management, and management control;- be able to critically evaluate practices and proposals in these areas.

Indicative Module Content:

Upon completion of this module participant should - have an advanced overview of current developments in thought and practice of performance measurement and management, financial reporting and -management, and management control;- be able to critically evaluate practices and proposals in these areas.

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Specified Learning Activities

60
Autonomous Student Learning

74
Lectures

24
Total

158

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Lectures and specified leaning activities

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 

Assessment Strategy
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Continuous Assessment: Continuous Assessment Varies over the Trimester n/a Other No
25
 No
Continuous Assessment: Continuous Assessment Unspecified n/a Other No
75
 No

Carry forward of passed components
No
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Autumn No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.

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