Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- Accounting principles and conceptual frameworks;
 - Financial accounting and reporting theories.
 - The main features of the financial reporting environment in the United Kingdom and internationally;
 - The role of corporate governance mechanisms and their impact on financial accounting and reporting.
 
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Communicate complex ideas and arguments fluently and effectively in a range of different formats to a variety of different audiences
 - Solve complex problems;
 
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Explain, apply and critically evaluate a range of accounting approaches to measuring financial position and performance;
 - Apply accounting principles and theories to current issues in financial reporting.
 
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
| Type | Hours | 
|---|---|
| Independent Study | 126 | 
| Teaching | 24 | 
| Total study time | 150 | 
Resources & Reading list
                                      Textbooks
                                
        
        
        
        
  
  
  
        
        
W. H. Beaver (1998). Financial Reporting: An Accounting Revolution. FT Prentice Hall.
D. Alexander, A. Britton & A. Jorissen. International Financial Reporting and Analysis. Cengage. (ABJ).
A. Riahi-Belkaoui (2004). Accounting Theory. International Thomson.
C. Deegan (2009). Financial Accounting Theory. McGraw-Hill.
B. Elliott & J. Elliott. Financial Accounting and Reporting. FT Prentice Hall.
Assessment
Formative
This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.
Case study
- Assessment Type: Formative
 - Feedback: There are various individual and group exercises and case studies on which students will receive formative feedback regarding their performance and areas for improvements – These exercises and case studies have no mark attached to them.
 - Final Assessment: No
 - Group Work: No
 
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution | 
|---|---|
| Examination | 100% | 
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution | 
|---|---|
| Examination | 100% | 
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
| Method | Percentage contribution | 
|---|---|
| Examination | 100% | 
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External