Accounting Information and Employment

Description

At the heart of your Accounting studies is the basic framework of double-entry book-keeping. Book-keeping underpins everything accountants do "out in the real world" - for checking information, making sure the right data is in the right place at the right time, and correcting things that – well – aren't correct. This is our bread and butter skillset. This is where the module ACCU9AE comes in. The aim is to introduce you to some of the issues involved in making sure that a companies’ accounting entries are correct, and that they are correctly recorded in the various accounting entry books. In both lectures and seminars practical examples are used to show how information is recorded, entered, and adjusted, so that a company can produce relevant, timely, and accurate financial reports. A module workbook will help you keep you information in a form that you will find useful for both your revision and your further studies, along with extra material for you to practice with. You'll also look at the potential problems in maintaining financial records – what to do if you haven't got all the information, and look at ways of protecting the business when using accounting packages. To round off the study of the module, you will use a very common accounting software tool – the excel spreadsheet – to construct a fictitious company's yearly cashflow forecast. This is a hugely important tool in the accountant's skillset. By the end of the module you will have a set of very relevant, real-world skills, to show off to any potential employer. Location/Method of Study Stirling, On Campus/On Campus, UK Module Objectives n/a n/a n/a n/a Additional Costs There are no additional costs associated with this Module. Core Learning Outcomes On successful completion of the module, you should be able to: acquire, develop, and apply accounting and book-keeping practices to real-world scenarios; evaluate and interpret accounting records within a range of business contexts using appropriate book-keeping techniques; demonstrate an ability to apply accounting software and packages to aid financial record keeping. Introductory Reading and Preparatory Work Accounting for non-accountants (Electronic Resource) Horner, David,, Mott, Graham., 9th ed., London;; Philiadelphia:, Kogan Page Limited, 2013., Total Pages 1 online resource (384 p.) Short introduction to accounting [electronic resource] Barker, Richard., ProQuest (Firm), [Dollar ed.]., Cambridge;; New York:, Cambridge University Press, 2011., Total Pages viii, 162 p. Delivery Independent Study Hours 178 hours Independent activities required to complete the module Total Study Time 200 hours Attendance Requirements Your engagement with the learning content, any live sessions, and offline collaboration and task completion is extremely important. Full engagement in your studies will enable you to get the most out of the course and help you perform at your best when it comes to assessment. We expect you to engage with all aspects of this module and with your programme of study. Engagement in online and digital learning provides a range of monitoring indicators and analytics to the module staff. We will use these throughout the semester to help identify those students who have limited participation so that we can provide appropriate support and guidance. It is therefore essential that you: Engage with all sessions outlined in the timetable of activity provided in this module Actively participate in the formative tasks set in the module and work through the content provided in full Prepare in advance by undertaking the required reading and/or other forms of preparation Attend meetings with your personal tutor, module co-ordinator or programme director if requested (these will likely be via Teams) Engage in extra-curricular events, groups and meetings where provided which are designed to support and inform your studies Attend in-sessional English language classes (if applicable) Submit coursework/assessment by the due time and date Submit class tests at the specified time and date Make your module co-ordinator aware at the earliest opportunity if you experience problems which may impact on your engagement Inform the University of absence (planned or unplanned), e.g. illness, emergency as outlined at: http://www.stir.ac.uk/registry/studentinformation/absence Assessment % of final grade Learning Outcomes Class Test 10 2 Class Test 40 1,2 Coursework 50 3 Coursework: 100% Available to Visiting Study Abroad Students? Yes