| Unit name | Financial Accounting |
|---|---|
| Unit code | EFIM20007 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | I/5 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
| Unit director | Mr. Ricky Tutin |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
Fundamentals of Accounting and Finance 1 and Fundamentals of Accounting and Finance 2; or 50% in ACCG10052 Introduction to Accounting; or 60% in 25 Principles of Accounting (University of London External Diploma) |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | School of Accounting and Finance - Business School |
| Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
This unit aims to equip participants with a good understanding of the principles and techniques of Financial Reporting, Income Concepts (Valuation) and Auditing, providing a useful and interesting foundation for future studies.
Financial Reporting
1. Explain, apply and evaluate the principles underpinning international financial reporting, including those described in the evolving International Accounting Standards Board's Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting; and
2. For a selection of topics, explain and apply the requirements of international financial reporting standards (IASs and IFRSs) currently in force; explain and apply the requirements arising from proposed alternatives and/or improvements to those standards; evaluate current requirements and proposals for change
The topics are those which are prominent in the world of financial reporting at the time the unit operates and are likely to include: Leases; Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets; Property, Plant and Equipment (including the impact of government grants and borrowing costs); Intangible assets; Impairment of assets; Group accounts
Income Concepts
3. Recall the central definition of income according to J.R.Hicks;
4. Derive and use appropriate formulae for the calculation of income and windfall gains under the concepts of income as interest, income as capital maintenance, income as consumption maintenance and income as consumption maintenance in real terms;
5. Recall and explain alternative capital maintenance concepts; and
6. Explain, apply, compare, contrast and evaluate alternative valuation bases, including entry and exit valuation bases and Current Purchasing Power accounting.
Auditing
7. Explain the nature, purpose and output of an audit;
8. Recall who is eligible to audit and the rules on the appointment, removal and resignation of auditors;
9. Select and explain appropriate audit opinions for given scenarios; and
10. Devise and communicate appropriate audit tests (tests of control and substantive procedures) using a risk-based approach, and the concepts relating to obtaining and evaluating audit evidence, such as analytical review, audit risk, management assertions, sufficiency and appropriateness of audit evidence, and sampling.
Teaching will be delivered through a combination of synchronous and asynchronous sessions including lectures, tutorials, drop-in sessions, discussion boards and other online learning opportunities
This unit will be assessed by 100% exam
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How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
See the Faculty workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. If you have self-certificated your absence from an
assessment, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (this is usually in the next assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any extenuating circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
