Module manager: Joanna Ying Ye
Email: yy@lubs.leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable
Year running 2014/15
LUBS1915 is a pre-requisite for the study of the following modules; - LUBS3120 LUBS1915 is a partial pre-requisite for the study of the following modules; - LUBS2215 - LUBS2290 - LUBS2295 - LUBS3540 - LUBS3550
| LUBS1925 | Introduction to Management Accounting |
This module is not approved as a discovery module
This module aims to introduce students to the basic concepts of financial accounting and the preparation and interpretation of financial statements in a business context.
On completion of this module, students will be able to:
- Understand the basic concepts of financial accounting and the preparation of financial statements
- Provide a basic insight into the operations of a simple business
Subject specific:
- Apply current technical standards, language and practices of accounting to prepare financial statements
- Competently record and summarise financial transactions
Transferable:
- Extract relevant information from structured scenarios and data in order to identify problems and define solutions
- Competently apply numerical skills to manipulate and interrogate financial and non-financial data
Indicative content:
- nature of accounting and decision making
- double entry bookkeeping
- financial statements
- control accounts
- cost of sales, inventory
- accruals and prepayments
- irrecoverable debts
- non-current assets
- company accounts and analysis
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture | 11 | 2 | 22 |
| Seminar | 10 | 1 | 10 |
| Independent online learning hours | 9 | ||
| Private study hours | 59 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 32 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 100 | ||
Preparation of solutions for weekly classes; preparation of solution to formative non-assessed coursework; preparation for examination.
Progress will be monitored through contributions to tutorials and through the non-assessed (but marked) coursework.
| Exam type | Exam duration | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc) | 2.0 Hrs 0 Mins | 100 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Exams) | 100 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
The reading list is available from the Library website
Last updated: 2/25/2015
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