2012/13 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

LUBS2235 Introduction to Financial Accounting

10 Credits Class Size: 250

Module manager: Mr John Smith
Email: j.e.smith@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable

Year running 2012/13

Pre-requisite qualifications

At least Grade B at GCSE Mathematics

Mutually Exclusive

LUBS1235 Introductory Financial Accounting
LUBS1915 Introduction to Financial Accounting
LUBS1925 Introduction to Management Accounting

This module is not approved as an Elective

Objectives

On completion of this module, students will be:
- familiar with the meaning of (most) accounting terminology;
- aware of the types of financial statements that are included in a published set of accounts, and have developed an understanding of how these statements are produced;
- able to interpret financial information arising from virtually any organisation; and
- able to understand the distinctions between accounting information produced by an organisation for external publication in the form of financial statements and accounting information produced for the internal purposes of planning, decision making and control.

Syllabus

- Essential accounting terminology and concepts, and an introduction to basic financial statements
- The preparation of accounts; problems associated with valuing assets and liabilities; including consideration of depreciation methods and the valuation of inventories and work in progress; and
- The interpretation of accounts, including company profiling, an introduction to the calculation and interpretation of financial ratios as a means of assessing company performance, and CORE Analysis as a means of strategic performance appraisal using financial statements.

Teaching Methods

Delivery type Number Length hours Student hours
Workshop 10 1 10
Lecture 11 1 11
Private study hours 79
Total Contact hours 21
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) 100

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

- Students will be expected to complete non-assessed coursework during the semester. This coursework takes the form of one piece of tutor-marked coursework together with two multiple-choice quizzes. The tutor-marked coursework will be marked and returned to the student with comments and a detailed answer.

- Each multiple-choice quiz contains questions relevant to particular topic areas of the module and should completed electronically via the LUBS2235 Nathan Bodington site. Students will be expected to review their performance in the quiz, obtaining feedback on the questions answered incorrectly and the actual solutions.

Exams
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

Reading List

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 4/22/2013

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