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AC1516: ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES (2024-2025)

Last modified: 10 Dec 2024 13:46


Course Overview

This is an introduction to accounting which aims to provide an understanding of how organisations – particularly small and medium sized businesses – capture, create and use accounting information both to guide their activities internally within the management function and to communicate their financial performance and position to external users of the accounts.  This course allows students to develop practical and analytical skills through a problem-solving approach to accounting-related aspects of business performance reporting and control, particularly in relation to bookkeeping, accounts preparation, budgeting and management accounting.

Course Details

Study Type Undergraduate Level 1
Term Second Term Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr Sarah Smith

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Either Accountancy (AC) (Studied) or Bachelor of Laws with Options in Accountancy (Hons)
  • Any Undergraduate Programme (Studied)
  • Either Programme Level 1 or Programme Level 2

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

An introduction to accounting

  • The need for performance measurement and accounting
  • An introduction to business planning

An overview of financial accounting

  • Recording and classifying transactions: Double entry systems
  • Analysing transactions: preparation of financial statements – trading and manufacturing
  • Basic cash flow statements

An overview of management accounting

  • Understanding costs – behaviour, labour, materials and overheads
  • An introduction to costing systems – absorption and marginal costing
  • Short term decision making
  • Budgeting

Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

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Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

Exam

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Learning Outcomes
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Class Test - Multiple Choice Questions

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 30
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3 x MCQ Tests. Customised feedback provided through the return by tutors of marked work.
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Formative Assessment

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Resit Assessments

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Course Learning Outcomes

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