Accounting & Mathematics BSc
Financial Accounting 1 ACCFIN1004
- Academic Session: 2024-25
- School: Adam Smith Business School
- Credits: 20
- Level: Level 1 (SCQF level 7)
- Typically Offered: Semester 1
- Available to Visiting Students: No
- Collaborative Online International Learning: No
Short Description
The general aim of this course is to provide a challenging and interesting introduction to the theory and practice of financial accounting.
Timetable
Interactive Lectures: 2 hours of interactive synchronous lectures/workshops per week
Tutorials: 1 hour x 4 weeks - completed synchronously.
Labs: 1 hour x 4 weeks - completed asynchronously.
There will also be a range of asynchronous materials and tasks to complete.
Excluded Courses
Business Reporting & Financial Management
Introduction to Business Reporting and Financial Accounting
Assessment
ILO
Main Assessment In: December
Course Aims
The general aim of this course is to provide a challenging and interesting introduction to the theory and practice of financial accounting. Students will explore:
■ How accounting systems identify, collect and record key financial data and how this data is subsequently communicated to interested parties external to the entities that produce them.
■ How to interpret financial accounting information.
■ The economic function of financial accounting and also its social and political nature.
■ The course also aims to help develop certain personal transferable skills, such as gathering, analysing and synthesising information and working with others.
Intended Learning Outcomes of Course
By the end of this course students should be able to:
1. Describe and apply key financial accounting terms, concepts and ideas;
2. Construct bookkeeping records, including a trial balance, from the accounting records;
3. Prepare and evaluate the accounts (including appropriate notes) of a sole trader, partnership and limited company with year-end adjustments;
4. Use relevant software to record accounting transactions and produce financial statements.
Minimum Requirement for Award of Credits
The minimum requirement for the award of credits is the submission of at least 100% by weight of the course's summative assessment (including any examinations). Further requirements may include monitored attendance at classes and examinations and completion of formative assessment. All such requirements shall be specified by the subject concerned; details will be available via Moodle. Normally no grade or credits shall be awarded to a candidate who has not met these requirements.