Unit information: Introduction to Accounting in 2008/09

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Unit name Introduction to Accounting
Unit code ACCG10052
Credit points 20
Level of study C/4
Teaching block(s) Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24)
Unit director Mrs. Suzy Matthews
Open unit status Open
Pre-requisites

Grade A in GCSE Mathematics. Not available to any students with A-level Accounting or equivalent.

Co-requisites

None

School/department School of Accounting and Finance - Business School
Faculty Faculty of Social Sciences and Law

Description including Unit Aims

Introduction to Accounting A teaches participants to prepare and analyse the three main financial accounting statements - the balance sheet, profit and loss account and cash flow statement. Introduction to Accounting B introduces the methods which form the basis of management accounting and of financial decision-making. It assumes no prior accounting knowledge, other than that gained in Introduction to Accounting A.