Unit information: Financial Accounting 2 in 2009/10

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Unit name Financial Accounting 2
Unit code EFIM20001
Credit points 20
Level of study I/5
Teaching block(s) Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24)
Unit director Mr. Ricky Tutin
Open unit status Not open
Pre-requisites

EFIM10002 Financial Accounting 1 and EFIM10004 Managerial Finance; or ACCG10052 Introduction to Accounting; or 60% in 25 Principles of Accounting (University of London External Diploma)

Co-requisites

None

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

Description including Unit Aims

This unit aims to equip participants with a good understanding of the principles and techniques of Financial Reporting, Corporation Tax, Income Concepts (Valuation) and Auditing, providing a useful and interesting foundation from which you may further your education and develop your careers.

It's a technical unit which students tend to find difficult during term-time, but stick with it and do the work set and you'll find that you get rewarded; in 2006, 33% of students achieved first class results in the exam and 26% got 2.1s. The highest grade was 98%.

As an indication of workload, you should expect to spend about 8 hours a week on Financial Accounting: 2 � hours contact time (tutorials are fortnightly) + � hour reviewing the lecture material + 2 hours reading + 3 hours working through tutorial questions and exercises.