ACC-40001 - International Financial Reporting
Coordinator: Eiman Mohamed El-Sayed Room: N/A Tel: +44 1782 7 33610
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Level: Level 7
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office: 01782 733094

Programme/Approved Electives for 2022/23

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None


Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2022/23

This module provides students with knowledge and critical understanding of the requirements of the international GAAP allowing them to prepare non-group and basic group financial statements. The module explores how such financial statements may be analysed and interpreted and introduces students to measurement models and the conceptual framework adopted by the IASB.

Aims
To provide students with the knowledge and a critical understanding of the requirements of the International GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) allowing them to prepare non-group and basic group financial statements
To provide students with the knowledge and techniques to analyse critically and interpret financial statements and recognize their limitations.
To introduce measurement models and the conceptual framework adopted by the IASB (International Accounting Standards Board).
To familiarise students with the institutional and social contexts of formulating international accounting standards and provide them with the knowledge to evaluate the cultural, political and market forces that influence this process.
To understand and critically evaluate the implications of the globalisation of accounting regulation
To provide students with transferable IT skills in the preparation of company accounts.

Talis Aspire Reading List
Any reading lists will be provided by the start of the course.
http://lists.lib.keele.ac.uk/modules/acc-40001/lists

Intended Learning Outcomes

prepare main non-group and consolidated financial statements in accordance with the International GAAP: 1,2
critically evaluate measurement models and the conceptual framework adopted by the IASB: 1,2
evaluate the meaning of reported profit as distinguished from cash flow: 1,2
analyse the institutional and social contexts of globalization of financial reporting and the knowledge to evaluate critically the cultural, political and market forces that influence this process: 1,2
critically analyse the nature of financial statements and their inherent limitations, and acquisition of skills to be able to analyse critically and communicate these elements: 1,2

Study hours

Lectures 9 x 2 hours = 18 hours
Tutorials 6 x 1 hour = 6 hours
Total lectures and tutorial preparation 24 hours
Assignment and Exam Preparation = 60 hours
Final Exam = 2 hours
Private Study = 40 hours
Total 150 hours


School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Essay weighted 50%
2000 word essay
Students will have at least four weeks to prepare the 2000 word essay, which will evaluate their understanding of social and political context of international financial reporting. The preparation would require students to explore existing body of the relevant literature.

2: Unseen Exam weighted 50%
2 hour unseen exam
Assessment 2 is an unseen closed book exam which will be in situ under exam conditions and following the university's regulations. The exam is two hours examination focused mainly on the evaluation of students' ability to interpret single and consolidated financial statements and critically discuss other international financial reporting topics.