2018/9, Trimester 1, Face-to-Face, Edinburgh Napier University
| Occurrence: | 001 |
| Primary mode of delivery: | Face-to-Face |
| Location of delivery: | CRAIGLOCKHAR |
| Partner: | Edinburgh Napier University |
| Member of staff responsible for delivering module: | Sarah Borthwick |
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| Learning, Teaching and Assessment (LTA) Approach: |
Learning and teaching outcomes including their alignment to LO’sLO 1 - 5 There will be a 2 hour lecture and a 2 hour tutorial each week. The lectures will introduce each topic area and a workshop approach will be used to illustrate the key issues using worked examples. The tutorials will be computational and discursive. Tutorial questions will be taken from the study pack which will be issued to all students prior to the start of the module. In addition students will be given a workbook which they will be encouraged to complete during independent study time. Students will be encouraged to work together during tutorials. Embedding of Employability/PDP/scholarship Employability skills are embedded throughout the module. Practical exercises and case studies exemplify real life accounting situations and provide a mastery of the way transactions are recorded and processed as underpinning for the computerised accounting module in Trimester 2 (AIS). Skills include numeracy and problem solving. Assessment (formative and summative)There will be a 2 hour class test.. This will be a mix of multiple choice, short answer and practical exercises reflecting the topics covered in the early part of the module. A formal 2 hour examination will take place during weeks 14 and 15. This will assess students' written and computational skills and cover range of learning outcomes.Research and Teaching LinksThe area of financial reporting is in a constant state of change and the module content will be revised where necessary.Supporting Equality and DiversityA study pack (printed copy) will be supplied detailing topic areas with reading references and tutorial questions. Lecture slides and examples will be available via Moodle. A weekly drop in help class will be available to students.InternationalisationWhilst the module primarily concentrates on UK acounting practices for unincorporated business entities, students will be introduced to international terminology.
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On-going formative assessment on student progress will be given during classes
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Assessments for this module are reflected in section 17.
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| Student Activity (Notional Equivalent Study Hours (NESH)) |
| Mode of activity | Learning & Teaching Activity | NESH (Study Hours) |
| Face To Face | Lecture | 24 |
| Face To Face | Practical classes and workshops | 24 |
| Independent Learning | Guided independent study | 152 |
| Total Study Hours | 200 |
| Expected Total Study Hours for Module | 200 |
| Assessment |
| Type of Assessment | Weighting % | LOs covered | Week due | Length in Hours/Words |
| Practical Skills Assessment | 50 | 1-3 | 8 | HOURS= 2, WORDS= 0 |
| Centrally Time Tabled Examination | 50 | 1-4 | 14/15 | HOURS= 2, WORDS= 0 |
| Component 1 subtotal: | 50 | |
| Component 2 subtotal: | 50 | | | |
| Module subtotal: | 100 | | | |