financial issues Demonstrate competencies associated with key accounting and finance functions Function effectively and efficiently as a member of a team and contribute to an organisation using a wide range of skills Understand key external factors which influence business organisations Demonstrate a capacity for logical thinking and an ability to make and defend judgements Brief Description of the Programme The Accounting and Finance Foundation Degree is useful for those wishing to pursue a career in Accounting and Finance, especially since there are exemptions from professional exams on completion. It is also an option for those wishing to understand more fully the Accounting environment and the world of finance. This is a University level qualification and enables application for progression on to the final year of BA (Hons) in Accounting and Finance at Plymouth University. This qualification is broadly equivalent to the first two years of an honours degree.
Programme Structure and Pathways Programme Structure for the Foundation Degree in Accounting and Finance (full-time) 2017/18 Course code: UF2476 Year 1 Year 2 Module Code Module Title No. of Credits Core / Optional Module Code Module Title No. of Credits Core / Optional FPC1044 Legal Aspects of Business 20 Core FPC2022 Financial Accounting 20 Core FPC1045 Economic Environment for Business 20 Core FPC2023 Management Accounting for Decision Making 20 Core FPC1055 Fundamentals of Management and Financial Decision Making 20 Core FPC2059 Financial Planning & Policy 20 Core FPC1047 Personal Development 20 Core FPC2048 Research Methods 20 Core FPC1041 Professional Accounting 20 Core FPC1013 Managing Financial Information 20 Core FPC2049 Macroeconomic Issues 20 Option ICB FPC2050 Strategy & Innovation 20 Option ICB FPC2074 International students only English for Academic Purposes 20 Core ICB
Programme Structure for the Foundation Degree in Accounting and Finance (part-time) 2017/18 Course code: UX2476 Year 1 Year 2 Module Code Module Title No. of Credits Core / Optional Module Code Module Title No. of Credits Core / Optional FPC1044 Legal Aspects of Business 20 Core FPC2022 Financial Accounting 20 Core FPC1045 Economic Environment for Business 20 Core FPC2023 Management Accounting for Decision Making 20 Core FPC1055 Fundamentals of Management and Financial Decision Making 20 Core FPC2048 Research Methods 20 Core FPC1047 Personal Development 20 Core FPC2049 Macroeconomic Issues 20 Core FPC1041 Professional Accounting 20 Core FPC2050 Strategy & Innovation 20 Core FPC1013 Managing Financial Information 20 Core FPC2059 Financial Planning and Policy 20 Core
Appraisal including ARR, PBP, NPV and IRR, Budgeting and Cash Budgets, Variance Analysis, introduction to costing, cost objective and nature of costs, costing techniques and Break Even. SUMMARY OF TEACHING AND LEARNING Scheduled Activities Hours Comments/Additional Information Lectures 60 Seminars 30 Independent study 110 Total 200 Category Element Component Name Component weighting Comments Include links to learning objectives Written exam E_ Formal Exam 100% LO1, LO2 and LO3 T_ Coursework C_ Report 100% LO1, LO2 and LO3 Practice P_ Updated by: Linda Jordan Date: Sept 2016 Approved by: T Gardner Date: Sept 2016 Text Books Atrill, P (2012) Financial Management for Decision Makers,6th Edition, FT Prentice Hall Atrill P & McLaney E (2015) Management Accounting for Decision Makers, 8th Edition, Pearson Useful Web sites