This module prepares you for post-graduation computing careers by enhancing your technical education with broader professional skills.
Module
Accounting and finance
Module information>
This module is an introduction to accounting and financing and starts with the very basics in a step-by-step approach.
Accounting and financing are critical for the support of all business activities. This module introduces you to the fundamentals of practical accounting and finance, giving you a good grounding in the subject area. You’ll gain an important toolkit that will help you understand the performance of the wider business and its relationship to internal and external decision-making.
Main topics of the module include:
- Introduction to accounting
- Basic accounting conventions
- Financial Statement Analysis using ratios
- Working capital management
- Budgets and budgetary controls
- Marginal costing
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this module, you will be expected to be able to:
- demonstrate a fundamental understanding of key accounting and finance techniques and practices.
- provide awareness of the impact of contexts (e.g. different countries, industries, markets, and regulatory regimes) on accounting and finance ideas and practices.
- develop an awareness of the analytical usefulness of accounting and finance data, with an emphasis on understanding its relation to the wider business.
Assessment
- Multiple choice question test (25%)
- Coursework (75%): A written essay of a maximum of 2,000 words. The coursework is designed to check your progress, extend and reinforce concepts covered and also test individual performance.
