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Financial Reporting - MAN00016I

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  • Department: The York Management School
  • Credit value: 10 credits
  • Credit level: I
  • Academic year of delivery: 2022-23

Professional requirements

Changes to Module Leader and module workload approved by BoS 13.05.19 (minutes 18-19/2/58. a)

Module will run

Occurrence Teaching period
A Autumn Term 2022-23

Module aims

This module builds on financial accounting knowledge from year one and introduces the students to some of the problems and techniques associated with the preparation of published financial statements. Students must have studied the year one module Financial Accounting as a prerequisite.

Module learning outcomes

  • Describe the regulatory environment in which companies operate
  • Evaluate a selection of accounting standards using the qualitative characteristics and other criteria
  • Apply a selection of accounting standards

Indicative assessment

Task % of module mark
Closed/in-person Exam (Centrally scheduled) 100

Special assessment rules

None

Indicative reassessment

Task % of module mark
Closed/in-person Exam (Centrally scheduled) 100

Module feedback

Module assessment reports to students are written by the module leader for all assessments (open and closed) and placed on the VLE after the Board of Examiners has received the module marks.

The timescale for the return of feedback will accord with School policy.

Indicative reading

Elliott, B. and Elliott, J. (2019) Financial accounting and reporting, 19th Edition FT Prentice Hall, Harlow



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