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A Level Accounting (AS & A2) Fast Track Course


UK Open College

Summary

Price
£389 inc VAT
Finance options
Finance options available
Study method
Distance learning
Duration
Self-paced
Qualification
A Level Accounting
Awarded by AQA
Additional info
  • Tutor is available to students
  • This course is an apprenticeship

Overview

A Level Accountancy course.

 This fast track A Level course can be completed from home at your own pace from anywhere in the world. Students can enrol anytime 365 days a year and once registered can be studying within days. No set term times and no enrolment dates. For those students with aspirations of becoming a fully qualified accountant or hoping to move into further education in the near future then an A level course provides the ideal platform to build from. Acknowledged and recognised worldwide an A level in any subject on your CV speaks volumes.

An understanding of the importance of effective accounting information systems and an awareness of their limitations An understanding of the purposes, principles, concepts and techniques of accounting  The transferable skills of numeracy, communication, ICT, application, presentation, interpretation, analysis and evaluation in an accounting context An appreciation of the effects of economic, legal, ethical, social, environmental and technological influences on accounting decisions

Assignment Information

Throughout the course there will be self-assessment questions, and tutor marked questions, to enable students to monitor their progress
Course materials are provided in paper format and delivered direct to your door within 7 days of enrolment.

This course is self-contained so you will not need to use any extra textbooks. However, you may find useful to read other books on this subject:

  • Business Accounting 1 - Frank Wood & Alan Sangster, FT Prentice Hall. ISBN 0273655523
  • Business Accounting 2 - Frank Wood & Alan Sangster, FT Prentice Hall. ISBN 0273655574
  • Business Accounts - David Cox, Osborne books

 

Description

Unit 1: Intro to financial accounting

Module 1 Introduction to financial accounting
Module 2 Recording financial data
Module 3 Checking accounting records
Module 4 Balance Sheet and Profit & Loss


Unit 2: Financial & management accounting

Module 1 Business entity concept
Module 2 Accounting concepts
Module 3 Further aspects of preparing primary accounts
Module 4 Limited Company accounts
Module 5 Ratio analysis and business performance
Module 6 Ratio Introduction to budgeting
Module 7 ICT within Accounting

 

Unit 3: Further aspects of financial accounting

Module 1 Sources of Finance
Module 2 Incomplete records
Module 3 Partnership accounts
Module 4 Published accounts of Limited companies
Module 5 Accounting standards
Module 6 Stock valuation

 

Unit 4: Further aspects of management accounting

Module 1 Manufacturing accounts
Module 2 Marginal, absorption and activity based costing
Module 3 Standard cost and variance analysis
Module 4 Capital Investment Appraisal
Module 5 Budgeting: Further considerations
Module 6 Social accounting

Requirements

Minimum of GCSE grade C or above.

Students are recommended to posses the ability to read and write english to GCSE standards, Mathematics knowledge also to GCSE level and be over 16 years of age. 

 

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