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A Level Accounting (AS & A2) Fast Track Course
UK Open College
Summary
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
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
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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