1 BSc (Hons) Accounting Professor Judy Day - Programme Director Viv Browne – BSc Accounting Programme Administrator

2 Presentation Structure Course Aims Learning Outcomes Programme Structure 1 st year course choices Finding Information English, and Skills Development Support Important Contacts Accreditation

3 Programme Aims The BSc Accounting programme aims to: Meet the needs of students who are seeking a career in accounting, business or related areas Provide a thorough grounding in the theoretical knowledge and practical skills necessary for such careers Offer substantial exemptions from professional accountancy examinations and the opportunity for students to undertake relevant experience via an internship year that will give a head-start towards obtaining full professional qualification

4 Programme Aims The BSc Accounting programme aims to: Provide students with knowledge and understanding of the conceptual and applied aspects of accounting as an academic discipline Provide a varied and challenging mixture of teaching and learning experiences Encourage and enable students to acquire practices of independent thinking and learning, developing students’ powers of critical thinking, enquiry and logical expression Develop core skills: computer literacy, numeracy, problem-solving, written and oral communication, teamwork, project management, and report writing Place accounting in its broader economic, organisational, social and political contexts

5 Learning Outcomes Understand, describe and critique the contexts in which accounting and auditing operate and the key areas of accounting and finance Critically evaluate theories and evidence related to core aspects of financial and management reporting, auditing and accountability and finance Record and summarise transactions and other economic events; prepare financial statements; analyse business operations Exercise powers of inquiry, logical thinking, and critical analysis of arguments and evidence

6 Learning Outcomes Understand the theoretical and practical aspects of auditing and taxation Synthesise and evaluate data and solve problems Plan, execute, and report on a piece of independent research in the form of an academic report Develop appropriate transferable skills and take responsibility for personal development

7 Structure of Programme 3 / 4 year programme, two semesters each academic year Each year involves 120 credits of study, this consists of taking course units (normally 10 credits or 20 credits) You will normally take 60 credits in each semester but a 70/50 or 50/70 is possible Optional internship year comes after your second year of study

8 1 st year – compulsory courses

9 1 st year course choices You have 20 credits of optional courses to select These can be chosen from the courses listed on the next slide although you should have completed and returned your course choice form to Viv The choice is yours, though you may like to bear in mind that the ideal is to have 60 credits each semester

10 1 st year – optional courses

11 Economics Courses If you have A-Level Economics or equivalent qualifications, then you will be enrolled for: ECON10081 UK Economy – Microeconomics & ECON10082 UK Economy – Macroeconomics If you have not got A-Level Economics, then you will be enrolled for: ECON10041 Microeconomic Principles & ECON10042 Macroeconomic Principles At the end of this talk, there will be an Economics course list that you can check to see which Economics courses you will be studying If we have been unable to assess your level of Economics, a letter will be in your arrival pack telling you that it is essential that you attend the Economics course registration session on Tuesday 20 September between 2:30pm – 3:30pm MBS East Room B8 to see an Economics tutor to ensure you are enrolled on the correct courses.

Reminder: you have been sent pre-course reading for this module It is important that you have bought the textbook before the module starts next week You should read through chapters 1 to 4 and attempt the text box questions before next week This is to help you check your level of understanding – if you find sections easy, then skip and move on There are extra seminars in weeks 1 and 2 to help you with any difficulties you find with the reading BMAN10750 Quantitative Methods for Accounting and Finance

13 2 nd year – compulsory courses

14 Internship year The internship year is optional It will take place between your second and final years of study You will start to apply for a placement during the summer after your first year on the programme You will be given further information about the internship year as part of Auditing & Professional Accounting

15 Final year – compulsory courses

16 Feedback You will receive feedback on your work in various forms: –Non-assessed coursework may be marked and returned to you –On-line quizzes on Blackboard –Comments on group or individual presentations –Generic feedback on examinations The objective is to help you monitor your progress and improve your performance Further information in the MBS Undergraduate Welcome Guide

17 Blackboard Blackboard is the University-wide virtual learning environment for students and a virtual blackboard space will be attached to each first year course. Further details on this will be covered in Thursday’s induction session. You can log in to Blackboard via your student portal

18 Work and Attendance Monitoring Attendance at all seminars, tutorials, labs and workshops is compulsory and will be monitored If you are unable to attend a class because of illness or other good reason, you need to complete an ‘absence from class form’ and submit it to the undergraduate office. Forms are available from the UG office (D20) or can be downloaded from the MBS UG intranet. If a student misses 3 or more consecutive seminars, tutorials, labs or workshops this will be followed up by the Assessment and Student Support Centre. We have a duty to make sure students attend classes and do not have any serious problems that are the cause of non- attendance.

19 English proficiency and language classes Students whose first language is not English can take English language proficiency tests and sign up for English language classes if necessary. Further details will be covered at Thursday’s induction session We strongly recommend that you take a test if you are unsure about whether your command of English will be enough to enable you to cope with the demands of the programme Information on help available can be found at

20 Time Management Key to 1 st year success! You are responsible for your own learning and the time management implications of this! Organisation and discipline required to juggle and balance social life and University responsibilities

21 Study Skills Auditing and Professional Accounting (20 credits) will incorporate the following: –Study Skills –Academic Advisor Sessions –Personal Development Plans –Practice Essay on which feedback will be given You will be informed who your academic advisor will be on Wednesday 21 September in the ICAEW session

22 Medical / Personal Problems In case of medical, personal or other problems of a serious nature which have (or are likely to have) an adverse effect on your studies, ideally students should seek help from their academic adviser, the Assessment and Student Support Centre (ASSC) at D14 (Absence, Illness, Forms) and the Programme Administrators. NOTE: It is important that the School is informed about issues affecting your study

23 Student Representatives We need volunteers for the role! Student reps will sit on the Programme Committee and attend the MBS UG Staff Student Liaison Committee All interested (including self nominations) students should go to the undergraduate office (D20) for a nomination form by Monday 3 October

24 Peer Mentors Peer mentoring is designed to provide pastoral support to first year students. All of the mentors are trained second or third year MBS undergraduate students You will meet with your mentors during Welcome week, details of these meetings is included in your arrival pack.

25 Student Surveys and Questionnaires We often ask you to help us by completing student surveys and questionnaires These may be about one of your courses, or about other aspects of your teaching and learning Or we may ask you to take part in focus groups on specific topics We value your help with this, as it helps us to improve the quality of your experience at MBS

26 Progression Rules The minimum overall pass mark will be 40% to progress from one year of a programme to the next for the Degree of Bachelor To progress from one year to the next, a student must: –reach the minimum pass mark overall (40%); and –reach the pass mark (40%) in individual courses totalling at least 100 credits of the 120 credits for that year; and –reach the pass mark (40%) in all designated core courses. For the first year these are BMAN10501, BMAN10512 and BMAN10522; and –reach the compensatable fail mark (30%) in all remaining courses (a maximum of 20 credits)

27 Accreditation ICAEW exemptions granted based on your performance in certain core courses – these include first year courses Need an overall pass mark of at least 50% to be granted the exemption Details of courses attracting accreditation can be found on the student intranet at

28 BSc Accounting Welcome Reception You are invited to attend the Welcome Reception event immediately after the ICAEW event on Wednesday 21 September Please come along to the reception area of Crawford House on the mezzanine floor Good luck for the forthcoming year!