Module Identifier AC34010  
Module Title ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE BUSINESS GAME  
Academic Year 2001/2002  
Co-ordinator Ms Jennifer Lane  
Semester Semester 2  
Pre-Requisite AC30320 , AC30820 , AC30520  
Course delivery Lecture   2 Hours  
  Seminars / Tutorials   2 Hours  
  Other   12 Hours Group Work  
Assessment Group report     10%  
  Essay   2 individually assessed essays of 20% and 70% respectively   90%  

Brief description


The module intergrates finance, financial accounting and management accounting through the use of an interactive business game. Groups of students acting as company directors are required to run a company.

Objectives


The module is designed to assist students in integrating the various disciplines studied in an accounting and finance degree.

Learning outcomes


Having successfully completed the module students will: appreciate the linkage between financial accounting, management accounting and finance and management general, be able to select appropriate techniques, apply them and interpret the outcomes, identify the broader context in which business decisions are made, and have further developed their decision making and team working skills.

Reading Lists

Books
The course manual which is distributed at the briefing lecture is essential reading.