Module Identifier AC34010  
Module Title ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE BUSINESS GAME  
Academic Year 2004/2005  
Co-ordinator Ms Jennifer R Lane  
Semester Semester 2  
Pre-Requisite AC30320 , AC30820 , AC30520  
Course delivery Lecture   2 Hours  
  Seminars / Tutorials   2 Hours  
  Other   12 Hours Group Work  
Assessment
Assessment TypeAssessment Length/DetailsProportion
Semester Assessment 2 individually assessed pieces of 20% and 60% respectively  80%
Semester Assessment 1 piece of group work20%
Supplementary Assessment Failed individual pieces of work only100%

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.

Aims

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

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.

Content

Working in teams, students take the role of directors of a company through the use of an interactive business game. As a member of a board of directors you are responsible for the running of a company competing against other student-run companies, requiring you to make key decisions after performing appropriate analyses of detailed information about your company and its environment. As a board of directors you are required to make decisions concerning staffing, raw material costs, quality and quantities, product prices and terms, marketing, research and development and financing. You will draw on the disciplines of financial accounting, management accounting, finance and management in general, and will use statistical and economic analyses as appropriate.

Reading Lists

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

Notes

This module is at CQFW Level 6