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Level 5 Diploma in Accounting and Business

Review and coursework completion

AB504 · Financial Reporting — Week 15 of 16

CourseAB504
Week15 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Review and coursework completion

  1. Reviewing the learning outcomes
  2. Completing and checking coursework against the criteria
  3. Self-assessment

What you will be able to do

  • 1.1 Explain the purpose of financial reporting for meeting organisational objectives, development and growth.
  • 1.2 Analyse the context of financial reporting including regulatory frameworks and governance of financial reporting.
  • 1.3 Describe how budgeting and monitoring of business performance contribute to business success.
  • 1.4 Explain the advantages and disadvantages of different types of budget-setting.
  • 1.5 Analyse and account for variances in a budget.
  • 1.6 Prepare budget monitoring reports.
  • 2.1 Explain the purpose and functions of control accounts.
  • 2.2 Prepare control accounts from given data.
  • 2.3 Prepare a report on the outcome of an analysis of control accounts .
  • 3.1 Apply different methods of investment appraisal to business decision-making.
  • 3.2 Assess the impact of an investment proposal.
  • 3.3 Prepare a report on the outcome of an investment appraisal.
  • 4.1 Analyse the financial statements of a business.
  • 4.2 Evaluate the financial performance of a business.
  • 4.3 Demonstrate how to communicate financial information to different stakeholder groups.

Activity

Guided review of every criterion; coursework completion clinic and peer review.

Study materials

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Course plan
  • Week 1: Financial Reporting Frameworks
  • Week 2: Budgeting Approaches and Strategy
  • Week 3: Variance Analysis and Budget Monitoring
  • Week 4: Principles and Preparation of Control Accounts
  • Week 5: Control Account Analysis and Internal Reporting
  • Week 6: Traditional Investment Appraisal
  • Week 7: Discounted Cash Flow and Investment Reporting
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Financial Analysis: Profitability and Liquidity
  • Week 10: Financial Analysis: Efficiency and Solvency
  • Week 11: Communicating Financial Information
  • Week 12: Applying Financial Reporting in practice: case studies
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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