Course Details
Course Information Package
Course Unit Title | INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING | ||||||||
Course Unit Code | ABSA310 | ||||||||
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Number of ECTS credits allocated | 5 | ||||||||
Learning Outcomes of the course unit | By the end of the course, the students should be able to:
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Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face | ||||||||
Prerequisites | ABSA204 | Co-requisites | NONE | ||||||
Recommended optional program components | NONE | ||||||||
Course Contents | Multinational dimensions of accounting: Analyse the factor concerning the development of national accounting systems. Examine the characteristics of multinational accounting against national frameworks. Evaluate the influence of culture in accounting. Analyse important recent trends in the development of international accounting. Conceptual development: Identify the international accounting framework and critically evaluate the philosophy to countries that have their own framework such as the Variation trends in International Accounting: Critically evaluate the Harmonisation of accounting practice: Identify the term accounting harmonisation. Examine the pressures for accounting harmonisation. Analyse the benefits and drawbacks of accounting harmonisation. Critically examine the current situation concerning harmonisation and analyse the efforts for harmonisation. Contrast the differences between international accounting standards and US GAAP. Specific reporting issues: Critically evaluate the accounting practice between significant countries and international standards concerning: Inflation accounting, asset revaluations, foreign currency translations. Critically evaluate the accounting practice between significant countries and international standards concerning: goodwill, intangibles, financial instruments, consolidations and segmental reporting. Transnational Financial Reporting & Disclosure: Examine recent proposals by international accounting standard setters concerning changes in financial reporting and disclosures. Applying the knowledge learnt to solve case study scenarios requiring a restatement of financial statements using two different accounting regimes. | ||||||||
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods | The taught part of course is delivered to the students by means of lectures, conducted with the help of computer presentations. Lecture notes and presentations are available through the web for students to use in combination with the textbooks. Lectures are supplemented with class exercises carried out in class and via homework. | ||||||||
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Language of instruction | English | ||||||||
Work placement(s) | NO |