BSc (Hons) Accounting
Penny Clarke – Programme Director
www.mbs.ac.uk
Original Thinking Applied
Presentation Structure
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Programme Aims
Programme Structure
1st Year Course Choices
Progression Rules
Prizes
Attendance
Important Contacts and
Sources of Help
• Student Reps
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Congratulations
Now the hard
work starts
… the hard work will be worth it in the end
Who are Undergraduate Services?
• Professional Support Services;
• Undergraduate Office – D20
• Assessment & Student Support Office –
D14
• Admissions Office – via D20
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The Basics
Your Arrival Pack
• Welcome Week Timetable;
• Teaching Timetables – lectures and
Academic Advisor seminars;
• Seminars via the student system;
• Student Peer Mentor information;
• Personal development plan documents;
• Health & Safety course information.
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Timetable
Your timetable will be different each
week.
You are responsible for
checking your personal
timetable on the Student
System and making
sure that you are in the
right place at the
right time.
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Where to find information
• My Manchester
• Student System (Campus Solutions)
• Online Undergraduate Handbook
• Blackboard
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Role of Blackboard
• All courses have a space in the Virtual
Learning Environment (Blackboard)
– You must frequently consult the Blackboard
space for all of your courses
– The resources on Blackboard are not a
substitute for attending teaching sessions.
IT Information
• IT Account
• Register via the Student System
• Note your University of Manchester email
address
• Storage – p-drive 200mb of space
• Printing
• PC labs
• Student Group Study Room – C11
• Wifi – eduroam
• IT Support – itservices.manchester.ac.uk
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Communication from
Undergraduate Services
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e-Bulletin every fortnight
emails
Facebook
Twitter
Texts
Online Undergraduate Student Handbook
Blackboard
Notice boards
Plasma screens
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Take a break
If you’ve got any
questions on what we’ve
covered so far, please
come and ask
The
Programme
Programme Aims
What do you think?
https://ughandbook.portals.mbs.ac.uk/Myprogramme/Coursechoice
sprogrammestructures/Programmespecifications.aspx.
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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
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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
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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
• Optional internship year comes after your
second year of study
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1st year – compulsory courses
Compulsory courses – semester 1
Credits
BMAN10501 Financial Reporting
10
LAWS10261 Introduction to English Law
10
ECON10041 Microeconomic Principles or
ECON10081 The UK Economy – Microeconomics
10
Compulsory courses – semester 2
Credits
BMAN10512 Introductory Management Accounting
10
BMAN10522M Financial Decision Making
10
ECON10042 Macroeconomic Principles; or
ECON10082 The UK Economy – Macroeconomics
10
Compulsory courses – both semesters
Credits
BMAN10760 Auditing & Professional Accounting
Practice
BMAN10750 Quantitative Methods for Accounting and
Finance
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Need extra help with maths?
There are extra drop in maths surgeries each
semester for students who want more help. Look
out for details in the e-Bulletin
1st 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
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1st year – optional courses
Optional courses – semester 1
Credits
BMAN10881 Analysing Organisations 1
10
BMAN10101 Marketing Foundations
10
Optional courses – semester 2
Credits
BMAN10892 Analysing Organisations 2
10
BMAN10872 Introduction to Work Psychology
10
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Economics Courses
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If you have A-Level Economics or equivalent qualifications, then you will be
enrolled for:
ECON10081 UK Economy – Microeconomics &
ECON10082 UK Economy – Macroeconomics
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If you have not got A-Level Economics, then you will be enrolled for:
ECON10041 Microeconomic Principles &
ECON10042 Macroeconomic Principles
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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
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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 16 September 2014,
between 1:00pm – 2:30pm in room B8 MBS East Building to see an
Economics tutor to ensure you are enrolled on the correct courses.
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2nd year – compulsory courses
Compulsory courses – semester 1
Credits
BMAN20081 Financial Statement Analysis
10
BMAN24111 Principles of Taxation
10
BMAN20881 Professional Accounting Practice
10
Compulsory courses – semester 2
Credits
LAWS10302 Business Law I
10
BMAN20812 Business Strategy
10
Compulsory courses – both semesters
Credits
BMAN21020 Financial Reporting & Accountability
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BMAN21040 Intermediate Management Accounting
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BMAN23000B Foundations of Finance
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You will also be able to select an optional course of 10 credits from available
accounting, finance or other related subjects
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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 the Auditing
& Professional Accounting module
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Final year – compulsory courses
Compulsory courses – semester 1
Credits
BMAN30131 Accountability & Auditing
10
LAWS20301 Business Law II
10
Compulsory courses – semester 2
Credits
BMAN31642 Principles of Taxation
10
Compulsory courses – both semesters
Credits
BMAN31610 Corporate Financial Communication & Valuation
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BMAN30030 Contemporary Issues in Financial Reporting &
Regulation
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You will also be able to select optional courses totalling 30 credits from
available accounting, finance or other related subjects
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Assessment and
Progression
Assessment: What to Expect
• Semester 1 exams take place in January
• Semester 2 exams take place in May/
June
• Some courses are assessed by exam
only, some by coursework and exams and
some by coursework only.
It is your responsibility to check your coursework
deadlines and your exam dates, times and venues.
Progression
Pass everything (40%+ in
120 credits)
Pass 40%+ in at least 80
credits and a “compensatable
mark” (30-39%) in a
maximum of 40 credits
Year 1
Receive a mark below 40% in
more than 40 credits =
compensation and
REASSESSMENT
If you fail any course below
30% = REASSESSMENT
You can be reassessed in courses up to a
maximum of 80 credits
Year 2
Resits
Resits take place in
Resits are for
August in Manchester
progression only. They are not a second
chance to get a better mark
fail resits
may
If you
you
be allowed to take additional courses in
your second year, may have to retake exams and wait a year to join the second
year, or be
excluded from the university
Degree weightings
• First year – need to pass to proceed to second year
– Marks do not count towards degree classification, but do
appear on a transcript of marks.
– Marks may be important when applying for internships/
work experience
• Second year – worth one third of your degree mark
• Final year – worth two thirds of your degree mark
Prizes
There are several prizes
for high performing
students at the end of
each year
Final year prizes for top
student overall and best
project
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In coming to MBS, you have
not bought a degree….just
the opportunity to earn one
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Approaches to teaching and
learning
• University teaching is different from school/ college
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Some very large lectures
Some small group seminars/ workshops
A range of teaching styles
Lecturers, senior lecturers, professors, graduate teaching
assistants (GTAs), seminar leaders
• You are expected to be an independent learner
• You are responsible for your own learning
Attendance and Engagement
You are expected to attend all
scheduled teaching session (lectures,
seminars, workshops etc)
You are expected to engage in all
scheduled teaching session (lectures,
seminars, workshops etc)
You are expected to avoid any
behaviour that would interfere with the
learning and engagement of others.
Seminar attendance will be monitored, and spot checks
may be conducted in lectures.
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 nonattendance.
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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
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Support in your Studies
• Academic Advisors – academic contact
throughout your degree programme
– More on this in your Auditing and Professional
Accounting Practice class next week
• Course Co-ordinators – academic lead for
individual modules
– First point of contact for any problems arising with
your modules
• Other lecturers / workshop leaders – office
hours appointments to answer your queries
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Office hours
• Office hours are
times when
academic staff are
available to meet
students
• Academic staff
should display their
office hours on their
door.
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
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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 Friday 3
October
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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.
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BSc Accounting
Welcome Reception
You are invited to attend the Welcome Reception
event immediately after the ICAEW event on
Wednesday 17 September (1pm)
Please come along to the reception area of
Crawford House on the mezzanine floor
Good luck for the
forthcoming year!
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