BSc (Hons) Accounting Penny Clarke – Programme Director

www.mbs.ac.uk Original Thinking Applied

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Presentation Structure

• Programme Aims• Programme Structure• 1st Year Course Choices• Progression Rules• Prizes• Attendance• Important Contacts and

Sources of Help• Student Reps

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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

• e-Bulletin every fortnight• emails• Facebook • Twitter• Texts• Online Undergraduate Student Handbook• Blackboard• Notice boards• Plasma screens

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If you’ve got any questions on what we’ve covered so far, please come and ask

Take a break

The Programme

Programme Aims

What do you think?

https://ughandbook.portals.mbs.ac.uk/Myprogramme/Coursechoicesprogrammestructures/Programmespecifications.aspx

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Programme AimsThe 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 AimsThe 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 coursesCompulsory courses – semester 1 Credits

BMAN10501 Financial Reporting 10

LAWS10261 Introduction to English Law 10

ECON10041 Microeconomic Principles or ECON10081 The UK Economy – Microeconomics

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Compulsory courses – semester 2 Credits

BMAN10512 Introductory Management Accounting 10

BMAN10522M Financial Decision Making 10

ECON10042 Macroeconomic Principles; or ECON10082 The UK Economy – Macroeconomics

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Compulsory courses – both semesters Credits

BMAN10760 Auditing & Professional Accounting Practice

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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

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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• If you have A-Level Economics or equivalent qualifications, then you will be

enrolled for:ECON10081 UK Economy – Microeconomics &ECON10082 UK Economy – Macroeconomics

• If you have not got A-Level Economics, then you will be enrolled for: ECON10041 Microeconomic Principles &ECON10042 Macroeconomic Principles

• 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

• 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 coursesCompulsory 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 20

BMAN21040 Intermediate Management Accounting 20

BMAN23000B Foundations of Finance 20

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 30

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

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

Year 1 Receive a mark below 40% in more than 40 credits = compensation and REASSESSMENT

Year 2

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

If you fail any course below 30% = REASSESSMENT You can be reassessed in courses up to a maximum of 80 credits

Resits

Resits take place in August in Manchester

Resits are for progression only. They are not a second chance to get a better mark

If you fail resits you may 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

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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

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 – 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.

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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 non-attendance.

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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

Office hours

• Office hours are times when academic staff are available to meet students

• Academic staff should display their office hours on their door.

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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!