BE110-5-FY-CO:
Financial Reporting and Analysis
2020/21
Essex Business School
Colchester Campus
Full Year
Undergraduate: Level 5
Current
Thursday 08 October 2020
Friday 02 July 2021
30
28 September 2020
Requisites for this module
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BE120, BE130, BE132, BE142, BE936
BSC N400 Accounting,
BSC N401 Accounting (Including Foundation Year),
BSC N402 Accounting (Including Year Abroad),
BSC N404 Accounting (Including Placement Year),
BSC N420 Accounting and Finance,
BSC N420JS Accounting and Finance,
BSC N420NS Accounting and Finance,
BSC N422 Accounting and Finance (Including Placement Year),
BSC NN43 Accounting and Finance (Including Foundation Year),
BSC NNK3 Accounting and Finance (Including Year Abroad),
MACCN440 Accounting and Finance,
MACCN441 Accounting and Finance (Including Placement Year),
MACCN442 Accounting and Finance (Including Year Abroad),
BSC NN24 Accounting and Management,
BSC NN27 Accounting and Management (Including Placement Year),
BSC NN42 Accounting and Management (Including Foundation Year),
BSC NNK2 Accounting and Management (Including Year Abroad),
BSC N4L1 Accounting with Economics (Including Foundation Year),
BSC NKL1 Accounting with Economics (Including Year Abroad),
BSC NL41 Accounting with Economics,
BSC NL44 Accounting with Economics (Including Placement Year),
BSC N390JS Banking and Finance,
BSC N390NS Banking and Finance,
BSC N300 Finance,
BSC N301 Finance (Including Foundation Year),
BSC N302 Finance (Including Year Abroad),
BSC N304 Finance (Including Placement Year),
BA L147 Financial Economics and Accounting (Including Placement Year),
BA L148 Financial Economics and Accounting,
BA L149 Financial Economics and Accounting (Including Year Abroad),
BA LX14 Financial Economics and Accounting (Including Foundation Year)
The module extends the financial accounting component of the first year accounting module, BE100, to the preparation and analysis of the published financial statements of limited companies operating on their own, or within group structures. The content includes the regulation of financial reporting, the function and content of the main published statements, the problems posed by consolidated statements, the analysis of financial statements to assess company/group performance, and problems connected with the treatment of taxation, depreciation, and specific aspects of the asset-expense distinction.
The module is complete in itself, but is also intended to provide students with the conceptual knowledge and technical skills necessary for third year modules in financial accounting.
to foster in students an inquiring and critical attitude in respect of the subject of financial accounting.
to broaden and deepen students' knowledge of certain topics in financial accounting.
to provide students with a sufficient background in financial accounting that they can assess and evaluate competing claims as to the appropriate treatment in respect of certain accounting issues discussed in the module.
to introduce students to work related learning (WRL) by providing them with opportunities to engage with accounting professionals in practice
to provide students with a firm foundation for their third year studies in financial reporting.
On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:
Understand and critical evaluate some of the key debates in modern financial reporting
Prepare a set of published financial statements, including consolidated accounts, in accordance with the requirements of the regulators and specified accounting standards
Understand the practice of some accounting issues (e.g., preparation of the published annual report, accounting for taxes) in the real-world via engagement with accounting practitioners and use of real-life case studies
Apply theory and practice in evaluating the performance, prospects and reporting practices of companies using publicly available information and making recommendations for improvements.
Skills for Your Professional Life (Transferable Skills)
The module is designed to provide students with a set of transferable skills which will be applicable in their professional life. Specifically, the module seeks to support students to:
identify and critically evaluate key features and arguments covered in texts
communicate effectively orally and in writing
develop problem solving skills relating to financial accounting issues
work under pressure independently and effectively to meet deadlines (time keeping skills)
develop competency in applying accounting software
develop coherent and well-structured lines of argument supported by relevant analysis and concepts.
The module will be delivered by:
10 two-hour zoom webinar lectures and workshops (weeks 2 – 11) & (weeks 16 - 25)
10 one-hour zoom webinar classes (weeks 3 – 11) & (weeks 16 - 25)
5 one-hour zoom webinar group support sessions (weeks 3 - 11) & (weeks 16 - 25)
NB the week numbers here and throughout the booklet are those officially designated by the University for the academic year. Week 1 is ‘Freshers week’, when no teaching takes place. See the university website:
http://www.essex.ac.uk/students/course-admin/timetables.aspx and under Terms, exams and vacations, click on either the pdf or excel file for 2020-21.
The lectures will explore the main areas and themes covered in the module. The workshops will be used flexibly depending on the topic covered in the lecture to elaborate or expand on the lecture material or to demonstrate the solution to problems or questions. The material covered in the classes will be drawn from a wide variety of sources such as textbooks, journal articles, learning materials for professional exams, past exam papers etc. As such, the class question for each week will be uploaded on Moodle the week before.
Students are expected to read the references in the reading list and prepare problems and exercises as specified in advance of the classes, so that they can take an active part in discussing the various issues that will be considered in the classes.
In academic year 2020-2021 the delivery is likely to be different and involve online learning.
- Melville, Alan. (2019) International financial reporting: a practical guide, New York: Pearson Education.
- Dunn, John. (2010) Financial reporting and analysis, Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley.
- Elliott, Barry; Elliott, Jamie. (2019) Financial accounting and reporting, Upper Saddle River: Pearson.
- McKeith, John; Collins, Bill. (c2013) Financial accounting and reporting, Maidenhead: McGraw-Hill Education.
The above list is indicative of the essential reading for the course. The library makes provision for all reading list items, with digital provision where possible, and these resources are shared between students. Further reading can be obtained from this module's reading list.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
| Coursework / exam |
Description |
Deadline |
Coursework weighting |
| Coursework |
Autumn Online Test |
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50% |
| Coursework |
Spring Online Test |
|
50% |
| Exam |
Main exam: 24hr during Summer (Main Period)
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Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Prof Pawan Adhikari, email: padhik@essex.ac.uk.
Dr Kamran Malikov, email: kmalika@essex.ac.uk.
Autumn Term: Kamran Malikov & Azimjon Kuvandikov, Spring term - Pawan Adhikari & Ammar Ali Gull
ebsugcol@essex.ac.uk
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There is no financial assistance from the University for travel costs associated with work placements or live projects as part of this module.
Dr Javed Siddiqui
Senior Lecturer in Accounting
Available via Moodle
Of 1608 hours, 0 (0%) hours available to students:
1608 hours not recorded due to service coverage or fault;
0 hours not recorded due to opt-out by lecturer(s).
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