Rhedir gan Bangor Business School

15.000 Credyd neu 7.500 Credyd ECTS

Semester 2

Trefnydd: Prof Aziz Jaafar

To enhance students' understanding of advanced topics in financial reporting and regulation within the context of International Accounting Standards and GAAP, to assess the impact of accounting theory and regulation in resolving key reporting issues, and to examine the importance of relevant academic research to the area.

The content may include but will not be limited to; Convergence in International Financial Reporting and Regulation; Conceptual Framework; Regulatory environment of financial reporting; Accounting for Financial Instruments; Accounting for intangible assets; Accounting for Foreign Operations; Financial reporting issues and capital markets.

C- i C+

C- to C+; Broad and sound understanding of key concepts and analytical techniques.

trothwy

D- to D+; Basic understanding of key concepts and analytical techniques.

da

B- to B+; Good understanding of key concepts and good analytical skills.

ardderchog

A- to A*; Comprehensive and creative understanding of concepts and analytical techniques.

1. Explain the relationship between accounting information and capital markets and evaluate this relationship with reference to empirical evidence.

2. Analyse, summarise and synthesise independently researched academic and professional studies of financial reporting and regulation.

3. Analyse the development and intellectual underpinning of key financial reporting standards.

4. Understand and explain the options and strategies of accounting regulators, in particular in relation to the evolution of international GAAP and the conceptual framework.

Math	Enw	Disgrifiad	Pwysau
	Individual Essay		25.00
	End of Semester Exam		75.00

		Oriau
Lecture	2 hours of lectures per week.	20
Practical classes and workshops	Advanced seminars and workshops (one hour per week).	10
Private study	Reading relevant chapters and papers; preparing tutorial questions and exams	120

• Llythrennedd - Medrusrwydd mewn darllen ac ysgrifennu drwy amrywiaeth o gyfryngau
• Rhifedd - Medrusrwydd wrth ddefnyddio rhifau ar lefelau priodol o gywirdeb
• Defnyddio cyfrifiaduron - Medrusrwydd wrth ddefnyddio ystod o feddalwedd cyfrifiadurol
• Hunanreolaeth - Gallu gweithio mewn ffordd effeithlon, prydlon a threfnus. Gallu edrych ar ganlyniadau tasgau a digwyddiadau, a barnu lefelau o ansawdd a phwysigrwydd
• Archwilio - Gallu ymchwilio ac ystyried dewisiadau eraill
• Adalw gwybodaeth - Gallu mynd at wahanol ac amrywiol ffynonellau gwybodaeth
• Sgiliau Rhyngbersonol - Gallu gofyn cwestiynau, gwrando'n astud ar atebion a'u harchwilio
• Dadansoddi Beirniadol & Datrys Problem - Gallu dadelfennu a dadansoddi problemau neu sefyllfaoedd cymhleth. Gallu canfod atebion i broblemau drwy ddadansoddiadau ac archwilio posibiliadau
• Cyflwyniad - Gallu cyflwyno gwybodaeth ac esboniadau yn glir i gynulleidfa. Trwy gyfryngau ysgrifenedig neu ar lafar yn glir a hyderus.
• Gwaith Tîm - Gallu cydweithio'n adeiladol ag eraill ar dasg gyffredin, ac/neu fod yn rhan o dîm gweithio o ddydd i ddydd
• Rheloaeth - Gallu defnyddio, cydlynu a rheoli adnoddau (dynol, ffisegol ac/neu ariannol)
• Dadl - Gallu cyflwyno, trafod a chyfiawnhau barn neu lwybr gweithredu, naill ai gydag unigolyn neu mewn grwˆp ehangach
• Hunanymwybyddiaeth & Ystyried - Bod yn ymwybodol o'ch cryfderau, gwendidau, nodau ac amcanion eich hun. Gallu adolygu ,cloriannu a myfyrio'n rheolaidd ar eich perfformiad eich hun ac eraill.

• knowledge of some of the contexts in which accounting can be seen as operating (examples of contexts include the legal, ethical, social and natural environment; the accountancy profession; the business entity; the capital markets; the public sector)
• knowledge of the main current technical language and practices of accounting (for example, recognition, measurement and disclosure in financial statements; managerial accounting; auditing; taxation) in a specified socio-economic domain
• knowledge of some of the alternative technical languages and practices of accounting (for example, alternative recognition rules and valuation bases, accounting rules followed in other socio-economic domains, alternative managerial accounting approaches to control and decision-making)
• skills in recording and summarising transactions and other economic events; preparation of financial statements; analysis of the operations of business (for example, decision analysis, performance measurement and management control); financial analysis and projections (for example, analysis of financial ratios, discounted cash flow analysis, budgeting, financial risks)
• knowledge of contemporary theories and empirical evidence concerning accounting in at least one of its contexts (for example, accounting and capital markets; accounting and the firm; accounting and the public sector; accounting and society; accounting and sustainability) and the ability to critically evaluate such theories and evidence age
• An understanding of the relationship between financial theory and empirical testing, and application of this knowledge to the appraisal of the empirical evidence in at least one major theoretical area. The appraisal should involve some recognition of the limitation and evolution of empirical tests and theory (eg the efficient markets hypothesis; anomalies; pricing of derivatives and other securities; bond portfolio management; exchange rates; raising capital and capital structure).
• An ability to understand financial statements, and a basic appreciation of the limitations of financial reporting practices and procedures (eg financial statement analysis; the relation between cash flow accounting and accrual accounting; discretionary accounting practices).
• Research: the ability to analyse and evaluate a range of business data, sources of information and appropriate methodologies, which includes the need for strong digital literacy, and to use that research for evidence-based decision-making.

Rhestrau Darllen Bangor (Talis)

http://readinglists.bangor.ac.uk/modules/asb-4419.html

Rhestr ddarllen

Alexander, D., Britton, A. & Jorissen, A., International Financial Reporting and Analysis, 6th ed., Cengage. Rankin, Stanton, McGowan, Ferlauto &Tilling (2012) Contemporary Issues in Accounting, 1st ed. Wiley

Gorfodol mewn cyrsiau:

• N4AK: MSc Accounting and Banking year 1 (MSC/ACB)
• N4AN: MSc Accounting and Banking (with Incorporated Pre-Masters) year 1 (MSC/ACB1)
• N4AJ: MSc Accounting year 1 (MSC/ACC)
• N4AM: MSc Accounting (with Incorporated Pre-Masters) year 1 (MSC/ACC1)
• N4AP: MSc Accounting and Finance (with Incorporated Pre-Masters) year 1 (MSC/ACCF1)
• N4AG: MSc Accounting and Finance year 1 (MSC/ACCFIN)