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Advanced Diploma in Accountancy

The Advanced Diploma in Accountancy is designed to provide the theoretical and practical perspective of the accounting field to enable candidates make an effective contribution to an organisation as a junior manager upon graduation.

Programme Objective

To provide students with the knowledge and skills that will enable them to follow a career in all areas of accounting and a wide range of careers in business and finance.

To lay the foundation for future and continuing professional development.

To develop students’ competence and practical skills in accounting.

To provide students with the relevant knowledge and understanding of accounting as it relates to the wider business context.

Delivery Method

Generally the curriculums for all levels are taught over 4 terms of 12 weeks. Modules are conducted in formal instructor-led classroom sessions where students are introduced to the course discipline. Each term will cover 2-3 modules with 50 contact hours per module. Lectures are 3-hour sessions and Tutorial 3-hour sessions weekly.

Delivery Schedule
2019 Quarter 1
7 Jan 2019 - 5 Apr 2019 		2019 Quarter 2
15 Apr 2019 - 28 Jun 2019 		2019 Quarter 3
8 Jul 2019 - 20 Sep 2019 		2019 Quarter 4
30 Sep 2019 - 27 Dec 2019
AC 2260 Financial Management AC 2121 Company Law AC 2131 Audit and Assurance AC 2260 Financial Management
AC 2050 Management Information System AC 2110 Performance Management AC 2081 Financial Markets and Institutions AC 2050 Management Information System
AC 2121 Company Law 　 　 AC 2041 Taxation I AC 2121 Company Law
Progression Pathway
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Accounting - Cardiff Met. University 
* Advanced Diploma in Accountancy
* Progression to Bachelor Degree is subject to articulation arrangement / mapping
Mode & Duration
Full-time: 9 mths
Part-time: 9 mths
Intakes
Jan  / Apr / Jul / Oct

Registration

One Month Prior to Intake Dates
Average Teacher-Student Ratio
1:30
Assessment
Each module is assessed by academic work comprising written assignments, case study reports, essays, examination as determined by the subject profile. The assessment criterion varies from module to module and level to level.
Modules
  • 1. Managerial Accounting
    • Students will learn the role of Management Accounting Decision Making, Performance Evaluation and Rewards. They will learn the difference between Management Accounting and Financial Accounting and how Cost Accounting Systems are designed and used for tracking and measuring resource consumption. Key topics will include Job Order Costing and Overheads Allocation, Costing and Value Chain, Cost-Volume-Pro t-Analysis; Incremental Analysis, Responsibility Accounting and Transfer Pricing, Use of Variances; Standard Costing, Operational Budgeting and Capital Budgeting.
  • 2. Management Information Systems with FinTech Applications
    • This module provides students with an introduction to the various types of Information Systems (IS) especially Management Information System and how IS can be employed to support various business functions. At the end of this module, the student would have a gained a deeper understanding of what Business Analyst needs to deliver. This module also seeks to deliver a highimpact focus on advancing current FinTech and TechFin applications in a real-world application setting, and expect to dive into details from Peer-to-Peer(P2P) Lending platform to Payments platform and Cryptocurrencies.
  • 3. Financial Management
    • This module is designed for finance and business students to enable them to present and apply theories of corporate finance. Students will learn about the goals of managerial finance and the roles of financial managers and be exposed to financial and ratio analysis and its limitations. The core areas cover Financial Forecasting, Planning and Budgeting; Management of Working Capital; Sources of Finance; Time Value of Money and Capital Investment Appraisal; Capital Budgeting; Cost of Capital; Leverage and Capital Structure and Dividend Policy.
  • 4. Computerised Accounting
    • This module aims to develop learners’ ability to manage a selection of computerised accounting systems to provide management information. This knowledge is suitable for those working or intending to work in advanced accounting roles. The module will cover: Accounting software AutoCount, MYOB (ABSS), ACCPAC (Sage 300), & QuickBooks. Students will be exposed to AP AR GL CB COA TB POS modules via this accounting software. Key areas such as setting up initial data, entering transactions, making end of period adjustments, amending chart of accounts and producing and analyzing end period reports, producing and reviewing routine and non-routine reports will be covered.
  • 5. Innovation & Entrepreneurship II
    • Furthering from Innovation and Entrepreneurship I , this module looks into developing sustainable venture; value creation; social entrepreneurship, innovation within the value chain of an organization; ownership and structure; innovators in action: managing rapid growth, managing a troubled organisation, and crafting a personal strategy. An insight of the process reveals more than how innovation is carried out in a systematical structure, it leads to the concept of social entrepreneurship to support the idea of environmental sustainability and challenges. (78 words)
  • 6. Auditing I
    • The module introduces the basic concepts and principles underlying auditing theory and practice, the objectives and reporting functions of the auditor and an understanding of the tools used by the auditor and the environment in which the auditor operates. Topics include introduction of the auditing environment, general principles and standards; audit overview and audit evidence; risk analysis, materiality and sampling; study and evaluation of internal control; auditing in an IT environment; verification and account balances; completing the audit; reporting; internal audit and public sector audit; professional ethics and responsibilities of auditors; and auditor's legal exposure.
  • 7. Taxation I
    • The module aims to provide students a practical understanding of the importance of the principles of taxation as applied to companies, partnerships, sole proprietorships, charities, clubs and associations. Students are expected to demonstrate their understanding of the principles through computational skills, which are assumed to be used by management for the most efficient course of actions.
  • 8. Financial Markets and Institutions
    • This module covers various financial markets, instruments, and institutions with the primary focus on capital raising and financing activities of firms at different stages in their life cycle. The course analyses financing choices for young firms for which there exists little or no security price information and then subsequently examines capital raising issues relevant to larger, listed firms. Topics include the decision to go public, mechanics and pricing of Initial Public Offerings (IPO), role of investment bankers in IPOs, privatisation, bank and public debt markets, securitisation, credit ratings, junk bond markets, equity financing and signalling, convertible debt financing, interest rate, currency and price risk management, and issues relating to corporate hedging.
Diploma in Accountancy
 
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Last Updated: 16 January 2019

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