Business Accounting for Managers
This course is designed to allow participants to understand the nature, context, and format of financial information of companies and to develop knowledge of financial and management accounting techniques to support business decision making.
Those who successfully complete this course may use the credit towards our BA (Hons) Business Management degree.
On completion of this module, participants are expected to be able to:
- Understand key accounting concepts and the financial reporting environment in business.
- Be able to assess a range of financial information using appropriate financial and management accounting techniques.
- Further your understanding of management accounting techniques and their application in different business scenarios.
RGU Upskilling
Undertaking a RGU online short course can help you to develop or change your career or support your business to grow.
We're proud to offer a range of online short courses tailored to meet the evolving needs of businesses and individuals in Scotland. If you are domiciled in Scotland, you will be eligible for a fee-waiver place, meaning you can study for free. Identified and created in collaboration with industry, these 15-credit online courses are designed to enhance employability for individuals and organisations looking to upskill their workforce.
Find out more about the range of courses on offer and the benefits of studying online with RGU:
Learning Methods
The course will be delivered online using the University’s virtual learning environment, Moodle.
This is a 10-week course with 7 weeks for teaching and 2 weeks for working on the assessment and submission.
Teaching will use a range of structured learning materials/activities and directed study, facilitated by regular online tutor contact, allowing students to contextualise their learning to their own workplace where appropriate.
There will be approximately 1-2 hours of lectures per week and 1.5 hours of seminars per week.
Independent Study
This course is completed through online independent study. It is expected that you will spend a minimum of 150 hours study over the 10 weeks of the module, including the preparation and submission of your written assessment. Your academic tutor will be there to support you through the module.
Assessment
This course is assessed through one written report.
Staff Delivering on This Course
Academic staff who teach on this course are all qualified chartered accountants with extensive professional backgrounds. Our staff have either achieved Fellowship of Advance HE or are working towards this. This is a professional recognition of lecturer practice, impact and leadership in teaching and learning. In addition, many have featured in the annual Support and Teaching staff with Appreciation and Recognition (STAR) awards voted by the students and organised by RGU:Union.
Those who complete this course and achieve 15 credits can use this credit towards the BA (Hons) Business Management degree.
Subject to meeting the entry requirements, students enrolling on the Business Management degree can achieve an unclassified degree after one year of study or an Honours degree after two years of study.
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There are no prerequisites for this course.
Academic Year 2024/2025
Fee-waiver places
If you are domiciled in Scotland, you may be eligible for a fee-waiver place, meaning you can study for free.
To meet the requirements to be allocated a funded place, applicants must meet the criteria to be assessed as "Home" for the purposes of fees. Find out more about the Fee Status and the Scottish Government regulations that we use to make our assessment:
Eligibility is assessed on application and further evidence may be required.
All other applicants
Applicants who are not eligible for a fee-waiver place can pay to study the course - £500 for the entire course
Additional Costs
Some other costs are not included in the course fees:
Disclaimer
For new intakes, course fees are reviewed and published annually for each mode of delivery. Tuition fees are fixed for the duration of a course at the rate confirmed in the offer letter. For further information:
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