ACC40610 Current Issues in Accounting Practice

Academic Year 2017/2018

This module develops students? abilities to excel in the international accounting environment by critically analysing current issues and developments in that environment. The module aims to improve students? ability to apply their knowledge in an international context. The module focuses on the complex environment within which accountants and business advisors operate internationally, including regulatory and practice-oriented issues in accounting, current research on international accounting and emerging issues in the US and Europe. Given that the module is focused on current issues in international accounting, a flexible approach to both content and delivery is adopted. There is an emphasis on participation and presentation skills, independent research, critical thinking and professional communication.

Students must attempt all the assessment components of a module.

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Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module, students shiould be able to: 1. Discuss the nature and context of emerging issues in international accounting; 2. Identify and interpret international accounting problems and critically assess accounting, audit, tax, or investment issues arising from those problems; 3. Independently research the context of those issues with a view to generating and communicating potential solutions to rigorous professional and academic standards; 4. Communicate clearly in an intercultural context with an awareness of the differing expectations posed by such contexts; 5. Outline a disciplinary framework for anticipating, addressing and preparing for emerging issues in international accounting, and; 6. Discuss a wider perspective on accounting, encompassing an international perspective on developments in the accounting profession, practice and research.