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Administration
Contact details
Programme Director
Programme Leader
Administrative support
Academic facilitators
Speak to Liz
Student representatives
Contacting staff
Course noticeboard
Important Dates
The academic year
Dates 2009/2010
Dates 2008/2009
Dates 2007/2008
Teaching and learning
Course objectives
Intended learning outcomes
Knowledge and understanding
Intellectual Skills
Practical Skills
Transferable/Key Skills
Skills by year
Skills matrix
Developing employability
Teaching and learning strategies
Acceptable conduct in class
Studying is demanding
Study Skills
Bookshops in Newcastle upon Tyne
Pastoral care and counselling facilities
Students with special needs
Field trips
Course Structure
Unitisation
Level 4 (Year 1)
Level 5 (Year 2)
Level 6 (Year 3)
Financial Accounting Pathway
Finance Pathway
Management Accounting Pathway
Support Disciplines Pathway
Options
Programme revisions
Module Syllabuses
Year One
FN0135 Financial Decisions and Accounting
MN0119 Management Decisions and Accounting
HR0154 Management
BM0118 Data Analysis
FN0130 Computer Applications in Accounting
FN0137 Financial Environments and Markets
FN0141 The Legal Environment
SM0117 Business Organisation
Year Two
FN0204 Taxation
FN0247 Corporate and Group Accounting
FN0248 Conceptual Frameworks for Financial Reporting
LA0009 Company Law
MN0218 Financial Modelling
MN0250 Management Information Systems
MN0254 Managing Financial Performance
MN0256 Introduction to Managing Corporate Finance
HR0273 Employment Law
Year Three
FN0301 Auditing Process and Theory
FN0309 Issues in contemporary auditing
FN0360 Ethics and Governance
FN0322 Further taxation
FN0346 Current issues in Financial Reporting
FN0347 Dissertation
MN0368 Financial Appraisal, Risk and Corporate Valuation
MN0369 Management accounting today
Obsolete modules
BM0224 Management science for accountants
FN0211 Personal Financial Management
HR202 Organisational theory and analysis
HR0270 Preparing for Graduate Employment
MK0207 Marketing & marketing research
MN0237 Football Clubs and the UK Stock Exchange
NX0113 Academic Practice
BM0125 Introductory IT skills for business
FN345 Corporate ethics and governance
SM338 Strategic analysis
FN315 Comparative international accounting
MN341 Contemporary issues in finance
Quality Assurance
Introduction
The role of student representatives
Getting feedback from students
Feedback Questionnaires
Formal feedback
Constitution of Course Committee Meeting
Good Practice for Course Committee Meetings
Agenda for Course Committee Meetings
Student Support Services
Managing Stress
Chaplains
Counselling Service
NHS Health Information Service
Credit Accumulation & Transfer Scheme (CATS)
Other Useful Contacts (off campus)
Dyslexia Support Group
Managing the Dissertation
What is a dissertation?
Dissertation preparation Course
How much time should the dissertation take?
Choosing a topic
Methodology
You and your supervisor
Keeping records
Form and content
Length of dissertation
Using information technology
Timetable
Format
Order of contents
Getting your dissertation typed
Binding your dissertation
Project Guidelines
Further reading
Accountancy Journals
Internet links
Assessment
Why have assessment
Kinds of assessment
Assessment criteria
Assessment terms
Setting the examinations
Examination timetables
Assignments
Level 1 assessment
Level 2 assessment
Level 3 assessment
Extenuating circumstances
Course Specific Assessment and Progression Regulations
Module assessment mark
General Assessment Regulations
Compensation
Minimum mark for each mode of assessment
Maximum number of referrals
Regulations for repeating students
Failure of a non-core module on referral
Failure in more than 5 modules
Failure by repeating students
Failure to attend or submit assessments
Degree Award and Classification
Year 2 carry forward mark
Year 3 total mark
Honours classification 
General Regulations
Assessed coursework
Poor performance or non-attendance/submission due to valid reasons
Declaration of Original Coursework
Cheating or attempt to gain an unfair advantage
Plagiarism and collusion
Technical Extenuating Circumstances
Late approved submission of work
Intercalation
Possibilities for students who fail
The 35% rule
Interactive model
Prizes and Prizewinners
Course Prizes
Course Prizewinners
Other distinguished academic performance
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
ICAEW Prizewinners
Exemptions from Professional Exams
ICAEW
ACCA
CIMA
AIA
ICAS
CIPFA
Other exemptions
Getting a job
Getting a Job
Careers Service
Location
Student Jobshop
Some hints
The application form
Writing your CV
Top ten rules for effective CV writing
References
Your interview
Postgraduate study
Vacation employment
Taking a year out
An outline history of Northumbria University
The University of Northumbria
Newcastle Polytechnic

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