Foundation Accounting

203 lessons across 69 topics

1. Course Skills Developed

2. Topic focus

3. Lesson 1(DOT)1(COLON) What Accounting Is and Who Uses It

4. Lesson 1(DOT)2(COLON) Accounting Concepts and Conventions

5. Lesson 1(DOT)3(COLON) The Regulatory and IFRS Framework

6. Lesson 1(DOT)4(COLON) Forms of Business Organisation for the Accountant

7. Lesson 1(DOT)5(COLON) Assets, Liabilities, Capital and the Classification of Items

8. Topic focus

9. Lesson 2(DOT)1(COLON) The Dual Effect and the Rules of Double Entry

10. Lesson 2(DOT)2(COLON) Source Documents and Books of Prime Entry

11. Lesson 2(DOT)3(COLON) The Ledgers, the Cash Book and Petty Cash

12. Lesson 2(DOT)4(COLON) The Trial Balance

13. Lesson 2(DOT)5(COLON) Correction of Errors and the Suspense Account

14. Lesson 2(DOT)6(COLON) Manual and Computerised Accounting Systems

15. Topic focus

16. Lesson 3(DOT)1(COLON) Control Accounts

17. Lesson 3(DOT)2(COLON) Bank Reconciliation Statements

18. Lesson 3(DOT)3(COLON) Accounting for Sales Tax (VAT) and Internal Control

19. Topic focus

20. Lesson 4(DOT)1(COLON) Accruals and Prepayments

21. Lesson 4(DOT)2(COLON) Depreciation of Non-Current Assets

22. Lesson 4(DOT)3(COLON) Disposal of Non-Current Assets

23. Lesson 4(DOT)4(COLON) Irrecoverable Debts and Allowances for Receivables

24. Lesson 4(DOT)5(COLON) Inventory Valuation and the Extended Trial Balance

25. Lesson 4(DOT)6(COLON) Provisions, Contingencies and Events After the Reporting Period

26. Topic focus

27. Lesson 5(DOT)1(COLON) The Statement of Profit or Loss

28. Lesson 5(DOT)2(COLON) The Statement of Financial Position

29. Lesson 5(DOT)3(COLON) Incomplete Records and Single-Entry

30. Lesson 5(DOT)4(COLON) Accounts of Non-Profit Organisations

31. Lesson 5(DOT)5(COLON) Manufacturing Accounts

32. Topic focus

33. Lesson 6(DOT)1(COLON) Partnership Accounts

34. Lesson 6(DOT)2(COLON) Changes in Partnership and Goodwill (in outline)

35. Lesson 6(DOT)3(COLON) Limited Company Accounts(COLON) Capital and Reserves

36. Lesson 6(DOT)4(COLON) Limited Company Financial Statements

37. Lesson 6(DOT)5(COLON) The Statement of Cash Flows (Introduction)

38. Topic focus

39. Lesson 7(DOT)1(COLON) Profitability and Efficiency Ratios

40. Lesson 7(DOT)2(COLON) Liquidity and Gearing

41. Lesson 7(DOT)3(COLON) Investor and Capital-Market Ratios

42. Lesson 7(DOT)4(COLON) Analysis, Comparison and the Limitations of Ratios

43. Topic focus

44. Lesson 8(DOT)1(COLON) Cost Classification and Behaviour

45. Lesson 8(DOT)2(COLON) Absorption and Marginal Costing

46. Lesson 8(DOT)3(COLON) Costing Methods

47. Lesson 8(DOT)4(COLON) Accounting for Materials, Labour and Overheads

48. Lesson 8(DOT)5(COLON) Cost-Volume-Profit (Break-Even) Analysis

49. Topic focus

50. Lesson 9(DOT)1(COLON) Budgets and Budgetary Control

51. Lesson 9(DOT)2(COLON) Variance Analysis (Introduction)

52. Lesson 9(DOT)3(COLON) Short-Term Decision-Making

53. Lesson 9(DOT)4(COLON) Investment Appraisal

54. Lesson 9(DOT)5(COLON) Working Capital and Cash Management

55. Topic focus

56. Lesson 10(DOT)1(COLON) Professional Ethics and the Code of Conduct

57. Lesson 10(DOT)2(COLON) Corporate Governance, Audit and Social Responsibility

58. Lesson 10(DOT)3(COLON) The Accounting Profession and Career Pathways

59. Topic focus

60. Lesson 11(DOT)1(COLON) Academic Writing(COLON) Structure and Process

61. Lesson 11(DOT)2(COLON) Referencing, Citation and Academic Integrity

62. Lesson 11(DOT)3(COLON) Critical Reading and Source Evaluation

63. Lesson 11(DOT)4(COLON) Academic Listening and Note-Taking

64. Lesson 11(DOT)5(COLON) Seminar, Discussion and Presentation Skills

65. Lesson 11(DOT)6(COLON) Writing about Numbers(COLON) Data Commentary and the Language of Analysis

66. Topic focus

67. Lesson 12(DOT)1(COLON) Quantitative and Numerical Methods for Accounting and Finance

68. Lesson 12(DOT)2(COLON) The Research Process and Project Skills

69. Lesson 12(DOT)3(COLON) Study Skills, Time Management and Exam Technique