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Accounting

Accounting

course overview

The program are to develop competency in applying accounting best practices, problem solving, communication and critical thinking. Graduates will have developed and be able to demonstrate knowledge of the underlying concepts and principles in accounting, practical skills in accounting based on industry best practices. The ability to communicate the results of their study/work accurately and reliably, and with structured and coherent arguments, effective time management. Qualities and transferable skills necessary for employment requiring the exercise of some personal responsibility.

Career Opportunities

  • Public Accountants
  • Finance Managers
  • Auditor
  • Financial Controllers
  • Financial and Management Accountant
  • Financial Controllers
  • Investment and Portfolio Managers
    and Administrators
Bachelor of Business (Accountancy) (Honours)
Year 1
Accounting

Business Communication

This module focuses on the key business communication skills necessary for the effective and efficient operations in today’s technological and complex business environment.

Marketing

This module will introduce students to key basic concepts in marketing and will focus on critical competitive strategies for generating and meeting customer satisfaction.

Business Statistics

In this module, students will learn statistical concepts and techniques to generate information for business decision-making.

Fundamental of Management

The module promotes the understanding of traditional and modern management theory and the Planning, Organisation, Leadership and Control (POLC) approach to management.

Business Information Technology

This module introduces students to information technologies that are used to create and enhance both competitive positioning and effective management practices in business environment.

Business Mathematics

The module aims to develop the student’s ability to reason with and apply simple mathematical concepts and formulae in a business environment.

Financial Accounting

This module is aimed to provide students with a solid foundation in the dynamic and growing field of Accounting.

Microeconomics

This module is designed to provide students with an in-depth understanding of the importance of economics in the business environment.

Quantitative Methods

This module aims to provide students with a conceptual understanding of the use or quantitative methods in the management decision-making. The many quantitative methods are explained – including how they work – and students will be shown how decision makers apply these methods and interpret data.

Organisational Behaviour

This module aims to provide students with a broad introduction to the philosophy and role of organisational behaviour in a dynamic business environment.

Fundamentals of Financial Management

The module aims to equip students with the basic concepts and techniques of financial management.

Data Storytelling and Visualization

The module aims to provide students both the working knowledge of and practical experience using visual representation methods and techniques to the identification of patterns, trends and differences in and between data sets across categories, space, and time. Students will learn how to detect and articulate the stories behind data sets and communicate data findings in visual, oral, and written contexts for various audiences and publics.

Business Law

This module aims to deliver essential legal information for today’s managers and entrepreneurs. Real life examples and case studies motivate the students and puts theory in perspective to provide students the legal context of today’s businesses.

Human Resource Management

This course focuses on the theory and practice of the effective management of human resources to achieve organizational goals and objectives. HR professionals and line managers should understand how best to select, recruit, deploy, train & develop, assess and reward people who work for them, and should understand the complexities of managing change.

Bachelor of Fashion Design (Honours)

Year 2
Accounting

Accounting Information Systems

This module is designed to provide students with a solid foundation in the dynamic and growing field of Accounting information systems.

Macroeconomics

The objectives for this module focus on understanding of how to measure a society’s economic well-being, and how the level of economic activity is determined, both from a perspective of economic policy analysis.

Financial Accounting and Reporting 1

This module is designed to provide students with a solid foundation in the dynamic and growing field of Accounting.

Management Accounting 1

To provide an understanding on how organizations accumulate, assign and analyse cost and revenue data for use within the organisation and its practical applications thereof.

Taxation 1

This module is designed to provide students with a solid foundation in the dynamic and growing field of taxation.

Research Methods

This module introduces a range of research techniques and describes how each stage of the research process is conducted whilst at the same time considers the strengths and weaknesses of each technique. 

Financial Accounting and Reporting 2

This module is designed to provide students with a solid foundation in the dynamic and growing field of Accounting.

Management Accounting 2

To provide an understanding on how organisations use managerial information in planning, controlling and decision making, and to enable students to apply management accounting techniques in providing such information.

Commercial Law

This module is designed to provide students with a solid foundation in the dynamic and growing field of Business and Commercial Law.

Financial Instruments, Institutions and Markets

This module focuses on the 5 areas such as instruments, institutions and markets are conceived; their key concepts and features; the context in which they function; the computations, and their connections with other instruments or markets.

Corporate Finance

The aim of this module is to provide students the understanding of how corporate finance concepts, such as cash flow, liquidity, leverage, cost of capital and dividends are used in valuation process.

Financial Accounting and Reporting 3

This module is designed to provide students with a solid foundation in the dynamic and growing field of Accounting.

Ethics and Organisation

This module explores some of the ethical and human rights issues confronting contemporary organisations. In the module, the main ethical perspectives adopted by individuals and organisations are considered.

Audit and Assurance 1

This module is designed to provide students with a solid foundation in the dynamic and growing field of audit and assurance.

Duration : 1 year

Bachelor of Fashion Design (Honours)

Year 3
Accounting

Financial Accounting and Reporting 4

This module is designed to provide students with a solid foundation in the dynamic and growing field of Accounting.

Strategic Management

This aim of this module is to combine students’ understanding the management theories and principles, as well as the experience and skills acquired through professional attachment to further enhance their application of strategy analysis and formulation process.

Management Accounting 3

To develop analytical ability in using management accounting information for strategic planning, performance evaluation and management control, incorporating motivational, behavioural and ethical considerations. In addition, to enable students to understand the contemporary role of management accounting in modern business environment.

Taxation 2

To provide exposure and familiarize students with all aspects of partnership, company taxation, investment incentives, real property gains tax, withholding and double taxation agreement and indirect taxes.

Final Year Project I

This project is intended to be the culmination of learning undertaken in the Bachelor of Business (Hons) programme through the completion of an appropriate project and a written project report. The project provides an opportunity for students to define and to manage a self-contained task, which requires the use of cognitive, and project management skills. Students will apply concepts and principles learned in other courses to real situations.

Integrated Case Study

This module is designed to provide students with a solid foundation in the use of case study methodology to analysis situations and propose viable solutions.

Final Year Project II

This project is intended to be the culmination of learning undertaken in the Bachelor of Business (Hons) programme through the completion of an appropriate project and a written project proposal. The project provides an opportunity for students to define and to manage a self-contained task, which requires the use of cognitive, and project management skills.

Entrepreneurship and New Business Development

This course is designed to provide students the theoretical concepts and practical tools for entrepreneurship and new business development. It aims to encourage students’ interest in starting own firm, and also to provide the skills and knowledge in managing, influencing and stimulating entrepreneurial activities. Students will engage in the entrepreneurial process, from the idea generation stage to the collection of information, further refinement of the original idea to produce business plan and idea pitching. Student will develop competencies, techniques, and skills about entrepreneurship, set within a reflective and critical approach to study business development in the modern econom.

Audit and Assurance 2

This module is designed to provide students with a solid foundation in the dynamic and growing field of Auditing.

Professional Attachment

The purpose of this course is to provide exposure to the students regarding th acatual working envioment by placing them to work in organization outside the univeristy. In addiition, the course enables the student to apply concepts and theories acquired during lectures/classes to the actual practices in area relating to business and accounting.
It is important to note that ALL students must complete an internship during their education experience with Raffles. This is one of the core points of distinction for all of our qualifications.

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