GRA 6221 Financial Reporting, Advanced
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APPLIES TO ACADEMIC YEAR 2016/2017 |
GRA 6221 Financial Reporting, Advanced
Responsible for the course
Jeff Downing, Erlend Kvaal
Department
Department of Accounting - Auditing and Business Analytics
Term
According to study plan
ECTS Credits
6
Language of instruction
English
Introduction
Students acquire a broad insight into financial reporting issues in the mandatory courses in financial reporting and analysis. However, there is a demand for specialized accounting competences beyond what is covered by those courses. This course is tailored to satisfy that demand. Although it focuses on IFRS, it also makes use of knowledge and experiences acquired from US GAAP.
Prerequisite: GRA 6226 Financial Reporting, general
Learning outcome
The course aims at giving the students in-depth knowledge on advanced topics of IFRS-regulation. Topics included are i.a. accounting for income taxes, pension accounting, and accounting for share-based payments and financial instruments.
Prerequisites
All courses in the Masters programme will assume that students have fulfilled the admission requirements for the programme. In addition, courses in second, third and/or fourth semester can have spesific prerequisites and will assume that students have followed normal study progression. For double degree and exchange students, please note that equivalent courses are accepted.
Compulsory reading
Books:
Picker, Ruth (et. al.). 2013. Applying international financial reporting standards. 3rd ed. Wiley
Other:
Articles and book chapters.
Recommended reading
Course outline
Computer-based tools
Not applicable
Learning process and workload
A course of 6 ECTS credits corresponds to a workload of 160-180 hours.
Please note that while attendance is not compulsory in all courses, it is the student’s own responsibility to obtain any information provided in class that is not included on the course homepage/It's learning or text book.
Coursework requirements
Examination
The student can choose to answer the written examination in English or in Norwegian.
| Form of assessment | Weight | Group size |
| Written examination 3 hours | 100% | Individual |
Examination code(s)
GRA 62211 3-hour written examination accounts for 100 % of the final grade in the course GRA 6221.
Examination support materials
BI approved exam calculator
Bilingual dictionary
IFRS in Norwegian
Permitted examination support materials for written examinations are detailed under examination information in the student portal @bi. The section on support materials and the use of calculators and dictionaries should be paid special attention to.
Re-sit examination
It is only possible to retake an examination when the course is next taught. The assessment in some courses is based on more than one exam code. Where this is the case, you may retake only the assessed components of one of these exam codes. All retaken examinations will incur an additional fee. Please note that you need to retake the latest version of the course with updated course literature and assessment. Please make sure that you have familiarised yourself with the latest course description.
Additional information
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