AF2S532 - Digital Accounting 09 Mar 2020 - 31 Aug 2025 | Version 1

Associated Module Information

Module Code: AF2S532
Module Title: Digital Accounting
Faculty: Faculty of Business and Creative Industries
Faculty Group: Accounting and Finance
Faculty Sub Group: Accounting and Finance
Module Leader: Kristy Elias
Module Team: Jared Davies
First Intended Intake: SEP 2020 Final Year of Intake: 2024
Date Closed:
Credit Value: 20 Credit Level: 5
Language: English
Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: 0
Equivalent Module:
HECOS codes: 100105 - accounting
HECOS Code Weighting: 100

Document Version Information

Version 1
Valid From 09 Mar 2020
Valid To 31 Aug 2025

Module Aims

To provide students with an understanding of digital accounting software including everyday programs for the processing of taxes, financial accounting and audit. Students will also be exposed to information systems, business intelligence software and general IT regulations.

Content Summary

Indicative content:

Information systems

Big data

Making tax digital – VAT, PAYE and NI

Accounting information systems

Business information and data communication (Power BI)

Ethics for IT

Audit software including IDEA

Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Practical classes and workshops 46
Independent Study 96
Directed Study 56
Formative Assessment - Scheduled 2
Total Hours Selected 200

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 Distinguish between different information systems and business intelligence software.
LO2 Evaluate different real life accounting programs in relation to tax and financial reporting.

Module Requisites

N/A

Assessment Criteria

Assessment Category Assessment Type Description Duration Word Count Weight (%) Best of? Pass Mark
Asynchronous Assessment Portfolio 1 A collection of data analysis using a number of software packages: Excel IDEA Power BI 0 3500 70 No 40
Asynchronous Assessment Critique 1 Group report and presentation on a specific digital application 0 1500 30 No 40

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1 LO2
Portfolio 1
Critique 1

Reading List

Fraud Auditing Using CAATT: A Manual for Auditors and Forensic Accountants to Detect Organizational Fraud Shaun Aghili

Accounting Information Systems by James Hall

Power Pivot and Power Bi: The Excel User's Guide to Dax, Power Query, Power Bi & Power Pivot in Excel 2010-2016 Paperback – 1 Jan 2016

by Rob Collie

Academic journals

Digital accounting digest