Course Outline 0452 Accounting IGCSE
Course Outline 0452 Accounting IGCSE
Course Outline 0452 Accounting IGCSE
Subject: IGCSE_0452_Accounting
Aims:
The aims are to enable students to:
• knowledge and understanding of the principles and purposes of accounting for individuals,
businesses, non-trading organisations and society as a whole
• an understanding of accounting concepts, principles, policies, techniques, procedures and
terminology
• improved skills of numeracy, literacy, communication, enquiry, presentation and
interpretation
• improved accuracy, orderliness and the ability to think logically
• an excellent foundation for advanced study.
Objectives:
AO2 Analysis
candidates should be able to:
• select data which is relevant to identified needs of business • order, analyse and present
information in an appropriate accounting form
AO3 Evaluation
Candidates should be able to:
• interpret and evaluate accounting information and draw reasoned conclusions.
(We do not expect learners starting this course to have previously studied Accounting.)
Learners should be able to communicate effectively.
Learners should be able to use Accounting concepts and apply them to day to day life.
Learners should be able to calculate answers for numerical questions.
Learners should be able to use their accounting knowledge to interpret various Businesses’
Annual Reports.
Scheme of Work:
No. of
Month Working Unit Topics
Days
April 18 Bridge Course
May 00
July 21 Section 2: Sources and 2.1 The double entry system of book-
recording of data keeping (continued)
2.2 Business documents
2.3 Books of primary entry
1. Formative Assessments:
These are a variety of tests and assignments set by the school as part of the teaching and
learning process. This will include minor end of topic tests, integrated projects, presentations, group
work, debates and discussions etc.
Project Work, Business Start-up, Individual Presentation, Group presentation and topic tests.
2. Summative Assessments:
End of Volume 1 & 3: 25 Marks Review Paper of duration 50 minutes (Only writing time,
no reading time).
· The students will be assessed on the respective volume syllabus.
End of Volume 2 : 50 Marks Term Paper of duration 1 Hr 15 minutes (MCQ and Structured
written paper))
End of Volume 4 : Two Term Papers ( Component 12, Multiple Choice of duration 1 hour
15 minutes; 35 Marks and Component 22, structured written paper of duration 1 hour and 45
minutes; 100 Marks)
Paper 12
Multiple
Course Multiple Multiple Profit (Multiple
Choice
Paper Work and Choice Choice House Choice)
and
Descripti it’s and and (Real
structured
on Individual structure structured Business Paper 22
written
presentati d written written activity (Structured
paper
on paper paper with profit written
goals) paper)
Paper 12 (35
M)
Marks
25M 25M 50M 25M 25M Paper 22
(100 M)