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ACCFIN1016: Introduction to Finance, Investments and Institutions 
Final Examination Guide and Notes 2025 
 
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ACCFIN1016: Introduction to Finance, Investments & Institutions

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ACADEMIC YEAR 2024 - 2025

University	University of Glasgow
Study Level	Undergraduate
Course Code	ACCFIN1016
Course Name	Introduction to Finance, Investments and Institutions
Notes Title	Final Examination Guide and Notes
Page Length	64

The ACCFIN1016: Introduction to Finance, Investments and Institutions, University of Glasgow - Final Examination Guide and Notes 2025 provides students with a unique summarised version of the core information contained in the full course, and the essentials you need in order to fully comprehend and apply. This guide is full of specific and detailed information that will be key to passing your exam. Concepts and principles aren't simply named or described in passing, but are explained in detail. You can use these notes as a reference, to understand the topics better and improve your grades in the final examination.

The ACCFIN1016 course, titled "Introduction to Finance, Investments and Institutions," is an introductory module that requires no prior knowledge of finance or accounting. This course is meticulously designed to familiarise students with the essentials of financial management and investment, and to introduce them to the workings of financial markets.

By the end of this course, you should be able to:

Identify and apply appropriate accounting classification, measurement, and reporting.
Develop and apply problem-solving and critical thinking skills essential to solve unstructured problems.
Understand and apply the Committee on Sponsoring Organisations of the Treadway Commission’s (COSO) Internal Control-Integrated Framework.
Evaluate the design of IT controls in terms of the COSO’s Internal Control-Integrated Framework.
Develop audit programmes and apply basic techniques to perform audits of computerised accounting systems.
Compare and contrast the professional standards for Issuers and Nonissuers.
Design risk assessment procedures to evaluate the implementation of internal controls relevant to financial reporting.
Identify and document financial statement assertions and formulate audit objectives.

COURSE CODE	COURSE NAME
ACCFIN1001	Introduction to Business Reporting and Financial Accounting
ACCFIN1003	Finance 1
ACCFIN1004	Financial Accounting 1
ACCFIN1006	Introduction to Management Accounting and Control
ACCFIN1016	Introduction to Finance, Investments and Institutions
ACCFIN2002	Finance 2
ACCFIN2003	Financial Accounting 2
ACCFIN2018	Statistical Analysis and Methods
ACCFIN4010	Capital Markets and Portfolio Management
ACCFIN4040	Derivative Securities
ACCFIN4070	Corporate Finance
ACCFIN4079	Econometric Methods for Accounting and Finance
ACCFIN4081	Financial Management
ECON1001	Economics 1A
ECON1002	Economics 1B
ECON2001	Economics 2A
ECON2002	Economics 2B
ECON4003	Econometrics 1: Introduction to Econometrics
ECON4004	Econometrics 2: Multiple Regression and Applications
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