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Brochure
Click here to download July 2010 Brochure (for November 2010 Project Submission).

Program Structure

Tutorials
These tutorials will equip you with the necessary skills required to complete both your Research & Analysis Report and Skills & Learning Statement. They will cover:

• Choosing your topic
• Research & analysis methods
• Writing your report
• Communicating with your Mentor
• Presentation Skills
• Preparing your Skills & Learning Statement
• Submission procedures
  

Online Mentoring

To provide guidance and support in preparation for your Skills & Learning Statement. This online support is provided by Kaplan Financial mentor. However, should you require additional support, you can book meetings with our mentor to discuss the challenges which you are facing.

Group Presentation
To give you the opportunity to deliver a 15-minute presentation on your Report to your peers in accordance with the Oxford Brookes University's requirements.

E-learning Website
Kaplan Financial provides students with an online tool to help you track your progression. Our mentor will monitor your progress to ensure that you are kept on track towards your project submission.ACCA/Oxford Brookes University Approved

Research And Analysis Project Guide
In addition, students will receive an ACCA/Oxford Brookes University Approved Research and Analysis Project Guide from Kaplan Publishing, which includes a list of recommended topics for your report, plus extensive guidance notes on how to conduct your research.

Eligibility

An ACCA student is automatically opted in to the BSc Scheme when they register for the ACCA qualification. If a student chooses to opt out of the revised degree scheme on registration, they can opt back in before they have attempted either, or all, of Papers F7, F8 & F9. If you have passed any of these 3 subjects, you cannot register on to the BSc degree.

To be awarded the BSc (Hons) in Applied Accounting you must:

• Opt in to do the BSc with ACCA UK before passing any of the 3 ACCA Fundamental papers F7, F8 and F9
• Pass the three ACCA Fundamentals papers F7, F8 & F9 & pass other papers as required to successfully complete all nine Fundamentals Level papers
• Complete the ACCA Professional Ethics Module by 15 October 2010, before submission of project in 30 November 2010
• Complete and pass the Oxford Brookes University Research and Analysis Project
• Complete the BSc degree scheme within 10 years of your initial registration onto the ACCA's professional qualification, even if you convert from one ACCA qualification to another during that 10-year period

Please note that you must successfully complete the Fundamental level exam papers F1-F9 and complete the Professional Ethics module before submitting a Research and Analysis Project to Oxford Brookes University. You are required to pay a project submission fee of £85 (Period 20) to Oxford Brookes University with your project submission.

You will gain access to the Professional Ethics module via myACCA as soon as you become eligible to take Paper P1, Professional Accountant.

Admission

The minimum academic entry requirements for registering on the BSc degree are:

• 2 ‘A’ levels plus 3 GCE ‘O’ levels including Mathematics and English
• Oxford Brookes University recognises a number of other qualifications which satisfy the minimum English Language requirement, including a pass in Paper F4 Corporate & Business Law prior to attempting Papers F7, F8 & F9
• MSER students who do not have an acceptable English Language qualification, will be permitted to register for the BSc degree only after they have passed Paper 4 Corporate & Business Law
• If you are a CAT student who has passed the CAT Advanced Level exam papers, you meet all the entry requirements for the BSc Degree.

Exemptions

As a registered student, you may be given exemptions from one or more of the 9 ACCA specified exam papers. Oxford Brookes University will give credits for exemptions by ACCA for any of Papers F1-F6. However, if you wish to achieve the BSc degree you must sit and pass all of the 3 ACCA subjects F7, F8 & F9.

No exemptions can be given from the Professional Ethics Module or from the Oxford Brookes University Research and Analysis Project.

Assessment

The Research and Analysis Project (RAP) is the final component of the BSc degree and consists of two separate documents:

• 6,500 word Research Report (RR) and a
• 2,000 word Skills and Learning Statement (SLS)

You are also required to give a presentation on the project to your project mentor.

You have 3 attempts to pass the RAP. Unfortunately, if you fail the RAP on three separate occasions, you will no longer be eligible to complete the BSc degree.

Please note that you can either submit the same project topic 3 times or 3 different RAPs.

Determination of Class

The BSc degree will be based on both:

• The ACCA average mark determined from the exam marks in the Fundamental Skills Papers (F4-F9)
• The grade achieved for the Research and Analysis Project (RAP) 

 
You will be given one of three Passes grades (A, B or C) or a Fail Grade (F) for the performance in the RP. You will be given either a ‘Satisfactory’ grade or an ‘Unsatisfactory’ grade for the performance in the SLS.

Preview Talk (Seat Reservation)

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• All registration are subject to seat capacity and on a first-come-first-served basis
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