NTU ACC Year 3 Modules

AC3104 Risk Management & Advanced Auditing
 Assessment: Class Activity, Class Participation & Presentation (40%) + Finals (60%)
Grade attained: A

Second audit module I have taken in NTU. Audit is generally one of my best modules. I have gotten an A+ for AC2104 Audit I. Basically as long as you are familiar with the audit procedures and assertions, scoring for this module should not be an issue. Audit procedures can’t differ much tbh. Try coming up with a list of common audit procedures (from your tutorial answers) so that you can apply it in exams. Another exam tip is to provide more than what is required. E.g. If the question requires for 3 risks, come up with 4-5 risks. There should be sufficient or even excess time for you to do so (provided that you prepare well).
During my semester, there were a lot of elearning lessons (yay!) and class activities. At the end of each seminar, there will be a class activity (sometimes it will be a tutorial qns). Thus, it would be good if there is a smart kid in your group to help with the class activity. Btw grouping was done by the prof so you can’t choose your team members. I managed to get A- for the class activities component, which makes up 18% of total grade. 

Note: If you are not an outspoken person, try to get a prof who does not bother much about class participation. I heard that there was one prof who actually gave a s grade for class participation to his students. I was supposedly in his class, but swapped out (I was scared lol).

AC3103 Accounting Analysis & Equity Valuation
Assessment: Individual writing, Midterms, Group Project, Class Participation & Presentation + Finals
Grade Attained: A+

Finals saved me. The final examination was very similar to the tutorial questions. So practise well!  I was pretty sure that my project work pulled me down because we exceeded the deadline and it was incomplete. So I was actually very surprised when I received my final grade. My individual critique writing probably contributed to my final grade as well. 
Tips: Start early on the project because it is gonna be tedious, Practise tutorial qns

AC3102 Risk Reporting & Analysis (Consolidation)
Assessment: Midterms + Class Participation & Presentation (50%) + Finals (50%)
Grade Attained: A-

I dreaded this module the most during my final year. My accounting journal entries suck. I'm always confused on which account to debit or credit. Since consolidation is the final accounting module, it is like the summary of all accounting modules. The final examination was tough. I don’t recall finishing any questions, or even if I did, the answers were probably wrong. (I heard that the average grade was D before moderation. Even though I got an A-, my grade was most likely C/C- before moderation.) To make things worse, my group members weren’t that great. My friend and I swapped index at the second week, and most of my classmates have already formed groups. So we have to group with the 'leftovers' (you get what i mean).
To score for this module, practice is super important. You have to be familiar with the basic journal entries first, as exams will be assessing the more advanced components. Make notes for the journal entries if possible.

AB3601 Strategic Management
Assessment: Individual writing, Project, Class Participation & Presentation (50%) + Finals (50%)
Grade attained: A-

This module reminds me of marketing. There will be a lot of exchange students taking this module so be prepared to have 1-2 exchange students in your group. My group had 2 Korean students. I didn’t want to group with them initially as I was afraid that they would slack. Surprisingly, they contributed quire a fair bit and helped out a lot. They were more enthusiastic than us (lol).  I would probably not put in as much effort as them if I were on exchange. Is it Koreans are generally more diligent? HAHA

Exam case was given a week before the exam. Prepare the answers beforehand. Our semester was the first to have 2 exam cases, so preparation became 2 times harder. You have to predict the questions for each exam case. I prepared 25-30 pages worth of answers for each case, so that’s like 50-60pgs in total for 2 cases. I didn’t manage to write down all my answers tho. So rmb to keep your answers short! Also, link your answers to the case. Don’t simply regurgitate from the lecture notes!

Conclusion for year 3 
Fortunately, all the professors who taught me for these modules are really good. They provided detailed explanation to aid my understanding. The best thing is that they are all very lenient when it comes to class participation. I have never actually spoken up in class (except during comm fund and biz law). So to be able to attained these grades, I find it quite a great feat (lol, self-complimenting).
That’s all! Good luck to those taking these modules J Personally I find year 3 accounting to be more manageable than year 2.

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9 comments :

  1. Hi Ariel,

    Thank you for the reviews for Y3 acc mods. If you don’t mind, Isit possible for you to share notes for the year 3 Acc Mods (AC3103, AC2105, AC3102, AC3104) with me? My email is sarahjoanne419@gmail.com

    Thanks!

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  2. Hi Ariel! Can you share your notes for AC3103 and AB3601 with me? I really need help to pull up my GPA for the last semester. My email is ngjimmy747@gmail.com.
    Thank you so much!

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  3. Hi Ariel, I am also taking AC3102, AC3104 and AB3601 next semester! Really need some help! :/ If you have any notes, templates, materials, do share it with me at dwyj09s@gmail.com! Really appreciate it! :)

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  4. Hi Ariel, do u have notes for AC2104? Really need some help to pull up my GPA. My email is lim_zhi_peng@hotmail.com. Really appreciate it!:)

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  5. Hi Ariel, thanks for sharing your views on NTU modules! I am also taking AB3601 this semester, would really appreciate if you have any notes/materials to share with me. My email is kkelseyjamie@gmail.com . Much thanks!

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  7. Hi Ariel, thank you for reviewing your year 3 modules. I am also taking AC3102, AC3103, AC3104 and AB3601 this semester, would appreciate if you have notes to share with me. My email is rtxw28@gmail.com . Thank you!

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  8. hey Ariel, i'm a year 2 currently drowning in work. It would really help if you could share your notes for AC2104? my email is valpacacyw@gmail.com! thank uuu

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  9. hi ariel, i'm currently y2 and would need some help in AC2104, could you share your notes for the module? my email is moustacheeyy@gmail.com! thankyou!

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