{"id":1018,"date":"2024-09-02T10:00:33","date_gmt":"2024-09-02T09:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecourse.uk\/8135\/?page_id=1018"},"modified":"2025-09-16T11:34:23","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T10:34:23","slug":"reading","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ecourse.uk\/8135\/?page_id=1018","title":{"rendered":"Reading"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/ecourse.uk\/8135\/?page_id=1018\/#DO_NOT_PURCHASE_ANY_BOOKS_BEFORE_THE_COURSE_STARTS_%E2%80%93_FURTHER_GUIDANCE_WILL_BE_GIVEN_IN_WEEK_ONE\" >DO NOT PURCHASE ANY BOOKS BEFORE THE COURSE STARTS &#8211; FURTHER GUIDANCE WILL BE GIVEN IN WEEK ONE.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/ecourse.uk\/8135\/?page_id=1018\/#Interpreting_Financial_and_Accounting_Information\" >Interpreting Financial and Accounting Information<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/ecourse.uk\/8135\/?page_id=1018\/#Introductory_reading\" >Introductory reading<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/ecourse.uk\/8135\/?page_id=1018\/#Understanding_and_Interpreting_Accounts_In_A_Week_Make_Sense_Of_Financial_Statements_In_Seven_Simple_Steps_by_Roger_Mason_Hodder_Education\" >Understanding and Interpreting Accounts In A Week: Make Sense Of Financial Statements In Seven Simple Steps \nby Roger Mason \nHodder Education<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"DO_NOT_PURCHASE_ANY_BOOKS_BEFORE_THE_COURSE_STARTS_%E2%80%93_FURTHER_GUIDANCE_WILL_BE_GIVEN_IN_WEEK_ONE\"><\/span><strong>DO NOT PURCHASE ANY BOOKS BEFORE THE COURSE STARTS &#8211; FURTHER GUIDANCE WILL BE GIVEN IN WEEK ONE.<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>The recommended text for this module is:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1945\" src=\"https:\/\/ecourse.uk\/8135\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/TEXTBOOK-2025.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"217\" height=\"271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ecourse.uk\/8135\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/TEXTBOOK-2025.png 364w, https:\/\/ecourse.uk\/8135\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/TEXTBOOK-2025-240x300.png 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 217px) 100vw, 217px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Interpreting_Financial_and_Accounting_Information\"><\/span><strong>Interpre<\/strong><strong>t<\/strong><strong>ing Financial and Accounting Information<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Numa Fudong\/Chris Lang<br \/>\nSecond edition 2021<\/p>\n<p>Published: July 2021 | ISBN: 9781860728280<br \/>\nThis is available as a <a href=\"https:\/\/indiepubs.co.uk\/cart?storefront=true&amp;publishername=cgi-publishing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">download pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Do I need the book??<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>You might survive the module without purchasing the book \u2013 but you will need to do significant independent research on the internet (which you should be doing anyway) and refer to library copies of the book. You also need to be wary of some of the material you might find on the web which may be too simple or even inaccurate. Learn to distinguish between objective, reliable sources and those which are unsubstantiated opinion or secondary (and often plagiarised) sources.<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Introductory_reading\"><\/span><strong>Introductory reading<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blackwells.co.uk\/bookshop\/product\/Understanding-and-Interpreting-Accounts-in-a-Week-by-Roger-Mason\/9781473608603\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1023 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/ecourse.uk\/8135\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2019\/09\/bookkeeping-in-a-week-2017-09-11_13-55-49-192x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"193\" height=\"302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ecourse.uk\/8135\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/bookkeeping-in-a-week-2017-09-11_13-55-49-192x300.jpg 192w, https:\/\/ecourse.uk\/8135\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/bookkeeping-in-a-week-2017-09-11_13-55-49.jpg 213w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 193px) 100vw, 193px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Understanding_and_Interpreting_Accounts_In_A_Week_Make_Sense_Of_Financial_Statements_In_Seven_Simple_Steps_by_Roger_Mason_Hodder_Education\"><\/span><strong>Understanding and Interpreting Accounts In A Week: Make Sense Of Financial Statements In Seven Simple Steps<\/strong><br \/>\nby Roger Mason<br \/>\nHodder Education<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blackwells.co.uk\/bookshop\/product\/9780199684311?gC=5a105e8b&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjwvsqZBhAlEiwAqAHElRD8fudci0_-mCDKaCVYzNWgxEJ7ksFylucg0KdE-x4xuR33H5yaLRoCbnoQAvD_BwE\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1024 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/ecourse.uk\/8135\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2019\/09\/nobes-2017-09-11_14-04-19-193x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"193\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ecourse.uk\/8135\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/nobes-2017-09-11_14-04-19-193x300.jpg 193w, https:\/\/ecourse.uk\/8135\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/nobes-2017-09-11_14-04-19.jpg 277w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 193px) 100vw, 193px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A useful short\u00a0<strong>Introduction to Accounting<\/strong>\u00a0is published by Oxford University Press. Written by Christopher Nobes it provides a useful introduction to aspects of accounting. Not enough to get you through the course \u2013 but at \u00a34.99 it may be useful.<\/p>\n<p>Get it in Blackwells Bookshop or online\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.co.uk\/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&amp;ion=1&amp;espv=2&amp;ie=UTF-8#q=christopher+nobes+accounting&amp;tbm=shop&amp;spd=9439935913635285487\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DO NOT PURCHASE ANY BOOKS BEFORE THE COURSE STARTS &#8211; FURTHER GUIDANCE WILL BE GIVEN IN WEEK ONE. The recommended text for this module is: Interpreting Financial and Accounting Information Numa Fudong\/Chris Lang Second edition 2021 Published: July 2021 | ISBN: 9781860728280 This is available as a download pdf Do I need the book?? 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