Management Accounting (6375.4)
Level: | Level 2 - Undergraduate Intermediate Unit |
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Credit Points: | 3 |
HECS Bands: | Band 3 2013-2020 (Expires 31 Dec 2020) Band 4 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021) Band 5 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021) |
Faculty: | Faculty of Business, Government & Law |
Discipline: | School of Information Systems & Accounting |
CLOSED FOR FUTURE ENROLMENT.
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Syllabus
The unit builds on some concepts and techniques of management accounting introduced in Accounting For Managers. The focus of this unit is how accounting is used internally within organisations. The unit covers the fundamental concepts and tools used by accountants to provide information for management planning and control, and to identify and measure the cost of products and services for performance reporting purposes. Ethical issues related to management accounting profession and practices are embedded throughout the unit.
Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
1. Explain the role of management accounting in organisations;
2. Apply cost behaviour, estimate cost functions and demonstrate an understanding of issues that arise in estimating costs in practice;
3. Demonstrate basic cost concepts, interpret and apply costing and cost allocation approaches under a variety of decision making settings;
4. Explain and apply a range of management accounting techniques including flexible budgeting, transfer pricing and cost-management approaches to a variety of decision making contexts, including in a decentralised organisation; and
5. Explain and apply different approaches to pricing of products.
Assessment Items
Contact Hours
Normally thirty nine hours per semester.
Prerequisites
5617 Accounting for Managers OR 11009 Business Decision Making.
Referenced Courses
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- 182JA Bachelor of Accounting
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- 945AA Bachelor of Applied Economics/Bachelor of Commerce
- 986AA Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Advertising and Marketing Communication
- 987AA Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Journalism
- 988AA Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Media Arts and Production
- 989AA Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Public Relations
- 818AA Bachelor of Arts in International Studies/Bachelor of Commerce
- 798AA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Commerce
- 125JA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Communication and Media Studies
- 216JA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Communication in Advertising
- 217JA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Communication in Journalism
- 218JA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Communication in Media and Public Affairs
- 219JA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Communication in Public Relations
- 799AA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Information Technology
- 801AA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Laws
- 802AA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Management
- 804AA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science in Psychology
- 183JA Bachelor of Australian Politics and Public Policy
- 761AA Bachelor of Business Administration
- 762HG Bachelor of Commerce
- 762AB Bachelor of Commerce
- 762AA Bachelor of Commerce
- 100JA Bachelor of Commerce / Bachelor of Advertising and Marketing Communication
- 231JA Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Communication in Advertising
- 232JA Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Communication in Journalism
- 234JA Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Communication in Media and Public Affairs
- 233JA Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Communication in Public Relations
- 281JA Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Event and Tourism Management
- 810AA Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Laws
- 811AA Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Tourism Management
- 112JA Bachelor of Education/Bachelor of Commerce
- 208JA Bachelor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- 279JA Bachelor of Event and Tourism Management
- 184JA Bachelor of Finance
- 185JA Bachelor of Human Resource Management
- 815AA Bachelor of Information Technology/Bachelor of Commerce
- 186JA Bachelor of International Business
- 248HG Bachelor of Justice Studies
- 248JA Bachelor of Justice Studies
- 394AA Bachelor of Management
- 187JA Bachelor of Marketing Management
- 124JA Bachelor of Politics and International Relations
- 147JA Bachelor of Politics and International Relations/Bachelor of Commerce
- 210JA Bachelor of Public Administration
- 188JA Bachelor of Social Science