ACCT222-17S1 (C) Semester One 2017

Management Accounting

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 20 February 2017
End Date: Sunday, 25 June 2017
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 5 March 2017
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 21 May 2017

Description

An introduction to contemporary management accounting theory and practice. Topics include: planning and budgeting; cost management; decision-making; performance measurement and evaluation; and strategic management accounting.

ACCT222 Management Accounting is both content and skills driven.  The objectives of the course are:
a)  To provide students with an understanding of management accounting theory and practice, including: Costing of products and services; Using management accounting information for decision-making; Planning and budgeting; Management control; Revenue management and pricing; and Performance measurement and evaluation.
b)  To build the generic skills of students including:  Oral and written communication; Critical and conceptual thinking; Problem-solving; and Analytical skills.

ACCT222 is an essential course for those students wishing to complete the academic requirements of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand. Also, ACCT222 is a prerequisite course for ACCT332: Advanced Management Accounting. Upon successful completion of ACCT222 and ACCT332, students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of contemporary management accounting theory and practice.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the ACCT 222 course it is expected that students will be able to:
a. Discuss the nature and role of management accounting in organisations.
b. Calculate the cost of products and services using various costing techniques.
c. Discuss the nature and purpose of alternative costing techniques for products and services.
d. Make various non-routine decisions supported by both financial calculations and evaluation of non-financial issues.
e. Discuss how an organisation’s strategy influences its plans, controls and actions, particularly its revenue management and pricing methods.
f. Develop budgets and evaluate their purpose and uses, including behavioural implications.
g. Calculate and explain budget and standard cost variances.
h. Calculate and analyse the performance of various aspects of organisations using financial, non-financial and qualitative measures.
i. Convey their views, analysis and recommendations to others using oral and written forms of communication.

Prerequisites

Restrictions

ACIS222, AFIS222

Equivalent Courses

ACIS222, AFIS222

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Beverley Lord

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Homework 20%
Tutorial Participation 10%
Term Test 35%
Final Exam 35%

Textbooks / Resources

Required Texts

Eldenburg, L. G., Brooks, A., Oliver, J., Vesty, G., Dormer, R. and Murthy, V; Management Accounting ; 3rd Edition; John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd, 2017.

This is an interactive online textbook.  You are able to purchase the access code and download instructions from the University Bookshop.
Alternatively you can purchase it on the Wiley Direct website
Note that the website prices are in Australian Dollars.

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Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $775.00

International fee $3,188.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Department of Accounting and Information Systems .

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