ACX3250 - Advanced management accounting

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Overview

The unit aims to provide an advanced understanding of how management accounting supports organisational strategy. It extends prior management accounting knowledge, provides overarching frameworks for understanding performance management and covers topics relating to a variety of organisational settings.

Offerings

S1-01-CAULFIELD-ON-CAMPUS

Requisites

Prerequisite

Contacts

Chief Examiner(s)

Dr Leona Wiegmann

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you should be able to:

demonstrate how management accounting systems can be designed to support strategy

apply management accounting techniques to strategic business decisions

critically assess strategic management accounting concepts and techniques

analyse and make recommendations regarding the design of strategic management accounting systems

apply critical thinking, problem solving and communication skills to individual and/or group activities to demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the topics covered in the unit.

Assessment summary

Within semester assessment: 50% + Examination: 50%

This unit contains a hurdle requirement that you must achieve to be able to pass the unit. The consequence of not achieving a hurdle requirement is a fail grade (NH) and a maximum mark of 45 for the unit.

Workload requirements

Workload

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities. The unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.