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.

Rules

Enrolment Rule

Notes

This unit is not offered in 2021.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you should be able to:
1.

demonstrate how management accounting systems can be designed to support strategy

2.

apply management accounting techniques to strategic business decisions

3.

critically assess strategic management accounting concepts and techniques

4.

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

5.

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.

Teaching approach

Active learning

Assessment

1 - Within semester assessment
2 - Examination

Workload requirements

Workload