Overview
This unit aims to develop your understanding of the concepts and techniques of management accounting, and skills in the use of management accounting techniques to communicate decision-useful information to management. The unit content includes costing terminology, cost accumulation and recording systems, costing methods for both manufacturing and service-based organisations, how … For more content click the Read More button below.
Offerings
S1-01-CAULFIELD-ON-CAMPUS
S2-01-CAULFIELD-EVENING
S2-01-CAULFIELD-ON-CAMPUS
Requisites
Prerequisite
Rules
Enrolment Rule
Contacts
Chief Examiner(s)
Dr Zhiyun Gong
Mr Paul Yap
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, you should be able to:
1.
apply management accounting principles and techniques to service and manufacturing industry cases
2.
compare, contrast and demonstrate various costing models
3.
design budgets and explain the behavioural aspects of different budgeting styles
4.
examine cost-volume-profit analyses, divisional performance evaluation measures
5.
develop capabilities to work effectively in a group; and/or demonstrate effective individual research skills to solve management accounting problems and demonstrate in an individual summative assessment task the acquisition of a comprehensive understanding of the topics covered by ACF5955.
Teaching approach
Problem-based learning
Active learning
Case-based teaching
Assessment
1 - Within semester assessment
2 - Examination
Scheduled and non-scheduled teaching activities
Lectures
Tutorials
Workload requirements
Workload
Learning resources
Required resources
Technology resources
Other unit costs
Costs are indicative and subject to change.
Electronics, calculators and tools: $40