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

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