ACB3220 · Management accounting 2

Overview

This unit focuses on the provision and use of management accounting information for management planning and control in organisations. Technical and behavioural issues related to budgeting, performance measurement, and value chain management are considered.

Offerings

Assessment

The Handbook lists an examination for this unit.

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Requisites

Learning outcomes

1. apply management accounting techniques and research skills to measure and enhance organisational performance
2. evaluate management accounting systems and their behavioural implications in organisations
3. apply critical thinking skills to address performance measurement and sustainability concerns
4. communicate in written and verbal form to produce professional management accounting deliverables in a business context
5. collaborate in teams to develop organisational performance measurement systems.

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. You are expected to complete all pre-class activities prior to your scheduled class, and post-class activities should be completed after your scheduled class. Learning activities may include a combination of teacher directed, peer directed and online engagement activities.

Student experience, not official rules. Nothing here changes what the Handbook says.