Subject details

On successful completion of this subject you will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate a broad, critical and practical understanding of technical and theoretical of recent developments in the management accounting discipline and areas of professional practice
  2. Demonstrate the creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice and/or for further learning
  3. Apply the concepts and theories of management accounting to practices in the real world
  4. Develop communication, technical and research skills to justify and interpret conceptual propositions, methodologies, conclusions and professional decisions to specialist and non-specialist audiences.

  • Topics

    • A week-by-week guide to the topics you will explore in this unit will be provided in your study materials.

In order to enrol in this subject, you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:

Core
  • RMI-PAC-MAS-2018
  • RMI-CPA-MAS-2018

Special requirements

No special requirements

Strategic Management Control Systems provides you with the opportunity to look at the concepts of management accounting as a system for recording, processing, reporting and analysing of information for costing and managerial decision making. It also aims to raise your awareness to the significant organisational and social changes in a range of industries and organisations which have dramatically affected the environment and functions of management accounting systems.

This subject includes a work integrated learning experience in which your knowledge and skills will be applied and assessed in a simulated workplace context and where feedback from industry and/or community is integral to your experience.

  • Major Project (50%)
  • Assessment 2 (10%)
  • Assignment A & B (40%)

Textbooks are subject to change within the academic year. Students are advised to purchase their books no earlier than one to two months before the start of a subject.

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Related Degrees

postgraduate RMI-PAC-MAS-2018

Master of Professional Accounting

postgraduate RMI-CPA-MAS-2018

Master of Professional Accounting (CPA Australia Extension)