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Postgraduate TAS-BFA612-2021

Management and Cost Accounting

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Duration

13 weeks

Study method

100% online

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Assessments

Subjects may require attendance

Prior study

Not required

Study terms

  • 22 Feb 2021
  • 12 Jul 2021
UTAS
Australia’s fourth oldest university, the University of Tasmania, is highly regarded internationally for teaching and academic excellence. The university offers more than 100 undergraduate degrees and more than 50 postgraduate programs across a range of disciplines. The university offers students a diverse range of opportunities, the chance to learn from leading experts, and excellent preparation for their future careers.

QS RANKING 2021

19

Times Higher Education Ranking 2021

25

  • 2021

Subject details

What you'll learn

On completion of this subject the student will be able to:

  1. critique, explain, apply and evaluate techniques, processes and systems
  2. research and apply theoretic technical management accounting knowledge and skills to business problems
  3. work in a diverse group context to analyse a case study using management accounting techniques and interpersonal skills to provide recommendations in a business report
  4. identify and critique social responsibility and sustainability issues and evaluate impact on specific situations
Topics covered
    • Overview of subject and the context of management accounting
    • Different purposes of costs and determining how costs behave
    • Cost Volume profit analysis
    • Estimating the costs of producing services, products and inventory
    • Target costing, managing activities and managing capacity
    • Activity based management and activity based costing
    • Pricing, customer profitability and decision making
    • Budgeting control, responsibility accounting and flexible budget
    • Variances
    • Strategy formation and the balanced scorecard
    • Quality, time and the balanced scorecard
    • Measuring and reporting sustainability
    • Performance Measurement and Incentive Compensation
Entry requirements

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

Core
  • TAS-PAS-MAS-2021
  • TAS-MPA-MAS-2021

Special requirements

No special requirements

Description

In this subject we explore the key functions fulfilled by managerial and cost accounting. The primary purpose of managerial and cost accounting is to provide relevant information to managers within an organisation. Managerial accounting can be thought of as the informal language used within the organisation to facilitate planning, control, coordination and performance assessment. Decision contexts can vary from the broad strategic planning and resource allocation decisions made at corporate or divisional level, to the more specific cost and performance information necessary to monitor individual products, customers or segments. The ultimate measure of success is whether or not internal decision making has been improved as a result of the relevance, quality and timeliness of information provided by the management accounting function.

Assessments

  • (10%%)
  • (65%%)
  • (20%%)
  • Workshop (5%%)
Textbooks

Check the learning management system (LMS) of your university for textbook details.

Check the learning management system (LMS) of your university for textbook details.

Related degrees

Postgraduate TAS-PAS-MAS-2021

Master of Professional Accounting Specialisation

Postgraduate TAS-MPA-MAS-2021

Master of Professional Accounting

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