Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- apply accounting principles and theories to current issues in management accounting.
- describe, critically evaluate and apply a range of management accounting practices;
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Communicate complex ideas and arguments fluently and effectively in a range of different formats to a variety of different audiences;
- Critically evaluate qualitative and quantitative information.
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- Contemporary techniques to business problems;
- contemporary developments in management accounting;
- Management accounting research and practice.
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Type | Hours |
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Teaching | 32 |
Independent Study | 126 |
Total study time | 158 |
Resources & Reading list
Textbooks
Drury, C. (2018). Management and Cost Accounting.
Mowen, M.M., Hansen, D.R., Heitger, D.L. (2016). Cornerstones of Cost Management.
Burns et al (2013). Management Accounting.
Atrill, P., McLaney, E (2018). Management Accounting for Decision Makers.
Collier. Paul, M. (2015). Accounting for Managers: Interpreting accounting information for decision making.
Assessment
Formative
This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.
Problem solving
- Assessment Type: Formative
- Feedback: Formative feedback will be provided during the lectures and classes on the students’ performance in problem solving exercises and multiple choice questions.
- Final Assessment: No
- Group Work: No
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Group Coursework | 20% |
Examination | 80% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Examination | 100% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Examination | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External