Undergraduate Programme and Module Handbook 2020-2021 (archived)
Module ACCT1101: Fundamentals of Management Accounting
Department: Accounting
ACCT1101:
Fundamentals of Management Accounting
Type |
Tied |
Level |
1 |
Credits |
20 |
Availability |
Available in 2020/21 |
Module Cap |
None. |
Location |
Durham
|
Tied to |
N408 |
Tied to |
N409 |
Prerequisites
Corequisites
Excluded Combination of Modules
Aims
- To enable students to understand, apply and critically appraise the fundamental knowledge and techniques that underpin management accounting.
Content
- The context of management accounting
- Costing
- Planning and control
- Decision making
Learning Outcomes
- On completion of this module students should:
- Have knowledge of the costs associated with the production of products and provision of services.
- Have knowledge of different methods of budgeting.
- Have knowledge of different management decision-making techniques.
- On completion of this module students should:
- Be able to select appropriate budgeting approaches and methods and prepare budgets.
- Be able to select appropriate performance measures and calculate differences between actual performance and standards or budgets.
- Be able to identify and calculate relevant data for use in management decision making.
- Data handling and synthesis
- Problem solving
- Critical analysis and judgement
Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to
the learning outcomes of the module
- Teaching is by lectures and seminars. Learning takes place through attendance at lectures, preparation for, and participation in seminars and independent study.
- Formative assessment is by means of a practice test.
- Summative assessment is by means of a written examination.
Teaching Methods and Learning Hours
Activity |
Number |
Frequency |
Duration |
Total/Hours |
|
Lectures |
10 |
2 per week |
2 hours |
40 |
|
Seminars |
8 |
weekly |
1 hour |
8 |
■ |
Revision Lecture |
1 |
once |
2 hour |
2 |
|
Preparation, Reading and Independent Study |
|
|
|
150 |
|
Total |
|
|
|
200 |
|
Summative Assessment
Component: Examination |
Component Weighting: 100% |
Element |
Length / duration |
Element Weighting |
Resit Opportunity |
Written examination |
2 hours |
100% |
same |
Pracice test
■ Attendance at all activities marked with this symbol will be monitored. Students who fail to attend these activities, or to complete the summative or formative assessment specified above, will be subject to the procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University