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Undergraduate Programme and Module Handbook 2022-2023 (archived)

Module ACCT1031: Introduction to Management Accounting

Department: Accounting

ACCT1031: Introduction to Management Accounting

Type Tied Level 1 Credits 20 Availability Available in 2022/23 Module Cap None. Location Durham
Tied to NN43
Tied to NN42
Tied to N302
Tied to N304
Tied to N204
Tied to N206
Tied to N305
Tied to N306
Tied to N307

Prerequisites

  • None

Corequisites

  • None

Excluded Combination of Modules

  • None

Aims

  • The aim of the module is to introduce the basic concepts of Management Accounting and to enable students to understand Management Accounting reports.

Content

  • An introduction to Management Accounting. The role of the management accountant; corporate goals; objectives of management accounting in the organisational context.
  • Classification of costs: Stock Valuation and Profit Measurement; Cost concepts; Traditional costing approaches; Quantitative costing techniques: cost estimation and prediction.
  • Cost behaviour
  • Material and Labour Costs
  • Overhead Costs
  • Absorption Costing and Variable Costing
  • Job Costing
  • Process costing
  • Activity Based Costing (ABC)
  • Short-term decision making including relevant costs
  • Limiting factor analysis
  • Pricing decisions
  • Cost-volume-profit (CVP) analysis
  • Information for Planning and Control: Budgetary control and planning; flexible budgets; standard costing and variance analysis; budgeting models; Master and functional budgets.

Learning Outcomes

Subject-specific Knowledge:
  • On completion of this module, students will be able to:
  • understand the relevance of accounting information in business decisions.
  • understand basic management accounting concepts.
  • understand the different cost classifications.
  • understand the different costing systems.
  • demonstrate the usage of management accounting information in short-term and long-term decisions.
Subject-specific Skills:
  • On completion of this module, students will be able to:
  • calculate full and variable costs.
  • understand ways in which management accounting information may be used in decision making.
  • calculate relevant costs for decision making.
  • calculate product price under different pricing approaches.
Key Skills:
  • Written communication
  • Planning, Organisation and Time Management
  • Problem Solving and Analysis
  • Initiative by gaining access to relevant sources
  • Computer literacy
  • Self-management and demonstration of ability to sustain effort over an extended period.

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

  • Learning takes place through attendance at, preparation for, and participation in workshops, directed study and independent study.
  • Summative assessment is by means of a written examination of two hours duration.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Activity Number Frequency Duration Total/Hours
Workshops 20 1 per week 2 hours 40
Revision Workshops 2 2 in Term 3 2 hours 4
Preparation, Reading and Independent Study 156
Total 200

Summative Assessment

Component: Examination Component Weighting: 100%
Element Length / duration Element Weighting Resit Opportunity
Examination 2 hours 100% Same

Formative Assessment:

Computer-based multiple choice questions.


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