Module manager: Alan Duboisee De Ricquebourg
Email: A.J.DuboiseeDeRicquebourg@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2012/13
At least Grade A at GCSE Mathematics or a pass in LUBS1195 Introductory Modelling for Management or any equivalent (or more advanced) module in Mathematics.
| LUBS1235 | Introductory Financial Accounting |
| LUBS1915 | Introduction to Financial Accounting |
| LUBS1925 | Introduction to Management Accounting |
| LUBS2245 | Introduction to Management Accounting |
This module is approved as an Elective
The module aims to introduce students to the basic concepts of management accounting, and the role it plays in planning, decision making and control within an organisation. The module covers the principles of management accounting and the numerical aspects of the subject managerial accounting for business decisions. It also demonstrates examples of applying the theories to the real world management situations.
On completion of this module, students will be able to:
- understand the basic concepts of management accounting and its role in planning, decision making and control;
- understand and apply the principles of costing;
- understand and apply the concepts of decision making in the short and long term;
- understand and apply management accounting techniques for the purpose of control.
- The role of the management accounting information system in planning, decision making and control
- The principles of costing classification, estimation and overhead allocation; Cost-volume-profit analysis
- Cost estimation and pricing decisions
- The budgetary process
- The preparation of cash budgets
- Relevant costs and short term decision making
- Long term decision making - payback, accounting rates of return, NPV and IRR
- Standard costing and variance analysis.
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture | 11 | 1 | 11 |
| Seminar | 9 | 1 | 9 |
| Private study hours | 80 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 20 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 100 | ||
For each 10 credits of study taken, the expectation is that the normal study time (including attendance at lectures and tutorials, self-study and revision) is 100 hours.
In conjunction with the success criteria provided, preparing for and attending the workshops will offer valuable feedback concerning your understanding and progress on the module.
In addition, compulsory on-line MCQ tests and tutor-marked non-assessed coursework will provide further formative feedback.
| Exam type | Exam duration | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc) | 2.0 Hrs 0 Mins | 100 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Exams) | 100 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
The reading list is available from the Library website
Last updated: 3/15/2013
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