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AC3054: MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING 3 (2020-2021)

Last modified: 05 Aug 2021 13:04


Course Overview

Building upon the material in Management Accounting 2, the course examines in greater detail behavioural, managerial, and strategic aspects of management accounting and management control. The course content includes management accounting issues pertaining to:

  • Strategic management accounting

  • Operational management issues including quality management

  • Performance evaluation and management systems

  • Management control systems, and

  • Advance decision making techniques such as decision-trees, learning curves and project evaluation and review techniques

Course Details

Study Type Undergraduate Level 3
Term First Term Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr William Jackson

Qualification Prerequisites

  • Either Programme Level 3 or Programme Level 4

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Either Accountancy (AC) (Studied) or Finance (FI) (Studied)
  • Either Programme Level 3 or Programme Level 4
  • AC2031 Management Accounting 2 (Passed)
  • Any Undergraduate Programme (Studied)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

Building upon the material in Management Accounting 2, the course examines in greater detail theoretical, behavioural, organisational, managerial and also historical aspects of various management accounting and control techniques and practices.

Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

More Information about Week Numbers


Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

Online MCQ tests (30%)

2,000 word individual case study (70%)

Alternative Resit Arrangements for students taking course in Academic Year 2020/21

Resit: 2,000 word individual case study (100%)

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
FactualRememberILO’s for this course are available in the course guide.
 

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