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The module will cover:

nbsp;        Purpose of accounting,

nbsp;        Elements of cost and cost behaviour,

nbsp;        Costing for long- and short-term decision making,

nbsp;        Management accounting in a competitive environment,

nbsp;        Budgetary preparation and control.

Profit and not-for profit, service and (to a lesser extent) manufacturing sector cases will be used.

A student passing this module should be able to demonstrate:

1. knowledge of  some of the contexts in which management accounting operates; (PLO1)
2. knowledge of the main technical language and practices of management  accounting; (PLO2)
3. skills in using fundamental management accounting tools and internal company reports; (PLO3)
4. knowledge of main theories and empirical evidence concerning management accounting; (PLO4)
5. development of skills in analysing arguments and data, communicating information and drawing reasoned conclusions; (PLO5)
6. the ability to manage their own learning independently, including being able to find, extract and analyse data from different sources, and acknowledge and reference these appropriately; (PLO6)
7. Communication and numerical skills, including the ability to present qualitative and quantitative information, together with analysis , argument and commentary, in a form which will be understood by its intended audience.(PLO8)

The Library Catalogue contains full details of the current reading list for this module. Further details may also be found in the Module Guide.