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Strategic Cost Management (BUSA90184)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Not available in 2024
Overview
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Students should understand:
- the role of the management accounting system within the planning and control function of the organisation;
- the influence of the management accounting control system on management behaviour and an organisation's strategy.
Intended learning outcomes
- understand the importance of identifying the various factors which affect and determine costs;
- understand the basic principles used in costing products and services within an organisation;
- be able to identify relevant costs for non-routine managerial decisions;
- understand the multi-purpose nature of budgeting systems in both the private and public sectors;
- understand the principles of designing reports to provide useful management accounting information;
- gain an appreciation of the influences of budgeting and systems of performance evaluation on management behaviour and organisational functioning;
- appreciate the wide-reaching nature of internal control systems, including administrative controls, accounting controls, and social and cultural controls;
- recognise the degree of variability associated with the design of a management accounting control system.
Last updated: 30 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 30 January 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Case write-ups by syndicate | 35% | |
Class participation | Throughout the teaching period | 15% |
End-of-semester examination
| During the examination period | 50% |
Last updated: 30 January 2024
Dates & times
Not available in 2024
Last updated: 30 January 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 30 January 2024