This subject focuses on management accounting for cost and control purposes in an organisational context. It emphasises the use of quantitative techniques and computer software including spreadsheets. The subject includes an overview of management accounting perspectives with an emphasis on systems design and provides a framework for problem solving and analysis of conventional and modern cost accounting paradigms including job and process costing, standard costing and variance analysis, relevant costs for decisions, activity-based costing, kaizen costing, just-in-time, target costing, control systems, benchmarking, performance evaluation and balanced scorecard.
HD/FL
One session
School of Accounting and Finance
Postgraduate students only.
The following table summarises the assessment tasks for the online offering of ACC512 in Session 3 2020. Please note this is a guide only. Assessment tasks are regularly updated and can also differ to suit the mode of study (online or on campus).
The information contained in the CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: May 2021. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.