Postgraduate Course: Management Control for Risk and Uncertainty (ACCN11003)
Course Outline
| School | Business School |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 15 |
| Home subject area | Accounting |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | Too often accounting is seen as a mere tool which delivers neutral calculations. This is never the case, especially in situations where the link between information and decision making is difficult to establish. The course draws on this assumption to equip participants with a critical understanding of the functioning and use of financial data and metrics in real business situations. It will enable students to acquire and articulate new forms of designing management control systems which enable managers to cope with organizational complexities. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 2, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
13/01/2014 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
150
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Lecture Hours 16,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 9,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 3,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
122 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
65 %,
Coursework
35 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | Management Control for Risk and Uncertainty | 2:00 | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
At the end of the course, participants are expected to:
Understand the use in practice and limitations of basic financial techniques to assess the viability of major programmes;
Critically apply evaluation techniques to value large investments in infrastructure and be aware of the limitation of such techniques;
Link various degree of risk to different financing options and understand how financial metrics may distort our perception of risk and feasibility;
Design financial metrics to monitor the performance of the programme;
Utilise performance measurement and control techniques to mobilise change, increase chances of programme's success and avoid failure;
Be aware of the organisational, political and social role that accounting figures can play in practical settings and in the context of major project management where stakeholders have varied interests. |
Assessment Information
Class Participation 10%
Group Assignment 25%
Degree Examination 65% |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords | Risk Uncertainty |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Paulo Quattrone
Tel: (0131 6)51 5541
Email: Paolo.Quattrone@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Stephen Graham
Tel: (0131 6)50 8071
Email: Stephen.Graham@ed.ac.uk |
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