Postgraduate Course: Advanced Management Accounting (CMSE11101)
Course Outline
| School | Business School |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 15 |
| Home subject area | Common Courses (Management School) |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course is based on both research and practice in management accounting. The objective is to provide students with an appreciation of the main research developments in management accounting and to explore how they have impacted on practice. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | For Business School PG students only, or by special permission of the School. Please contact the course secretary. |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Business School postgraduate students only. |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | No |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
16/09/2013 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
150
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Lecture Hours 20,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 3,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
125 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
100 %,
Coursework
0 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Advanced Management Accounting | 2:00 | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding:
On completion of the course students will be able to:
* Be familiar with many of the seminal contributions in management accounting research.
* Have a knowledge of contemporary research in the discipline
* Understand the role played by management accounting in the modern organisation.
* Have developed skills in the critical analysis of research.
* Appreciate very practical issues in the application of management accounting
Intellectual Skills and Personal Development:
Students will develop skills in analysing research and in appreciating the practical issues involved in operating management accounting systems.
Subject Specific Skills:
Students will gain skill in accessing the strengths and weakness of a range of management accounting techniques (both established and new).
Planned Student Learning Experiences / Teaching Approach:
Students will learn by listening, reading and doing. In each of the ten sessions the course lecturer will present for approximately one hour. The second hour of the session will involve a mix of discussion topics and exercises. The course booklet provides specified reading.
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Assessment Information
| An examination will count for 100% if the course assessment. The examination questions will be narrative although students may use numerical illustrations in their answers. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords | AMA |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Falconer Mitchell
Tel: (0131 6)50 8340
Email: F.Mitchell@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Stephen Graham
Tel: (0131 6)50 8071
Email: Stephen.Graham@ed.ac.uk |
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