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Undergraduate Course: Advanced Management Accounting (ACCN10002)

Course Outline
SchoolBusiness School CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeStandard AvailabilityAvailable to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) Credits20
Home subject areaAccounting Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionAdvanced aspects of accounting for management. Studies of models for management accounting in cost allocation, decision-making and performance assessment. Problems of control in complex organisations.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: Management Accounting Applications (ACCN10010)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesA pass in Management Accounting Applications (ACCN10010) equivalent.

Visiting students should have at least 3 Business/Accountancy related courses at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this). We will only consider University/College level courses.
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?Yes
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1) Learn enabled:  Yes Quota:  None
Web Timetable Web Timetable
Course Start Date 13/01/2014
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 20, Summative Assessment Hours 2, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 174 )
Additional Notes
Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) Written Exam 55 %, Coursework 35 %, Practical Exam 10 %
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours:Minutes
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)Advanced Management Accounting2:00
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
The aim of the course is to build upon prior study to further develop the student's appreciation of accounting practice. Through the use of class presentation, group work, and independent study, the course attempts to foster the knowledge and understanding of key theories within the discipline and the ability to critically appraise them.

At the end of the course students should
- be able to appreciate and use different theories to assess management accounting implementations;
- be able to critically appraise the current management accounting applications;
- have acquired skills that allow to critically develop context specific management accounting applications;
- be able to identify and assess the challenges that an effective management accounting system encounters, accounting for strategies and control system.
Assessment Information
Degree Examination - 55%
Group Essay - 30% (of 2,500 words maximum)
Group presentation of case study material - 10%
Peer evaluation of groupwork - 5%
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
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KeywordsAMA
Contacts
Course organiserDr Iris Bosa
Tel: (0131 6)51 3025
Email: Iris.Bosa@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Jen Wood
Tel: (0131 6)50 8335
Email: J.Wood@ed.ac.uk
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