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Undergraduate Course: Advanced Management Accounting (ACCN10002)

Course Outline
SchoolBusiness School CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryAdvanced 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.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: Management Accounting Applications (ACCN10010)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements 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.
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2014/15, Available to all students (SV1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 1
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Please contact the School directly for a breakdown of Learning and Teaching Activities
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 55 %, Coursework 35 %, Practical Exam 10 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Degree Examination - 55%
Group Essay - 30% (of 2,500 words maximum)
Group presentation of case study material - 10%
Peer evaluation of groupwork - 5%
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
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.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
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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