Postgraduate Course: Accounting, Planning and Strategy (CMSE11173)
Course Outline
| School | Business School |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 15 |
ECTS Credits | 7.5 |
| Summary | This course is focussed on teaching the principal discipline within the Financial Control function, that of Management Accounting. In the management of a business within a competitive environment Management Accounting fulfils a highly significant strategic role and so this course is designed to teach the principles of management accounting within the strategic context. |
| Course description |
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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. |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2014/15, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| 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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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
65 %,
Coursework
10 %,
Practical Exam
25 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Examination 65%
Group Assignment 25%
Individual Class Participation 10% |
| Feedback |
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| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 2:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete the course will be able to:
Explain the strategic context of management accounting
Construct a cash flow forecast
Construct a budget
Calculate and explain standard cost variances
Calculate and explain contribution and break-even-point
Explain the risk and return profile of differing cost structures
Explain current strategic management accounting techniques
Discuss how manager behaviour can be influenced by performance based incentives and the measurement issues that arise.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | fin-APS |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Paulo Quattrone
Tel: (0131 6)51 5541
Email: Paolo.Quattrone@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Rachel Allan
Tel: (0131 6)51 3757
Email: Rachel.Allan@ed.ac.uk |
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