Management Accounting

Structure Type: Course
Code: KD07CLLA320
Type: Elective
Level: Bachelor
Credits: 2.0 points
Responsible Teacher: Länsiluoto, Aapo
Teacher Team: Länsiluoto, Aapo
Language of Instruction: Finnish

Course Implementations, Planned Year of Study and Semester

Curriculum  Semester  Credits  Start of Semester  End of Semester
LITAKO-2013   2 spring   2.0   2015-01-02   2015-07-31  
LITAKO-2014   2 spring   2.0   2016-01-01   2016-07-31  

Learning Outcomes

Students can define the content and targets of management accounting. Students can create management accounting information for business development purposes. Students are able to produce different calculations for planning and control purposes and they are able to apply the key concepts of the course also in English.

Student's Workload

54 hours (including lectures, practices and independent working)

Prerequisites / Recommended Optional Courses

Analysing and developing a business, 9 op (KD07APYR105) & Basics of Financial Management, 4 op (KD07LLA200)

Contents

- Role of management accounting in business development
- Content of primary budgets; income statement, balance sheet and cash flow
- Logic of cost accounting; responsibility center and product costing
- Activity-based costing

Recommended or Required Reading

- Järvenpää M., Länsiluoto A., Partanen V., Pellinen J. Talousohjaus ja kustannuslaskenta, WSOYpro. Luennoitsijan ilmoittamin osin.
Availability: http://tiny.cc/golxkx

- Material provided by the teacher

Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

- lectures and guided practices
- independent work

Assessment Criteria

Excellent 5
Students are able to create management accounting calculations for business development at an excellent level. They are able to implement primary budgets and activity-based costing calculations at an excellent level.

Good 4-3
Students are able to create management accounting calculations for business development at a good level. They are able to implement primary budgets and activity-based costing calculations at a good level.

Satisfactory 2-1
Students are able to choose management accounting calculations which support business development activities. They are able to define the differences between primary budgets. Students can describe activity-based costing process.

Assessment Methods

Exam

Work Placement

Work placement is not included in the course.

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