ACC2001D Accounting Information for Managers

Academic Year 2023/2024

The purpose of management accounting is to provide information to assist management in making informed decisions and evaluations. Management needs to plan, control and make decisions. Management accounting information is concerned with providing information to assist in this role. It is not solely financial, but includes a range of non-financial measures necessary to monitor the operational performance of the organization. This course will cover introductory material related to the above.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module student should:
Understand/appreciate the information needs of managers and the strategic role of management accounting information,
Identify and use cost information for budgeting, control and decision-making purposes,
Analyse and apply decision making concepts to a variety of business situations,
Describe the role of management accounting,
Understand the importance of cost classifications for different purposes,
Demonstrate an ability to prepare various budgets leading up to and including the cash budget,
Evaluate the relationships between cost, volume, and profit,
Demonstrate an ability to do breakeven analysis,
Critically analyse data and present it in a format that will assist management in its role of decision making,
Appraise information in the analysis of capital budgeting decisions.

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

16
Specified Learning Activities

85
Autonomous Student Learning

110
Total

211
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Students will attend classes for this module and have the opportunity to engage in active learning during these sessions. There will be in-class discussion and group work to analyse module concepts. Where appropriate, the module will incorporate case based learning 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Class Test: Online Test Varies over the Trimester n/a Graded No

20
Examination: Examination 2 hour End of Trimester Exam No Graded No

80

Carry forward of passed components
No
 
Resit In Terminal Exam
Autumn Yes - 2 Hour
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

General feedback is provided to students on all their submitted assessment components.

Name Role
Dr Katherine Collins Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Mr Gerard Dooley Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Ms Ciara Finlay Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Ms Celine Craddock Tutor
Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
 
Spring
      
Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 19, 25, 31 Sat 09:00 - 14:50