Overview:
- Credits:
- 7.5
- Level:
- 4
- Semester:
- Autumn
- Subject:
- Accountancy
- School:
- Business
- Coordinator:
- Mr Derek Moriarty
ACC40680 Performance Measurement & Mana
Academic Year 2023/2024
Performance Measurement and Performance Management represents a framework from which the use of managerial accounting and control systems in companies can be fruitfully analysed. This course addresses in particular the technical and behavioural attributes of the process of developing budgetary planning and financial and non-financial performance measurement systems including consideration of target setting, rewards and incentives.Show/hide contentOpenClose All
Curricular information is subject to change
Learning Outcomes:
On completing this module participants should be able to- identify how performance measurement and performance management concepts can be applied in organisational settings, and particularly within the organisations they work for;- know and master performance measurement and performance management key instruments and tools such as, for example, objectives and critical success factor identification, causal analysis, anticipatory management, or ex-post performance measurement, analysis and evaluation;- modify or request modifications in their organisation's performance measurement and performance management system to meet its specific needs.
Indicative Module Content:On completing this module participants should be able to- identify how performance measurement and performance management concepts can be applied in organisational settings, and particularly within the organisations they work for;- know and master performance measurement and performance management key instruments and tools such as, for example, objectives and critical success factor identification, causal analysis, anticipatory management, or ex-post performance measurement, analysis and evaluation;- modify or request modifications in their organisation's performance measurement and performance management system to meet its specific needs.
| Student Effort Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Lectures | 24 |
| Small Group | 1 |
| Specified Learning Activities | 60 |
| Autonomous Student Learning | 74 |
| Total | 159 |
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Not applicable to this module.
Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
Assessment Strategy
| Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group Project: Various | Varies over the Trimester | n/a | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 15 |
| Multiple Choice Questionnaire (Short): In the second half of the module there will be a short MCQ test in class. | Week 10 | n/a | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 15 |
| Examination: Terminal Examination | 2 hour End of Trimester Exam | No | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 70 |
| Resit In | Terminal Exam |
|---|---|
| Spring | Yes - 2 Hour |
Feedback Strategy/Strategies
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
How will my Feedback be Delivered?
Not yet recorded.
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Mr Derek Moriarty | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
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