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The aims of this course are to give people without an accounting background: a working knowledge of recording processes used by accountants; an understanding of the information that is provided by an accounting information system; an insight into the managerial problems that are based on accounting information; an introduction to utilising accounting information for problem solving and a chance to apply the knowledge learned to actual case studies. Topics include: introduction to accounting; financial statement analysis; how accounting information is recorded - the concepts behind accounting; how accounting information is recorded - recording the information, and raising capital; accounting and the manufacturing sector; cost behaviour; product costing systems; decision making - short term; decision making - long term; responsibility accounting; budgeting and budgeting - performance evaluation and designing a management accounting system.
Course at a glance
| Career: | Postgraduate |
| Credit points: | 8 |
| Requisites: | This course has no pre/co-requisites |
| Student Contribution Band: | 3A |
| EFTSL: | 0.16667 |
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