BU5002 - Accounting for Management Decisions

Credit points:	03
Year:	2005
Student Contribution Band:	Band 2
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Accounting is the primary method for communicating the economics of any business. Managers must understand the concepts and language of accounting in order to use this critical tool effectively for communication, monitoring and resource allocation.

Learning Outcomes

• learn the power of measurement in coordinating, motivating and evaluating the activities of employees and managers;
• understand financial statements and accounting reports and use a reporting strategy to communicate with external and internal audiences;
• understand how modern accounting and control theory is used to evaluate economic conditions and to make organisational decisions;
• understand the complexity of determining and utilising data on the costs of an organisations products or services.

Inadmissible Subject Combinations:

CO1002 and CO1101

Availabilities
, , Study Period 1
Census Date 31-Mar-2005
Coordinator:	jc152248
Contact hours:	40 hours
Assessment:	(50%); (30%); (20%).
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Census Date 31-Mar-2005
Coordinator:	jc152248
Contact hours:	40 hours
Assessment:	(50%); (30%); (20%).
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Census Date 21-Jan-2005
Coordinator:	jc152248
Contact hours:	40 hours
Assessment:	(%).
, , Study Period 32
Census Date 06-May-2005
Face to face teaching 12-May-2005 to 28-May-2005 (MBA004 cohort. This subject is taught in Mandarin in Singapore. Exam date is 9 July 2005.)
Contact hours:	40 hours
Assessment:	(50%); (20%); (30%).
, , Study Period 37
Census Date 31-Mar-2005
Face to face teaching 28-Mar-2005 to 20-May-2005
Contact hours:	40 hours
Assessment:	(50%); (20%); (30%).
, , Study Period 22
Census Date 31-Aug-2005
Face to face teaching 25-Jul-2005 to 11-Nov-2005
Contact hours:	40 hours
Assessment:	(50%); (20%); (30%).
, , Study Period 39
Census Date 22-Jul-2005
Face to face teaching 24-Jul-2005 to 02-Sep-2005
Contact hours:	40 hours
Assessment:	(50%); (20%); (30%).
, , Study Period 40
Census Date 31-Aug-2005
Face to face teaching 29-Aug-2005 to 14-Oct-2005 (MBA005 cohort. This subject is taught in Mandarin in Singapore. Exam date is 27 October .)
Contact hours:	40 hours
Assessment:	(50%); (20%); (30%).
, , Study Period 41
Census Date 30-Nov-2005
Face to face teaching 26-Nov-2005 to 29-Nov-2005 (MBA006 cohort. This subject is taught in Mandarin in Shanghai by SIMA)
Contact hours:	40 hours
Assessment:	(50%); (20%); (30%).
, , Study Period 23
Census Date 23-Dec-2005
Face to face teaching 21-Nov-2005 to 10-Mar-2006
Contact hours:	40 hours
Assessment:	(50%); (20%); (30%).
, , Study Period 41
Census Date 30-Nov-2005
Face to face teaching 21-Nov-2005 to 30-Dec-2005
Contact hours:	40 hours
Assessment:	(50%); (20%); (30%).

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.