BU5002 - Accounting for Management Decisions

Credit points:	03
Year:	2006
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 24-Mar-2006
Contact hours:	40 hours
Assessment:	(50%); (50%).
, , Study Period 1
Census Date 24-Mar-2006
Contact hours:	40 hours
Assessment:	(50%); (50%).
, , Study Period 38
Census Date 05-May-2006
Face to face teaching 17-Apr-2006 to 02-Jun-2006 (MBA008 taught in Singapore in Mandarin at SIMA)
Contact hours:	40 hours
Assessment:	(50%); (50%).
, , Study Period 62
Census Date 30-Jun-2006
Face to face teaching 08-Jul-2006 to 17-Jul-2006 (MBA007 taught in Singapore in Mandarin at SIMA)
Contact hours:	40 hours
Assessment:	(50%); (50%).
, , Study Period 52
Census Date 08-Sep-2006
Face to face teaching 11-Aug-2006 to 27-Aug-2006 (MBA007 taught in Singapore in Mandarin at SIMA)
Contact hours:	40 hours
Assessment:	(50%); (50%).

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.