BU5002 - Accounting for Management Decisions
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2007 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 2 |
| Administered by: | Discipline of Accounting & Finance |
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 | |
| HolmesMelb, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 30-Mar-2007 | |
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| Assessment: | (50%); (50%). |
| HolmesSydney, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 30-Mar-2007 | |
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| 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.