Special Consideration
ACC308 Advanced Management Accounting
Unit Description
This unit presents advanced management accounting practices to inform strategic planning and decision-making, management control, performance management and business sustainability. Students will apply analytical and problem-solving skills to strategy development and implementation in a variety of organisational contexts. They will examine issues such as sustainable management practices, corporate social responsibility and multi-national operations. At the end of this unit, students will have developed an in-depth understanding of advanced management accounting in practice.
Expected Student Workload
Number of timetabled hours per week: 4 hours (2 hours in lecture and 2 hours in tutorial)
No. personal study hours per week: 6 hours
Total workload hours per week: 10 hours
Prerequisites
ACC203 Management Accounting
Unit Weighting
Unit credit points: 10
Total course credit points: 240
Delivery Mode
Face to face on VSC campus
Unit Learning Outcomes (ULO)
ULO1: Explain the changing role of management accountants in supporting strategic decision making.
ULO2: Apply contemporary management accounting principles for creating organisational value.
ULO3: Critically evaluate current management accounting practices and propose improvements considering the implications on sustainability, corporate social responsibility, ethical considerations, and reporting.