Course Details in 2023/24 Session

Module Title	LI Management Accounting
School	Birmingham Business School
Department	Accounting
Module Code	07 31817
Module Lead	Tim Mason
Level	Intermediate Level
Credits	20
Semester	Semester 1
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Restrictions	None
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Description	This module builds on the core concepts introduced, and the technical and analytical skills developed, in year 1 in order to provide a deeper understanding of the nature and role of management accounting. It will apply these technical and analytical skills to the types of problems faced by managers of modern organisations. As well as covering the key techniques of management accounting and their limitations, it also explores the behavioural and organisational issues which have to be considered by management accountants in order to develop tailored and organisation-specific recommendations.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module, students should be able to: ul> Apply a range of both established and emerging management accounting techniques. Discuss how management accounting and the role of management accountants is changing. Analyse the nature and role of management accounting in different organisational contexts. Assess the behavioural issues which have to be considered by management accountants. Evaluate the usefulness of management accounting techniques and reports in specific contemporary situations.
Assessment	31817-01 : Group Assignment : Group Assessment - Coursework (25%) 31817-02 : Individual Assignment : Coursework (25%) 31817-03 : Exam : Exam (Centrally Timetabled) - Written Unseen (50%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Assessment: 3 hour unseen written exam (75%), 1,000 word essay (25%) Reassessment: 3 hour examination.
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