Cost Management Systems

Course aim

To enable students to understand the cost management environment and apply basic cost management principles.

Course content

The relationship between costing techniques and cost management; responsibility centres; conventional performance evaluation methods; contemporary performance evaluation techniques; transfer pricing; customer profitability; managing suppliers, quality and inventory; evaluating capital expenditure; social and environmental management.

Textbook(s)

Horngren, C, Foster, G, Datar, S, Rajan, M, Ittner, C 2008, Cost Accounting a Managerial Emphasis, 13th edn, Pearson Education Australia, Australia

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
ACCT 2006	Management Accounting
ACCT 1008	Accounting for Business

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Lecture	1.5 hours x 13 weeks
Tutorial	1.5 hours x 13 weeks
EXTERNAL, CITY WEST, DISTANCE EDUCATION
External	x 13 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Examination, Group assignment, Test

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
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