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Syllabus 2016-17 - 11112001 - Management Accounting (Contabilidad de gestión)

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DEGREE: Grado en Administración y dirección de empresas (11112001)
FACULTY: FACULTY OF LAW AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
DEGREE: Grado en Finanzas y contabilidad (11312004)
FACULTY: FACULTY OF LAW AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
ACADEMIC YEAR: 2016-17
COURSE: Management Accounting
SYLLABUS
1. COURSE BASIC INFORMATION
NAME: Management Accounting
CODE: 11112001 (*) ACADEMIC YEAR: 2016-17
LANGUAGE: English LEVEL: 3
ECTS CREDITS: 6.0 YEAR: 2 SEMESTER: SC
2. LECTURER BASIC INFORMATION
NAME: MONTES MERINO, ANA MARÍA
DEPARTMENT: U137 - ECONOMÍA FINANCIERA Y CONTABILIDAD
FIELD OF STUDY: 230 - ECONOMÍA FINANCIERA Y CONTABILIDAD
OFFICE NO.: D3 - 151 E-MAIL: ammontes@ujaen.es P: 953212657
WEBSITE: http://www10.ujaen.es/conocenos/departamentos/efico
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7521-4113
LANGUAGE: English LEVEL: 3
3. CONTENT DESCRIPTION

Chapter 1. COST ACCOUNTING: ORIGIN AND

CURRENT APPROACHES

1. Historical development.

2. Cost Accounting and productive activity.

3. Cost Accounting and Financial Accounting: Main

differences.

4. Definition and objectives of the Cost Accounting.

5. Current approaches of Cost Accounting.

 

Chapter 2. BASIS OF COST ACCOUNTING.

1. Fundamental Concepts.

2. Different approaches to the basic concept of cost.

3. Type of costs.

4. General Theory of cost allocation:

4.1. Issue of cost allocation.

4.2. fundamental guidelines of cost allocation.

4.2.1. The allocation approach full costs.

4.2.1. The allocation approach variable costs.

4.2.3. The rational allocation approach imputation.

5. Key Process Steps costing.

 

Chapter 3. RELATIONSHIP OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL

COST ACCOUNTING.

1. The accounting process in Accounting.

2. Starting point of the analytical accounting process.

3. Methods relationship of Accounting and General Accounting

costs

4. Deepening the dualist method: reflex bills and method

abbreviated dualist.

 

Chapter 4. THE FULL COST MODEL.

1. Conceptual basis and general structure of the model.

2. Basic accounting picture of Cost Accounting.

3. Differences of incorporation and the elements and extra charges.

4. Activity centers: cost classes and work units.

5. indirect costs centers: distribution box and box

imputation.

 

Chapter 5. THE COST MODEL VARIABLES

1. Fundamentals variable cost model (direct costing).

2. The variable cost model and basic accounting framework.

3. The analytical results of direct costing as an instrument of

management.

4. Complete view of simplified direct costing process.

 

Chapter 6. DEFAULT COST MODELS

1. cost models as an instrument of default

company management.

2. General Considerations standard cost concept,

classes and applications.

3. Requirements for the establishment of standards.

4. Determination of standard production cost.

5. Calculation of deviations in a standard cost model.

 

Chapter 7. RELEVANT COSTS FOR DECISION MAKING

1. The information relevant to decision-making.

2. The decision to leave or not to manufacture a product.

3. The acceptance or rejection of a section of the company.

4. The closure or a section of the company.

5. The alternative of buying or making.

6. The allocation of scarce resources.

4. COURSE DESCRIPTION AND TEACHING METHODOLOGY

 

Theoretical instruction will take place to configure the conceptual scheme of the problematic object of this discipline as well as through the study of the references provided to students, which are essential complements.

 

Coordinated and parallel to the theoretical, practical teaching will be developed in response to resolution by students for practical cases. The solutions will be explained and discussed by teachers according to the media and existing technology.

  

-  Large group lectures

-  Introductory activities

-  General examples

- Participation and case studies     

Students with special educational needs should contact the Student Attention Service (Servicio de Atención y Ayudas al Estudiante) in order to receive the appropriate academic support

5. ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY

 

Participation and case studies

 

- Participation in  assessment activities

   scheduled (individual/ groupal)    

  Teacher Observation and note  

 

 

Theory and practical exercises

-  Level of  knowledge and skills

 

 

    Written exam:

  • multiple choice tests multiple choice, short-answer tests, and   / or development issues).
  • practical exercises on various models and   techniques studied.

 

  

 

1) Students who do not attend the written exam, exhausted not call and included in the minutes with a rating of "no show". To overcome this final written exam in each part (theory and practice) is to be achieved, at least 30% of the score assigned.

 

2) Students who do not attend any of the three official exams, exhausted a call.

 

3) Grades earned during the academic year, as a result of the activities and work done during class will affect only the evaluation of the  ordinary call of June.

 The rating system is governed by the provisions ofRoyal Decree 1125/2003 of 5 September by establishing the European Credit   system and grading system in the official university qualifications.

6. BOOKLIST
MAIN BOOKLIST:
  • Management accounting in enterprise resource planning systems [Recurso electrónico]. Edition: -. Author: Grabski, Severin V. (Severin Valerian), 1953-. Publisher: Oxford : CIMA, 2009.  (Library)
  • Behavioral management accounting [Recurso electrónico]. Edition: -. Author: Riahi-Belkaoui, Ahmed, 1943-. Publisher: Westport, CT : Quorum Books, 2002.  (Library)
  • Cost and management accounting: an introduction. Edition: 7th ed.. Author: Drury, Colin. Publisher: Hampshire : South-Western Cengage Learning , 2011  (Library)
  • Project management accounting [Recurso electrónico] : budgeting, tracking, and reporting costs and p. Edition: 2nd ed. Author: Callahan, Kevin R. Publisher: Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, c2011  (Library)
  • Principles of management accounting [Recurso electrónico]. Edition: 1st ed. Author: Agrawal, N. K. Publisher: New Delhi, India : Asian Books Private Limited, 2010  (Library)