AØKK08092U Managerial Accounting (F)
MSc programme in Economics – elective course
Bacheloruddannelsen i økonomi – valgfag på 3. år
The Danish BSc programme in Economics - elective at the 3rd year
The course is part of the Financial line in Economics symbolized by "F".
Financial and non-financial data are a very important basis for
evaluation of
profits of different segments as well as evaluating and managing
the efficiency of departments, people and processes in the
organization. But it is also important as a basis for pricing
decisions and planning purposes. The course put focus on how to
capture financial and non-financial data as well as organize and
use them for decision making, planning and control.
The course contains the following core elements:
Job costing systems & process-costing systems
Revenue and Cost terms and behaviour
Profitability analysis on products, customers and other segments
Pricing decisions and target costing
Budgetary systems
Standard Cost Control
Performance measurement and management systems
Control systems and transfer pricing
After completing the course the student is expected to be able to:
Knowledge:
- Develop a fundamental knowledge of financial management of a company.
- Account for the purpose and content of different cost and management accounting models, techniques and systems.
Skills:
- Design, implement and use different conventional as well as modern cost and management accounting models, techniques and systems for analysis, decision making and control purposes.
Competencies:
- Analyse and evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of each model, technique and system used for different tasks and apply the different models and tools in different companies.
- Seal, W., Rohde, C., Garrison, R.H. & Noreen E.W. “Management Accounting”. McGraw-Hill, 2019, ISBN-13 9780077185534, ISBN-10 0077185536
- Selected articles
3 hours lectures a week from week 6 to 20.
The overall schema for the 3rd year and Master courses can be seen at KUnet:
MSc in Economics => "courses and teaching" => "Planning and overview" => "Your timetable"
BA i Økonomi/KA i Økonomi => "Kurser og undervisning" => "Planlægning og overblik" => "Dit skema"
Timetable and venue:
To see the time and location of lectures please press the link/links under "Timetable"/"Se skema" at the right side of this page (F means Spring).
Please be aware:
- The schedule of the lectures can change without the participants´ acceptance. If this occure, you can see the new schedule in your personal timetable at KUnet, in the app myUCPH and through the links in the right side of this course description and the link above.
- It is the students´s own responsibility continuously throughout the study to stay informed about their study, their teaching, their schedule, their exams etc. through the curriculum of the study programme, the study pages at KUnet, student messages, the course description, the Digital Exam portal, Absalon, the personal schema at KUnet and myUCPH app etc.
- Category
- Hours
- Lectures
- 42
- Preparation
- 161
- Exam
- 3
- Total
- 206
for enrolled students: Rules etc at Master(UK), Master(DK) and Bachelor(DK)
Foreign students and guests: Information about admission requirements, application, tuition fee, registration at Study Economics. Please read the curriculum before enrolment.
Gæste- og enkelfagsstuderende: Information om ansøgning, optag, pris etc på Uddannelse i Økonomi. Læs venligst studieordningen inden tilmelding.
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Written examination, 3 hours under invigilation
- Type of assessment details
- ITX-exam in the exam venues of the university.
The exam assignment is given in English and must be answered in English. - Exam registration requirements
There are no requirements that the student has to fulfill during the course to be able to sit the exam.
- Aid
No aids allowed at the written ITX-exam.
Information about allowed aids for the re-examination, please go to the section "Re-exam".
- Marking scale
- 7-point grading scale
- Censorship form
- No external censorship
at the written exam.
The written ITX-exam may be chosen for external assessment by random sample.
An oral re-examination may be with external assessment. - Exam period
Exam information:
The exact time and place will be available in Digital Exam from the middle of the semester. In special cases decided by the Department, the exam can change to another place, type, day and/or time than announced.
More information about examination, rules, aids etc. at Master(UK), Master(DK) and Bachelor(DK).
- Re-exam
20 minutes oral examination with 20 minutes preparation time.
All aids are allowed during the preparation time and during the examination.
Reexam information:
Exact type, day, time and place is available in Digital Exam in August. In special cases decided by the Department, the re-sit can change to another place, type, day and/or time than announced.
More info: Master(UK),Master(DK) and Bachelor.
Criteria for exam assesment
Students are assessed on the extent to which they master the learning outcome for the course.
In order to obtain the top grade “12”, the student must with no or only a few minor weaknesses be able to demonstrate an excellent performance displaying a high level of command of all aspects of the relevant material and can make use of the knowledge, skills and competencies listed in the learning outcomes.
At the exam in this course the students must especially be able to:
Knowledge:
- Understand the purpose and content of different cost and management accounting models. techniques and systems.
Skills:
- Design, implement and use different cost and management accounting models, techniques and systems for analysis, decision making and control purposes.
Competencies:
- Analyze and evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of each model and technique and system used for different tasks.
In order to obtain the passing grade “02”, the student must in a satisfactory way be able to demonstrate a minimal acceptable level of the knowledge, skills and competencies listed in the learning outcomes.
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- AØKK08092U
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Level
- Full Degree MasterBachelor
- Duration
- 1 semester
- Placement
- Spring
- Go to 'Signup' for information about registration and enrollment.
- Schedule
- and venue:
- For teaching: Go to 'Remarks'.
- For exam and re-sits: Go to 'Exam'.
Study board
- Department of Economics, Study Council
Contracting department
- Department of Economics
Contracting faculty
- Faculty of Social Sciences
Course Coordinators
- Carsten Georg Rohde (19-696778797a6b74346d6b75786d3478756e6a6b466b69757434717b346a71)
Lecturers
See ‘Course Coordinators’
Please read "Remarks" regarding the schedule of the
teaching.