COST ACCOUNTING

Course Description

In this course, the development, interpretation, and use of relevant cost behavior, control, and tractability concepts for management planning, controlling and decision making are emphasized. This course focuses on corporate decision-making skills for managers by concentrating on the concepts and practices of managerial accounting. The emphasis is on building a general framework for choosing among alternative cost systems for operational control and product cost and profitability measurement. The course covers recent conceptual and analytical developments in the area of management accounting, including study of modern and relevant planning, control techniques and their underlying concepts as applied to various functional areas within the firm, and performance evaluation

COST ACCOUNTING

Evaluation Tools (Active Term)

Course outcomes

1. 01 By the completion of the course the students should be able to evaluate production decisions in light of costs and profits and make decision whether to continue producing or stop in light of buy or produce decision.

Course Syllabus

Reference Books & Course Materials

1. 01 1. Fundamentals of Cost Accounting, Lanen, Anderson, Maher, 5th edition, Mc.Graw Hill.
2. 02 2. Financial & Managerial Accounting, Williams, Haka, Bettner, Carcello, 17th edition, McGraw-Hill.

Learning Outcomes

1. L01 By the completion of the course the students should be able to evaluate production decisions in light of costs and profits and make decision whether to continue producing or stop in light of buy or produce decision. SOLO 5
2. L02 Explains cost accounting systems SOLO 3
3. L03 Explains cost accounting systems SOLO 3

Program Outcomes

1. P01 PO1 Become competent in searching and comprehending the relevant academic articles, interpreting the information learnt or obtained via various channels and absorbing exceptional knowledge in their field.
2. P02 PO2 Devoted themselves to be a qualified researcher and knowledge worker in their field all throughout their life and career.
3. P03 PO3 Demonstrated that they developed their individual capabilities through written projects, assignments and presentations that they will independently implement both in academia and work contexts.
4. P04 PO4 Gained key practical skills and knowledge which need to be implemented in their own research and business work environment.
5. P05 PO5 Been able to implement critical and analytical thinking and analyses into their studies, research and work.
6. P06 PO6 Become proficient in adopting the gained knowledge into practice and research in a critical, and analytical way.
7. P07 PO7 Become experts in using information technology tools for their studies, research and workplace in an ethical and safely environment by sharing and transferring their knowledge.
8. P08 PO8 Succeeded in working, researching and forming partnerships with their colleagues/team members in a global environment.
9. P09 PO9 Proved themselves capable of disseminating and sharing knowledge, sustainingly communicating with others, in any global workplace or research setting.
10. P10 PO10 Become capable of interpreting and transferring their qualified knowledge into practice and research.
11. P11 PO11 Dedicated themselves to applying advanced academic studies and enrolled themselves in work or non-work projects related to environmental approaches and ethical issues.

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