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: Endowed with the ability to evaluate self-learning needs adapted to the principle of lifelong learning.
2. P02 PO2: Established a general knowledge of economics sufficient to conduct independent and original research on economic issues and suggest relevant economic policies to solve both microeconomic and macroeconomic problems.
3. P03 PO3: Reached the required knowledge and skills; to understand the foundations, basic framework, and complexity of economic theories; to recognize the contribution and limitations of traditional theories; to explore modern economic theories and modeling of more complex situations; and to apply introduced theories in a discussion of research interests.
4. P04 PO4: Engaged in scientific inquiry, critical thinking, using quantitative and qualitative methods to demonstrate the ability to analyze and make recommendations for complex contemporary economic issues.
5. P05 PO5: Demonstrated the development of critical thinking and scientific reasoning skills with an attention to ethical aspects of data analytics, and been aware of acting in accordance with the ethical standard of scientific research and professional work.
6. P06 PO6: Been equipped with the ability to plan, take responsibility in economic projects individually or within a team for economic decision making for a variety of economic concepts in national and global environment.
7. P07 PO7: Endowed with the ability to communicate and explain effectively economic arguments both in oral and written ways to those with scholar knowledge and non-experts.
8. P08 PO8: Been able to apply economic theory and methods in real life situations which is of primary importance to generate relevant economic policies and conduct economic research.
9. P09 PO9: Developed an ability to conduct economic research and write a thesis connecting the theory and empirical conditions with particular attention to ethical perspectives and social responsibilities.

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