MAN 8898/8998/2274/2275 Managerial Accounting Analysis
APPLIES TO ACADEMIC YEAR 2012/2013
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MAN 8898/8998/2274/2275 Managerial Accounting Analysis Responsible for the course Pål Berthling-Hansen, Espen Skaldehaug, Tor Tangenes, Ingunn Myrtveit Department Department of Accounting - Auditing and Law Term According to study plan ECTS Credits 30 Language of instruction To be decided Introduction Learning outcome The learning objectives are:
Prerequisites Bachelor degree or equivalent and 4 years work experience. Please confirm our Student regulations. It is recommended that the participants have some prior experience og knowledge in economics / managerial accounting. Compulsory reading Books: Bertoneche, Marc and Rory Knight. 2001. Financial performance. Butterworth/Heinemann Copeland, Tom and Vladimir Antikarov. 2003. Real options : a practitioner's guide. New ed. Texere Kaplan, Robert S. and Robin Cooper. 1998. Cost & effect : using integrated cost systems to drive profitability and performance. Harvard Business School Press Schlosser, Michel. 2002. Business finance : applications, models and cases. Prentice Hall Winston, Wayne L. 2010. Microsoft Office Excel 2007 : data analysis and business modeling. Microsoft Press Recommended reading Books: Dixit, Avinash K. and Robert S. Pindyck. 1994. Investment under uncertainty. Princeton University Press Levy, Haim and Marshall Sarnat. 1994. Capital investment and financial decisions. 5th ed. Prentice Hall Course outline Module 1: The module provides and introduction to the relevant concept scheme. What are alternative costs and how should they be applied in decision-making. Cost analyses and basic calculations such as activity-based calculation are focused on. Objective: Learning outcome for the module: The participants receive information about relevant problem approaches for the term paper
programing - how to solve capacity problems both analytically and with the help of Excel - how to calculate and estimate the value of marginal capacity and discuss possible change measures. Computer-based tools Excel. Learning process and workload The program is conducted through five course modules, a total of 150 lecturing hours. Project tutorials differ in each Master of Management program. It will consist of personal tutorials and tutorials given in class. Generally the students may expect consulting tutorials, not evaluating tutorials. The total hours of tutorials offered is estimated to two hours pr. students following an ordinary Master of Management program. For students taking the program as their final Master of Management program the tutorials offered are estimated to a total of six hours. Examination The students are evaluated through a term paper, counting 18 ECTS credits and an individual written exam, counting 12 ECTS credits. Both evaluations must be passed to obtain a certificate for the program. The term paper may be written individually or in groups of maximum three persons. For students taking this program as the final Master of Management Program the following applies: The students are evaluated through a term paper, counting 24 ECTS credits and an individual written exam, counting for 6 ECTS credits. The term paper may be written individually or in groups of maximum two persons. Both evaluations must be passed to obtain a certificate for the program. Examination code(s) MAN 88981 - Term paper; 24 credits; counts 100 % to pass the program MAN 8898. MAN 89981 - written exam; 12 credits; counts 100 % to pass the program MAN 8998. Both evaluations must be passed to obtain a certificate for the program. For students taking this program as the final Master of Management Program the following applies: MAN 22741 - Term paper; 24 credits; counts 100 % to pass the program MAN 2274. MAN 22751 - individual written exam; 6 credits; counts 100 % to pass the program MAN 2275. Both evaluations must be passed to obtain a certificate for the program. Examination support materials All aids are allowed + calculator TEXAS INSTRUMENTS BA II PlusTM. Re-sit examination At the next ordinary exam. Additional information |
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