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Introduction to Managerial Accounting (202-DL-20)

Instructors

Ronald Jastrzebski

Meeting Info

Online: TBA

Overview of class

A continuation of the introduction to accounting, with emphasis on providing relevant and timely accounting information and analysis to managers for use in planning, decision making, and controlling strategic operational objectives. Topics include the classifications of costs and different ways of reporting and analyzing those costs; the operating budgeting process; capital budgeting; and job-order, standard, process, and activity-based costing systems. To enhance the overall understanding of the textbook material, practical business references will be made through the use of videos and selected article reading.

This course is conducted completely online. A technology fee will be added to tuition.

Registration Requirements

Prerequisite: ACCOUNT 201 Introduction to Financial Accounting or similar knowledge is expected.

Learning Objectives

Apply cost concepts of managerial accounting to planning and controlling operations in business
and not-for-profit organizations.
Analyze relevant accounting information to assist in decision-making.
Evaluate past results as a basis for taking corrective action to improve future performance.
Assess the best methodology to allocate available operational resources to improve productivity
and efficiency.

Teaching Method

Case studies
Class participation
Discussion
Films / videos
Online work
Problem sets
Readings
Writing assignments

Evaluation Method

Attendance Problem Sets
Class participation Quizzes
Final Exam
Homework

Class Materials (Required)

Brewer, P., Garrison, R., & Noreen, E. Introduction to Managerial Accounting (8th ed.) w/Connect Access Card. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill/Irwin.
[ISBN 9781259917066 - Hard Copy]

Class Attributes

Asynchronous:Remote class-no scheduled mtg time