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MN22163: Intermediate accounting for managers

[Page last updated: 09 August 2024]

Academic Year: 2024/25
Owning Department/School: School of Management
Credits: 10 [equivalent to 20 CATS credits]
Notional Study Hours: 200
Level: Intermediate (FHEQ level 5)
Period:
Semester 2
Assessment Summary: CWRG 30%, EXCB 70%
Assessment Detail:
  • Closed-book written examination (EXCB 70% - Qualifying Mark: 40)
  • Investment decision in a company of your choice (CWRG 30% - Qualifying Mark: 40)
Supplementary Assessment:
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Requisites:
Learning Outcomes: By the end of the unit, students will:
  • Carry out financial statement analysis and evaluate its usefulness.
  • Understand the use of accounting information in decision making
  • Appreciate the accounting information needs of managers and the use of budgeting and control.



Synopsis: Develop a critical understanding of key decisions managers need to take based on accounting information. You'll advance your knowledge of how accounting can help in financial decision making and explore decisions using: financial statements, costing decisions, pricing decisions, operating decisions. You will also advance your knowledge on budgeting and control.

Content: Financial statement analysis Develop costing techniques Pricing decisions Operating decisions Budgeting and control

Course availability:

MN22163 is Optional on the following courses:

School of Management
  • UMMN-ANB12 : BSc(Hons) Business (Year 2)
  • UMMN-AKB13 : BSc(Hons) International Management with year abroad (Year 2)
  • UMMN-AFB14 : BSc(Hons) Management (Year 2)
  • UMMN-AKB15 : BSc(Hons) Management with Marketing with work placement (Year 2)
  • UMMN-AKB14 : BSc(Hons) Management with work placement (Year 2)
Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies
  • UHPL-AKB50 : BSc(Hons) International Management and Modern Languages (French) with year abroad (Year 2)
  • UHPL-AKB51 : BSc(Hons) International Management and Modern Languages (German) with year abroad (Year 2)
  • UHPL-AKB52 : BSc(Hons) International Management and Modern Languages (Spanish) with year abroad (Year 2)

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