Required Text:

The required materials will be posted on the unit’s webpage at - http://learn.mq.edu.au. A list of the these materials corresponding to each of the classes is provided on the website for this unit using the Library Reserve. 

Unit Web Page:

• Course material is available on the learning management system (iLearn)
• The web page for this unit can be found at: https://ilearn.mq.edu.au/login/MQ/
• Students must please consult the web page frequently. You will find announcements, seminar notes, participatory tasks, grading rubrics, helpful resources and detailed information on assessments posted on the iLearn site.
• If you are unable to access the website because you are not aware of or have forgotten your username and password, please contact the IT Helpdesk. The IT Helpdesk will also be able to assist you with using iLearn. Please note that you may also refer to the help feature in iLearn.
• Please remember to log out when you have finished using iLearn. Failure to do so could result in un-authorised access to your iLearn account.

Technology required and used

Students are required to use information technology in this unit.

Students will need to use:

• Library databases to source academic research papers and other readings, which are accessed electronically;
• Multisearch (see Library website) to access the required readings for this unit;
• Microsoft Word for assessment tasks;
• Microsoft Power Point for Participatory Tasks when required;
• The Internet to support various Class Participation activities; and
• Electronic access to iLearn to download, among other things, the unit outline and required materials (e.g. readings, seminar activity guides and so forth) and to complete the on-line ethics modules. 

Delivery

This course comprises seminars of 3 hours teaching per week held from weeks 1 to 13. As seminars are a critical learning experience in this unit, students must attend all seminars. A highly participatory teaching strategy with inclusive practice is adopted, where students can engage with their fellow students and the Unit Convener. Please note that students are not required to attend seminars in Weeks 7 and 8 because you will be doing the e-Ethics module online. Hence, the blended learning component workload accounts for a total of 6 (six) hours, that is three hours each for Week 7 and Week 8. Please see the Assessment Guide for the total student workload for ACCG8025.

The timetable for classes can be found on the University web site at: http://www.timetables.mq.edu.au/

Recommended Reading:

Recommended texts include, but are not limited to the following, and are available in the Macquarie Library. These texts may be useful as preliminary reading for the management accounting concepts and/or techniques discussed in the required materials:

• Atkinson, A.A., Kaplan, R.S., Matsumura, E.M. and Young, S.M. (2012). Management Accounting: Information for Decision-making and Strategy Execution, Sixth Edition, Pearson Prentice Hall.
• Langfield-Smith, K., Smith, D., Andon, P., Hilton, R., and Thorne, H. (2018). Management Accounting – Information for Creating and Managing Value, 8th Edition, McGraw-Hill.

Preparation for seminars It is essential that you prepare for each seminar by reading all materials and references carefully. This will include working through the weekly reading materials carefully, noting any issues which you might like to discuss in class and, of course, contributing to in-class discussions and overall ‘group learning’. You may download additional relevant class materials required each week from iLearn – login at https://ilearn.mq.edu.au/login/. These class materials will be placed on iLearn prior to class time. It is your responsibility to ensure that you access and have copies of relevant material prior to classes. You should allow time for thorough reading of all materials before each class.

Week

Topic

Assessments & Activities

1

Strategic Control - A Theory

 None

2

Business Strategy

None

3

Strategic Management Accounting

Participatory Tasks

4

Value Chain Analysis

Participatory Tasks

5

Supplier Relations

Participatory Tasks

6

Customer Relations

Participatory Tasks

Class Test

See also e-Ethics on iLearn.

7

Ethics (No official seminar; online work only)

Materials available online as part of the e-Ethics Module

Ethics Discussion Forum (online work)

Online Participation 

See iLearn for more details

8

Ethics (No official seminar; online work only)

Materials available online as part of the e-Ethics Modules

See iLearn for more details

Ethics discussion forum (online work)

Online Participation (online work)

Mid-session break

Self-Study Activity - e-Ethics Modules 

9

Product Life-cycle

Participatory Tasks

Case Study Due (e-Ethic Modules)

Reflective Discussion of Case Study (e-Ethic Modules)

10

Budgeting

Participatory Tasks

11

Organizational Learning and Strategy

Participatory Tasks

12

Organisational Knowledge and Strategy

Participatory Tasks

13

Innovation and Strategy

Revision

Participatory Tasks