Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit convenor/lecturer
Sophia Su
Level 3 Room 338 4ER Building
Lecturer (Excel)
Nicky Bull
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Credit points |
Credit points
10
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
50cp at 1000 level or above including ACCG100 or ACCG1000 or ACCG106
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit is the first of the two units in cost and management accounting that are required for accreditation with CPA Australia, the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ) and the Institute of Public Accountants (IPA). The unit explains how cost information is generated and used in organisations for decision making purposes. There are three main parts to the unit: 1) using costs for decision making; 2) costing techniques (job/process costing and cost allocations); and 3) budget setting and evaluating performance against the budget. By the end of the unit, students are able to distinguish between the various product costing techniques available, solve problems by identifying and selecting appropriate courses of action, and demonstrate an understanding of budgeting techniques and the behavioural issues associated with budgeting practices. |
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Excel Assignment | 10% | No | 26th August 2022 |
Weekly Assignment | 10% | No | Every Monday starting from week 2 |
Final Examination | 60% | No | University Final Exam Timetable |
Online In-class Test | 20% | No | 10th Sep and 22nd October 2022 |
Assessment Type 1: Quantitative analysis task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 10 hours
Due: 26th August 2022
Weighting: 10%
The excel assignment will allow students to demonstrate competences in the use of excel spreadsheets and their use in management accounting. Further details on the excel assignment will be made available via the unit website.
Assessment Type 1: Participatory task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 10 hours
Due: Every Monday starting from week 2
Weighting: 10%
Students are expected to make a genuine attempt at completing the weekly assigned tutorial questions. During the session, five weekly assignments (2% each) will be randomly collected and assessed by the tutor. Further details on the weekly assignment will be made available via the unit website.
Assessment Type 1: Examination
Indicative Time on Task 2: 40 hours
Due: University Final Exam Timetable
Weighting: 60%
A two hours online exam for this unit will be held during the University Examination period.
Assessment Type 1: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task 2: 20 hours
Due: 10th Sep and 22nd October 2022
Weighting: 20%
Two online tests (10%) will be conducted during the session.
1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:
2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
Classes
During the session, students should attend weekly three hours classes per topic consisting of a one-and half hour lecture and a one-and-half hour tutorial. The lecture will be online (recorded). The lecture will also be available via echo on the unit website. Tutorials are available either face to face on campus or online via zoom. Students are advised to note that any changes to tutorial classes must be made online through eStudent. Students wishing to change their tutorial time should login to eStudent and enrol in a class where there is a vacancy. Staff members WILL NOT deal with tutorial changes unless there are exceptional circumstances. It is each student’s responsibility to know which tutorial group they have been allocated to. Students will not be awarded any tutorial marks unless they attend the class in which they are formally enrolled. The timetable for classes can be found on the University web site at: http://www.timetables.mq.edu.au.
Prizes
Details of prizes for this unit are available at: http://www.businessandeconomics.mq.edu.au/undergraduate_degrees/prizes_scholarships.
Required and Recommended Texts and/or Materials
Management Accounting, Information for creating and managing value, by Kim Langfield-Smith, David A. Smith, Paul Andon, Ronald W. Hilton and Helen Thorne, 9th Edition, 2022, McGraw-Hill.
Access to this text is essential for lecture references and for tutorial questions. This text can be purchased online from Booktopia https://www.booktopia.com.au/coop
Unit Web Page
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Teaching and Learning Strategy
The course is structured around a 1.5 hour lecture and a 1.5 hour tutorial per topic. Lectures are intended to provide students with an overview of the main concepts and techniques. Lectures may not cover all of the material and students are expected to read all of the prescribed references prior to the lecture. Tutorials will be run on a workshop basis with students being given the opportunity to apply the concepts to additional problems and exercises. The tutorials are designed to provide an interactive environment in which students will be able to discuss issues and problems with each other, and their tutor, in order to improve their understanding of material. Regular class attendance, reading of prescribed references and the completion of tutorial and revision questions are essential for satisfactory progress in this course.
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Lecture Week |
Week commencing: |
Topic |
Prescribed references |
1 |
25th July |
Introduction & Basic cost concepts and terms |
Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 |
2 |
1st August |
Cost Volume Profit Analysis |
Chapter 18 |
3 |
8th August |
Product Costing Systems – Job Costing |
Chapter 4 pp.125-136 and pp.138-151 |
4 |
15th August |
Excel Lecture
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All excel videos and the excel assignment |
5 |
22rd August |
Process Costing Excel Assignment due on Friday 26th August at 6pm
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Chapter 4 pp.136-138 and pp.151-154; Chapter 5 pp.177-184
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6 |
29th August |
A Closer Look at Overhead Costs |
Chapter 7 |
7 |
5th September |
Activity-Based Costing Online Test 1 Saturday 10th September 1- 1:40pm
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Chapter 8 |
MID-SESSION BREAK (From 12 September to 25 September)
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8 |
26th September |
Absorption and Variable Costing Service Costing
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Chapter 6 Chapter 7 pp.306-311 |
9 |
4th October |
Information for Decisions
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Chapter 19 |
10 |
10th October |
Product Mix Decisions
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Chapter 20 pp. 933-938; pp. 945-947; pp. 952-955 |
11 |
17th October |
Budgeting Online Test 2 Saturday 22nd October 1- 1:40pm |
Chapter 9 Chapter 11 pp. 494-498 |
12 |
24th October |
Standard Costing for Control |
Chapter 10 Chapter 11 pp. 498-511 |
13 |
31st October |
Final Exam Revision |
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Unit information based on version 2022.04 of the Handbook