306-201 Cost Management

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306-201 Cost Management
Credit Points	12.5
HECS Band	2
Coordinator	Dr A. Schulz
Prerequisites	306-104 Accounting 1B
Semester	1, repeat 2 (view timetable)
Contact	Two 1-hour lectures and a 1-hour tutorial per week
Subject Description	This subject focuses on the processes and systems in current use by management in both manufacturing and service organisations. It includes topics relating to cost measurement, cost allocation, activity based costing and management systems, target costing, quality management and costs for decision making. The emphasis is on developing technical expertise in the use of these systems.
Assessment	A 2-hour end-of-semester examination (60%), one individual assignment of up to 2000 words (20%) and class participation (20%).
Prescribed Texts	Hilton, R. W., Managerial Accounting. McGraw-Hill, 5th edn.

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