ACCT 6310 - Advanced Cost Accounting

Institution:

Utah Tech University

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Description:

This course reviews the development and use of management accounting information systems in planning and control activities. The course will prepare students for completing the 2nd part of the CMA designation and will use case studies of actual companies. It will focus on new management accounting practices adopted by the innovative companies around the world. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Apply advanced management control concepts, techniques, and practices applicable to private and non-profit organizations' issues. 2. Examine and report on management control problems related to cost management, budgeting, performance measurement, performance evaluation, and reward systems, as well as, governance and ethics, in private and non-profit organizations. 3. Identify the needs and impact of information technology on management's decision making and performance evaluation. Recognition of data quality being intertwined with IT and implications. 4. Assess accepted evaluation measures, scorecards, and incentives. Critically evaluate the effectiveness of continuous improvement methods as they relate to performance and organizational profitability. 5. Evaluate "sustainable" profit maximization and capacity management objectives. Ethical and privacy issues related to information technology are included in sustainability paradigm. 6. Write/present well researched and justified professional reports individually and in groups. 7. Develop recommendations, including prioritizing, in formal business reports using an appropriate business style format. Prerequisites: Acceptance into MAcc program. FA

Credits:

3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.utahtech.edu/

Phone Number:

(435) 652-7500

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Semester

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