Undergraduate - UnitACB3021 - Performance measurement and control

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6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Business and Economics
Organisational Unit	Department of Accounting
Offered	Berwick Second semester 2015 (Day)

Synopsis

Topics include the budget planning process including master budget preparation, budgeting standard costs and variance analysis, responsibility accounting, management by objectives and non-financial performance measurement, divisional performance, transfer pricing issues, program budgeting and other approaches, capital budgeting, strategic planning and control.

Outcomes

The learning objectives associated with this unit are to:

apply traditional and contemporary performance measurement and control techniques to enable managers to measure and enhance organisational performance
analyse and make recommendations regarding the design of performance measurement and control systems
explain how behavioural implications are crucial for the effective design of performance measurement and control systems
apply critical thinking, problem solving and presentation skills to individual and/or group activities dealing with performance measurement and control and demonstrate in an individual summative assessment task the acquisition of a comprehensive understanding of the topics covered by ACB3021.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 40%
Examination: 60%

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities. The unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Ruvendra Nandan (First semester)
Mr Ahmad Sujan (Second semester)

Prerequisites

ACB2020, AFW2020, AFC2131, AFF2391, AFG2020

Prohibitions

ACC3131, ACF3431, ACG3021, ACW3021, AFG3021, AFW3021, AFC3131, AFF3431