Course

Management Accounting (BRH110)

Management accounting is an introduction course for bachelor students. Topics covered are:

- Role of management functions

- Classification of costs

- Absorption costing and marginal costing

- Process costing

- Short term decision making

- Relevant costs, pricing, and decisions under uncertainty

- Budgeting

- Business strategy and management accounting


Dette er emnebeskrivelsen for studieåret 2022-2023. Merk at det kan komme endringer.

See course description and exam/assesment information for this semester (2024-2025)

Semesters

Fakta

Emnekode

BRH110

Vekting (stp)

10

Semester undervisningsstart

Spring

Undervisningsspråk

Norwegian

Antall semestre

1

Vurderingssemester

Spring

Content

In any organization there is a need for economic management in more or lessdegree.The course provides students with a basic understanding of how to use economic models within different organizations to make decisions that increase economic benefit for the organization.

Learning outcome

After completing the course students are expected to have

Knowledge:

  • Have knowledge of various forms of competition and optimal economic adjustment under the various forms of competition.
  • Have knowledge of management accounting
  • Have knowledge of economic decision models
  • Have knowledge of budget models

Skills:

  • Have skills in setting up management accounts and associated analysis models
  • Have skills in setting up cost and profit models

General competence:

  • After completing this course should possess basic knowledge of financial management by service companies. Furthermore, one should be able to exchange views and experiences with economists, which is especially important in large corporations with centralized management functions.

Forkunnskapskrav

Ingen

Exam

Form of assessment Weight Duration Marks Aid Exam system Withdrawal deadline Exam date
Home exams 7/10 7 Hours Letter grades Inspera assessment
Midterm group exam 3/10 1 Weeks Letter grades Inspera assessment


Fagperson(er)

Course coordinator:

Trude Furunes

Course coordinator:

Terje Heskestad

Method of work

Lectures and group work.

Åpent for

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Emneevaluering

The course follows the student evaluation procedures established by the University of Stavanger and faculty of Social Sciences.

Litteratur

Book Kostnads- og inntektsanalyse Boye, K., Heskestad, T., Holm, E., Oslo, Universitetsforlaget, 342 s., cop. 2017, isbn:978-82-15-02526-1, Book Kostnads- og inntektsanalyse : oppgavesamling og løsningsforslag Boye, K., Holm, E., Heskestad, T., Oslo, Universitetsforlaget, 175 s., cop. 2017, isbn:978-82-15-02957-3,
The course description is retrieved from FS (Felles studentsystem). Version 1