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Management Accounting

Structure Type: Study unit
Code: TLS3209
Curriculum: LT 2023
Level: Bachelor of Business Administration
Year of Study: 2 (2024-2025)
Semester: Autumn
Credits: 5 cr
Responsible Teacher: Lehtimäki, Harri
Language of Instruction: Finnish

Courses During the Academic Year 2024-2025

Impl.Group(s)Study TimeTeacher(s)LanguageEnrolment
3007LT2023-2T2024-08-19 – 2024-12-22Harri LehtimäkiEnglish2024-08-01 – 2024-09-06

Learning Outcomes

After completing the course
* you are able to plan, perform and supervise tasks related to operational cost accounting
* you are able to apply different cost accounting methods and carry out calculations for decision making.
* you are able to apply activity based costing method and prepare an ABC-model by using the Opiferus Activity Based Cost -application
* you are able to prepare comprehensive budgets including sub-budgets

Student's Workload

1 ECTS = 27h of work, so 5 ECTS = 135h is distributed in a study course as follows:

• Contact lessons and exercises approx. 33 hours
• Independent work approx. 90 hours
• Opiferus exercises approx. 7 hours
• Midterm exams (or exam) approx. 5 hours

Prerequisites / Recommended Optional Courses

Basic Cost Accounting

Contents

Basic cost concepts, cost categories, cost center accounting, output-based costs, standard cost accounting, activity-based cost accounting (ABC) and ABC management, budgeting, preparation of sub-budgets and master budgets, the principles of strategic cost management, ABC-model construction by using the Opiferus Activity-Based Cost -application.

Regional Impact

Profitable and well-planned economic activities ensure the continuity of the region's companies. Profitable operations have the impact on employment.

Internationality

International operations and export requires a good financial planning and implementation of it. The risks of international operations need to be brought under control.

Recommended or Required Reading and Other Learning Resources/Tools

-Teaching material
-exercises
-the practise work with the Opiferus application

Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, exercises, self-reliant studying, practise work with Opiferus -application.

Assessment Criteria

5 the student can utilise and apply essential theories, concepts and methods in various situations. He understands the development needs in the field and jutifys the solutions made when acting in task of an expert.
3 the student can utilise theories, conseps and methods consistently in written and oral communication. He can justify the solutions made when acting in tasks of an expert.
1 the student can utilise essential theories, concepts and methods in various situations. He can communicate about the essential issues of the field.

Assessment Methods

The grade is formed as follows in classroom teaching :
• Written test I 40%
• Written test II 40 %
• Practise work 20 %
The retakes consists always of the whole course, in other words Written tests I and II !

The grade is based on the written test in distance teaching


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