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成本管理会计学下英语课程大纲
《成本管理会计(下)(英语)》教学大纲
课程编号:
040153B
课程类型:
专业课
总学时:
48讲课学时:
48实验(上机)学时:
0
学 分:
3
适用对象:
国际会计专业
先修课程:
会计学基础(英语)、成本管理会计(上)
一、课程的教学目标
"IntermediateManagementAccounting"(MA2)isoneofmandatorycoursesfortheexcellenceclassintheCertifiedPublicAccountantprogram.TheaimofIntermediateManagementAccountingistoassistyou,throughthestudyofthesetopics,todeveloptheprofessionalcompetenceandskillsthatwillenableyoutounderstandtherequirementsofmanagementreporting.Thiscoursewillalsohelptodevelopyourabilitytoassessasituation,identifyissuesandalternatives,andformulaterecommendationsusingprofessionaljudgment.
Specially,AdvancedManagementAccountingaimsatthefollowingoutcomes:
firstly,acquiringconceptualunderstandingoftheroleofmanagementaccountantinprovidinginformationtosupportmanagerialdecisions;secondly,buildingupanabilitytoperformanalysesrelevanttospecificmanagerialdecisions;thirdly,developinganawarenessofcurrentissuesindesigningandimplementingeffectivemanagementcontrolsystems;finally,cultivatingthemoralresponsibilitiesofmanagementaccountantstotheirprofessionandtothemanagerstheyadvise.Soafterstudyingthiscourse,thestudentsarerequiredtodevelopstrategicmanagementthinking,tomastermethodsinpredictionandcontrol,andtoapplyperformancemeasurementforcompensationmanagement.Moreover,thiscoursealsopreparesstudentsfortheopportunitiesandchallengestheyfaceintheprofessionalmanagementaccountingworldoftodayandtomorrow.
二、教学基本要求(黑体,小四号字)
Coursepurpose
MA2isdesignedtoassistyouinacquiringskillsanddevelopingprofessionalcompetence.Thiscourseaimsatthefollowingoutcomes:
•yourtechnicalknowledgeofissuesinmanagementaccountingandreporting
•yourabilityasaprofessionaltofocusclearlyontheconcernsofmanagement
•yourapplicationofasystematicmethodologyinsolvingarangeofproblems
Overviewofthecourse
Theprimarygoalofmanagementaccountingistoprovidefinancialinformationtomanagerstohelpthemmakebetterdecisions.Forthisinformationtobeuseful,accountantsandmanagersmustcommunicate:
accountantsmustlistentotheirmanagersinordertounderstandtheirinformationneeds,thentransmittherequireddatainaformthatmanagerscanreadilyuse.Thisprocessismoreefficientifaccountantsanticipatetheneedsofmanagers,andaskthemselvesexactlyhoweachreportmightbeused.Themessageistobeginthinkinglikeamanagerorownerearlyintheprocess(whenrequestsforaccountinginformationaremade)ratherthanlater(whenaccountantswritetheirreports).Ifaccountantsfailtothinklikemanagers,andarepoorcommunicators,theirmanagersmaychoosetodevisetheirowninformationsystems.
Themanagerialcontextissoimportantthroughoutthiscoursethatexamplesandexerciseswilloftenputyoustraightintotheroleofamanager,ineffectby-passingthetraditionalroleofthemanagerialaccountant.Thisisindicativeofthenewroleofthemanagerialaccountant.However,inadditiontothinkinglikemanagers,accountantsfaceanotherchallenge:
thepaceandscopeofchangeinbusiness.Therearemanyexamplesofchangethataffectbusinessesofallsizesandconsequently,thedemandformanagerialaccountinginformation.Changesininformationtechnology,productiontechnology,financialinstruments,andtheabilityofevensmallfirmstoaccessglobalmarketsthroughtheInternetandothermeansareonlysomeofthefactorstowhichmanagerialaccountingmustrespond.Globalizationandtechnologyhaveshortenedthetraditionalmanufacturingcycle.Beingabletorespondtoglobaldemandandconsidertherisksandopportunitiesavailablemaketheaccountantanimportantpartofthemanagementteam.
Youneedtosharpenyourperceptionofthedemandformanagementaccountinginformationandmanagementcontrolsystemsinordertocopeeffectivelywithchange.Itwillhelptothinklikeamanager,evenafteraninformationorreportingsystemhasbeendesignedandimplemented.Ifyouunderstanddemandinspecificsituationsandhowdemandischanging,youwillbeabletoformulateaneffectiveresponse.
Thecloserelationshipbetweenaccountantsandthemanagerstheyinformalsoimpliesthataccountantsmustunderstandthestrategicmanagementprocesstoaidinthedecision-makingprocessofmanagers.Aproperunderstandingofmanagementaccountingmustbemadewithinthecontextofbusinessdecisions.Allorganizations,whetherfor-profitornot-for-profit,mustactwithinthebestinterestsoftheorganizationtoachievethegoalsandobjectivesoftheorganization.Toeffectivelyaccomplishthis,theymustmanagetheorganizationwithanunderstandingofhowtoachievethosegoalsandobjectives.Thisrequiresthemanagementtodevelopandimplementastrategy.Understandingstrategicmanagementisfundamentaltothestudyofmanagementaccounting.Itisonlywiththisunderstandingthataccountantscantrulybecomevaluedmembersofthetopmanagementteam.
Managementaccountantsmustalsounderstandbothprofessionalethicsspecifictoaccountants,andbusinessethicsingeneral.Themannerinwhichprofitsarereported,forexample,sometimesraisesissuesofprofessionalethicsforaccountants,buttherearealsolargerissuesofbusinessethicsforaccountantsandmanagerstoconsider,suchaswhetheritisthesocialresponsibilityoffirmstoincreasetheirprofits.
Thefirstgoalofthecourse—todevelopaconceptualunderstandingoftheroleofmanagementaccountinginformationinsupportingmanagerialdecisions—ispromotedbyintroducingfourcoursethemesinLesson1.Theyarethenusedtoprovideaconceptualframeworkforalldecisionsreviewedintheremaininglessons.Thethemesare:
•planningandcontrolusesofaccountinginformation
•basisofaccounting,fromcashtoaccrual
•costbehaviour(variabletofixed)andtimeframe(shorttolongterm)•costdefinitions,fromproductcoststoeconomiccosts
ThethemesaredescribedindetailinLesson1andmentionedintheoverviewsorearlytopicsoftheremaininglessons.Somereviewandassignmentquestionsrefertothethemes.
Thesequenceoflessonsfollowsthefirsttheme.Lessons2to4emphasizeplanningusesofaccountinginformation.PlanningandcontrolusesarebothimportantinLessons5and6andcontrolistheprimaryconcernofLessons7to9.Lesson10integratesthecoursethemeswiththematerialprovidedinthepreviouslessons.
Thesecondgoalofthecourseistodevelopanabilitytoperformanalysesrelevanttospecificmanagerialdecisions.Thisisthe“number-crunching”aspectofthecourse,althoughsoftwarewillbeusedattimes.Lessonsvaryinintensityofanalysisfromlightworkloads(forexample,Lesson9)toheavy(forexample,Lesson3).However,formostofyou,thegreatestchallengewillprobablynotbeperforminganalysis;rather,itwillberelatingtheanalysistotheconceptualframeworkofreference(thatis,thefourcoursethemes).
Thethirdgoalistodevelopanawarenessofcurrentissuesindesigningandimplementingeffectivemanagementcontrolsystems.Whereverpossible,currentorganizationalissuesareusedtoillustrateconceptsandanalysis.Forexample,thepopularpracticeofoutsourcingworkformerlydonebyemployeesiscoveredinLesson7.
Thefinalgoalconcernstheethicaldutiesofmanagementaccountantstotheirprofessionandtothemanagerstheyadvise.Althoughaccountantsworkcloselywithmanagementteams,theymustnotforgetthattheyshouldfollowcodesofprofessionalethicsinadditiontobusinessethicsingeneral.
GradingGuidelines:
Thefollowingareguidelinesonthegradingandtheirweightings:
QuestionItem
PercentWeighting
Participatingandassignments
30%
Including
Groupworkproject(2times)
70%
Participating
10%
Assignments
20%
Term-endExam
70%
ExamGuidelines
Thefollowingareguidelinesonthetopicandtheirapproximateweightings:
QuestionItem
PercentWeighting
Lesson1
10-20%
Lesson2
20-30%
Lesson3
10-20%
Lesson4
20-30%
Lesson5
10-20%
Lesson6
10-20%
三、各教学环节学时分配
教学课时分配
序号
章节内容
讲课
实验
其他
合计
1
Lesson1Roleofthemanagementaccountant,costclassifications,cost-volume-profitanalysis
6
0
0
6
2
Lesson2servicedepartmentcostallocation,jobordercosting,jointandbyproductioncosting
8
0
0
8
3
Lesson3Processcosting,Indirectcostallocationsystems,activity-basedcostingsystems
8
0
0
8
4
Lesson4Variable,AbsorptionandThroughputcosting,Budgetingandpricing
8
0
0
8
5
Lesson5Standardcostsandcostvariances,revenuevariances
8
0
0
8
6
Lesson6Uncertainty,RelevantCosts,TransferPricing
10
0
0
10
合计
48
0
0
48
四、教学内容
Lesson1Roleofthemanagementaccountant,costclassifications,cost-volume-profitanalysis
I.LEARNINGOBJECTIVES
Thislessonwilllaythegroundworkforthecoursebyintroducingmanagementaccounting,theroleofthemanagementaccountantandtheterminologyofmanagementaccounting.Itisimportanttoknowthedefinitionsofthetermsastheywillbeusedthroughoutthecourse,andsomewillbeusedinotherCPApreparatorycourses.Thematerialforthislessonalsodiscussescostbehaviours,andhowmanagementaccountantsdeterminethesebehavioursandthenusethemtopredictcostsandprofitsusingcost-volume-profitanalysis.
II.CHAPTERSYNOPSIS
III.POINTSofEMPHASIS
1.Definethetermstrategydefinition
2.developingstrategy
3.Implementingstrategy
4.managementcontrolsystems
IV.QUESTION
1.Whatisstrategy?
2.Explainwhichcomponentsofanorganizationmustbemanagedwhenimplemen