ACCT 6530 Managerial Accounting

Students examine how internal managers use accounting data for planning and controlling operations as well as other management responsibilities. Course emphasis is on the manager's ability to add value using financial analyses for effective decision-making.

Credits

3

Cross Listed Courses

BUSA 6530

Prerequisite

ACCT 2010 and ACCT 2020 or equivalent.

Student Learning Outcomes

At the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

1. Provide analytical tools for assisting managers in making and evaluating effective decisions.
2. Evaluate a managerial decision and conduct an analysis of a selected company, as well as one of their competitors, to describe how such decision processes occur and can be improved.
3. Further illustrate the accounting process by showing how product accounting costs flow through to financial statements.
4. Continue to use the accounting equation and financial analysis tools to evaluate corporate financial data.