Graduate Catalog 2022-2023

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.

 

Registration Name

Managerial Accounting

Lecture Hours

3

Lab Hours

0

Credits

3

Cross Listed Courses

BUSA 6530

Prerequisite

ACCT 2010, ACCT 2020

Offered

TBA

Student Learning Outcomes

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

  1. Make operating decisions based on a comprehensive understanding of an operation’s product cost, cost behavior, and the impact of those costs on the external financial statements.

  2. Utilize operational budgets to communicate operational goals

  3. Understand managerial accounting performance evaluation, and use the feedback to control operations and make improvements.
  4. Analyze and interpret managerial accounting outputs for effective decision making, considering both the quantitative and qualitative factors in the decision-making process.
  5. Utilize managerial accounting concepts and critical thinking to solve complex business questions.