MASTEROFACCOUNTING(CPAEXTENSION).PDFVIP

1 Division of Economics and Financial Studies Department of Accounting and Finance MASTER OF ACCOUNTING (CPA EXTENSION) UNIT GUIDE ACCG908 CPA – Strategic Management Accounting Semester 1 2010 Unit?Convenor???Elisabeth?Burn??? ? Department?of?Accounting??Finance???.au? Master?of?Accounting???.au/postgraduate/quicklinks?? 2 MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY DIVISION OF ECONOMICS AND FINANCIAL STUDIES UNIT GUIDE Students in this unit should read this unit outline carefully at the start of semester. It contains important information about the unit. If anything in it is unclear, please consult one of the teaching staff in the unit. ABOUT THIS UNIT Unit Description This unit provides knowledge, principles, skills and an appreciation of the strategic nature of Management accounting in an increasingly competitive global business environment. It presents an overview of strategic management accounting as well as the techniques needed to be able to formulate, implement a strategy, and assess the success of a strategy. This is facilitated through structured formal academic support for full time students concurrently enrolled in the Master of Accounting (CPA Extension) program, and the Strategic Management Accounting segment of the CPA program. Unit rationale The aim of this unit is to provide students with the opportunity to acquire knowledge and skills in strategic management accounting which are vital for all contemporary accounting practitioners involved in management decision making. In addition, the unit aims to extend the generic skills program in the post-graduate diploma segment of the MAcc, by further developing practical problem solving skills, and communicating in a group setting. Prerequisites and professional requirements Students must successfully complete the 13 units in the Master of Accounting (Professional) at Macquarie University before commencement of the final six units in the Maste