Managerial Accounting

AY2023/2024 Semester 1

This course covers the strategic nature and relevance of managerial accounting for today's competitive business environment. The course adopts a unique user-perspective and emphasis is placed on the development of problem-solving and decision-making skills. Hence the course focuses on the use of essential managerial accounting tools and techniques to provide managerial accounting information for planning and control and to support effective economic decisions. The course also exposes students to real-life scenarios and gives students an opportunity to integrate theories to business practice. The course aims to equip students with analytical skills for problem solving and managerial skills for decision making. After the completion of this course, students should be equipped with a strong conceptual and technical knowledge in managerial accounting. Students should understand and appreciate how managerial accounting information support organizational planning and control, and day-to-day decision making.