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Syllabus

EN IT

Prerequisites

Adequate knowledge of the contents of the courses of Fundamental of Business, Accounting and financial statements

Program

Section I: Concepts and Fundamentals of Management Accounting (6 hrs)
Section II: Cost Accounting Systems and Cost Analysis (18 hrs)
Section III: Relevant Costs for Decision Making and Control (8 hrs)
Section IV: Budgeting Process for Planning and Controlling (8 hrs)
Section V: Segment Reporting, Decentralization and the Balanced Scorecard (4
hrs)
Section VI: Managerial Accounting in practice: cases study discussion (10 hrs)

Books

R.H. Garrison, E.W. Noreen, Managerial Accounting (17Th Edition) McGraw–Hill International Edition, 2021.

Bibliography

Recommended Texts:
A. Bhimani, S. Datar, C. Horngren, Management and Cost Accounting, Pearson Education
Limited, 2023.
Optional Texts:
M. Charifzadeh, A. Taschner, Management Accounting and Control: Tools and Concepts
in a Central European Context, Wiley, 2017
T. Groot, F. Selto, Advanced Management Accounting, Pearson Education Limited, 2013.

Teaching methods

The course is structured in lectures. Teaching focuses on the combination of theoretical arguments with practical exercises and case studies in order to obtain a full understanding of the topics covered in the course.
The frequency of practical applications integrative course’ is strongly recommended.

Exam Rules

The exam is made up of three parts: written exam + oral exam + budget case study discussion.
I° - Written exam) The format will be the follow:
Part A: multiple choice quizzes and true/false quizzes;
Part B: exercises (“Managerial Accounting in practice”);
Part C: open questions (from 1 to 3).
Each section will be evaluated up to a maximum of 10 points, for a total of 30 points.
The exam will be passed only if a score of at least 6/10 is achieved in each section. A maximum time limit of one hour and half will be allowed.
The written and oral exams take place in the same session.
II° - Oral exam) Students may be asked to discuss their written answers and to focus on some specific theoretical issues. The oral exam will be graded on a scale of thirty.
III° Budget case study - To pass the exam, students are required to prepare and subsequently discuss a budget case study based on self-selected data. Discussion of budget case study is mandatory for all students. This case study can be prepared by working in groups or individually.
This assignment is graded on a scale of thirty.
The student's final grade will be the average of the three assessments mentioned before.
In particular, the exam will be assessed according to the following criteria:
Not suitable: important deficiencies and/or inaccuracies in the knowledge and understanding of the topics; limited capacity for analysis and synthesis, frequent generalizations and limited critical and judgment skills, the arguments are presented in an inconsistent way and with inappropriate language;
18-20: just sufficient knowledge and understanding of the topics with possible generalizations and imperfections; sufficient capacity for analysis, synthesis and autonomy of judgment, the topics are frequently exposed in an inconsistent way and with inappropriate language;
21-23: Routine knowledge and understanding of topics; Ability to correct analysis and synthesis with sufficiently coherent logical argument and appropriate language
24-26: Fair knowledge and understanding of the topics; good analysis and synthesis skills with rigorously expressed arguments but with a language that is not always appropriate.
27-29: Complete knowledge and understanding of the topics; remarkable abilities of analysis and synthesis. Good autonomy of judgment. Topics exposed rigorously and with appropriate language
30-30L: Excellent level of knowledge and in-depth understanding of the topics. Excellent skills of analysis, synthesis and autonomy of judgment. Arguments expressed in an original way and with technical language.

Attendance Rules

Attendance at the course is highly recommended given the presence of practical applications aimed at illustrating the course contents from a practical point of view.