Course

Course Summary

Credit Type:

Course

ACE ID:

SDCM-0077

Organization's ID:

Accounting 301

Organization:

Location:

Classroom-based

Length:

Self-paced, 22 weeks (45 hours)

Dates Offered:

Credit Recommendation & Competencies

Level	Credits (SH)	Subject
Upper-Division Baccalaureate	3	Managerial Accounting

Description

Objective:

The course objective is to analyze topics such as corporate governance and decision making in the field of managerial accounting.

appraise the process involved in corporate governance and how it applies to managerial accounting
evaluate the reports that make up the financial statements and explain how to prepare them
summarize the functions of cost classifications, cost allocation, and job order cost systems
break down cost-volume-profit analysis and how it relates to income statements
analyze how firms decide on a pricing strategy and the different pricing methods
summarize how companies set standard costs and support why they are advantageous
apply the different methods, ratios and formulas important in financial analysis
evaluate the software programs pertinent to managerial accounting, and discover their benefits
construct the different types of budgets, analyze why budgeting is important, compare different methods for budgeting and describe capital budgeting.

Corporate governance for managerial accounting, financial statements and balance sheets, cost classifications, manufacturing overhead cost allocation, job order cost system, process cost system, activity-based costing, cost-volume-profit analysis, decision making in managerial accounting, pricing objectives and methods, budgeting, budgetary control, standard costs, capital budgeting, statement of cash flows, financial statement analysis, and software for managerial accounting

Instruction & Assessment