Courses / Module

On successful completion of the module, students should be able to:

• Describe and evaluate the management accountant’s role, organizational environment, accounting information systems and possible ethical issues they face.
• Define and apply cost and revenue classification, terms and behavioral patterns for planning, control, decision making and evaluation.
• Apply and evaluate appropriate cost accounting techniques to indentified circumstances
• Select, generate, explain and interpret decision making techniques to evaluate business choices
• Describe and evaluate the role of budgets and budgetary control as a tool to enable organizations to develop and assess performance and use budgetary techniques to prepare budgets and financial plans
• Select and generate appropriate investment appraisal techniques and justify course of action considering relevant non financial factors and financial options

Delivery methods	Hours
Lectures	48
Labs / Practicals	0
Tutorials	24
Planned learning activities	0
Independent student activities	228
Total	300

• Module Graded (numeric value) or Ungraded (Pass/Not Passed): Graded

Assessment type	Options	Weighting	Duration
Continuous Assessment		20%
University scheduled written examination		80%	180 minutes
Other		0%
Total		100%	180 minutes

• Pass standard: 40%
• Could the result of this module be capped? No
• Maynooth University School of Business Overall Mark Calculation and Continuous Assessment Policy applies to this module.
• Penalties: Standard School of Business penalties apply for late submission of assignments.

• Are supplemental/resit registrations permitted? Yes
• Continuous assessment mark will be carried forward.
• University scheduled written examination (Autumn): 180 minutes
• Is Supplemental Continuous Assessment registration permitted? No
• Is Supplemental Continuous Assessment capped? No

• AC151

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