ACCTING 3503 - Strategic Management Accounting

North Terrace Campus - Semester 2 - 2019

This course builds on material covered in Management Accounting (ACCTING 2500) and examines many of the current issues in management accounting. One of the primary objectives of this course is to develop students? analytical and problem-solving skills by using several case studies. It is assumed in this course that students have an appreciation and good understanding of the basic cost accounting concepts and techniques. Since the early 1990s, management accounting has been in the process of continual change. While some firms still use traditional methods of management accounting such as costing, performance measurement and cost analysis, an increasing number of firms are using innovative management accounting techniques such as activity-based costing, strategically oriented performance measurement systems and strategic cost analysis. This course deals with many of the present-day management accounting techniques. Moreover, it also considers the skills and competencies that management accountants should develop in order to take advantage of the many opportunities offered by the new management accounting techniques.

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Course Details

Course Code	ACCTING 3503
Course	Strategic Management Accounting
Coordinating Unit	Adelaide Business School
Term	Semester 2
Level	Undergraduate
Location/s	North Terrace Campus
Units	3
Contact	Up to 3 hours per week
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange	Y
Prerequisites	ACCTING 2500
Assessment	Exam/assignments/tests/tutorial work as prescribed at first lecture

Course Staff

Course Coordinator: Dr Tony McMurtrie

Course Timetable

The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from Course Planner.

The lecture program appears below. Unless otherwise indicated all the readings come from the prescried text book

Week	Topic	Reading
1	Introduction to SMA Revision of basic cost terms and procedures	Chap 1 & 2
2	CVP & Relevant Costs revision and relevance	Chap 3 & 4
3	Standard Costing	Add on: Chap 18 Drury Mgt and Cost Acct, on line
4	Pricing and Profitability	Chap 5
5	Management Control systems	Chap 10 and addition 0n line
6	Mid Semester Test	Will cover weeks 1 - 4
7	Divisional Financial Performance Measures	Chap 12
8	Transfer Pricing	Chap 13
Mid Semester Break
9	Strategic Performance Management	Chap 14
10	Strategic Cost Management	Chap 15
11	Future Challenges	Chap 16
12	Test and Exam Prep

Course Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

1. Explain how management accounting information is used in strategic decision making.

2. Illustrate the process of strategy formulation, communication, implementation and control within an organisation.

3. Explain how to integrate conventional and contemporary management accounting techniques into a strategic management accounting framework.

4. Solve practical and applied problems by using research papers and case study analysis.

University Graduate Attributes

This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attribute(s) specified below:

University Graduate Attribute	Course Learning Outcome(s)
Deep discipline knowledge informed and infused by cutting edge research, scaffolded throughout their program of studies acquired from personal interaction with research active educators, from year 1 accredited or validated against national or international standards (for relevant programs)	1,2,3,4
Critical thinking and problem solving steeped in research methods and rigor based on empirical evidence and the scientific approach to knowledge development demonstrated through appropriate and relevant assessment	3,4
Teamwork and communication skills developed from, with, and via the SGDE honed through assessment and practice throughout the program of studies encouraged and valued in all aspects of learning	1,2,3,4
Career and leadership readiness technology savvy professional and, where relevant, fully accredited forward thinking and well informed tested and validated by work based experiences	1,2,3,4
Intercultural and ethical competency adept at operating in other cultures comfortable with different nationalities and social contexts able to determine and contribute to desirable social outcomes demonstrated by study abroad or with an understanding of indigenous knowledges	1,4
Self-awareness and emotional intelligence a capacity for self-reflection and a willingness to engage in self-appraisal open to objective and constructive feedback from supervisors and peers able to negotiate difficult social situations, defuse conflict and engage positively in purposeful debate	4

Learning Resources

Required Resources

Textbook

Drury, C. 2018, Management Accounting For Business, 7th Edn., Andover UK. https://cengage.com.au/product/title/management-accounting-for-business/isbn/9781473749115

Note:
While it is the same author this is a different book from the Cost and Management 2 text

This text is supplemented by journal articles and extracts from other texts.

Recommended Resources

Additional Textbooks

Horngren et al. 2014. Cost Accounting A Managerial Emphasis, 2nd Edn (Aus).,Pearson Education.

Langfield-Smith et al. 2015. Management Accounting; Information for Creating and Managing Value, 7th Edn.,McGraw Hill Education.

Journal Articles

Banker, R., G. Potter, and D. Srinivasan. 2000. An empirical investigation of an incentive plan that includes non-financial performance measures. The Accounting Review 75 (1): 65-92.

Baumann, S O.M. Lehner & H. Losbichler (2015) A push-and-pull factor model for environmental management accounting: a contingency perspective, Journal of Sustainable Finance & Investment, 5:3, 155-177.

Dekker, H.C. 2003. Value chain analysis in interfirm relationships: a field study. Management Accounting Research 14: 1-23.

Elenathan, D., T.W., Lin, and M.S. Young. 1996. Benchmarking and management accounting. Journal of Management Accounting Research 8: 37-54.

Foster, G., M. Gupta, and L. Sjoblom. 1996. Customer profitability analysis: challenges and new directions. Journal of Cost Management (Spring): 5-17.

Govindarajan, V., and A.K. Gupta. 1985. Linking control systems to business unit strategy: impact on performance. Accounting, Organizations and Society 10 (1): 51-66.

Guilding, C. 1999. Competitor-focused accounting: an exploratory note. Accounting, Organizations and Society: 24: 583-595.

Hope, J., and R. Fraser. 2003. Who needs budgets? Harvard Business Review (February): 108-115.

Hoque, Z. 2000. Just-in-Time production, automation, cost allocation practices and importance of cost information: an empirical investigation in New Zealand based manufacturing organisations. British Accounting Review 32 (2): 133-159.

Hoque, Z., and M. Alam. 1999. TQM adoption, institutionalism and changes in management accounting systems: a case study. Accounting and Business Research 29 (3): 199-210.

Hoque, Z., and W. James. 2000. Linking balanced scorecard with size and market factors: impact on organizational performance. Journal of Management Accounting Research 12: 1-17.

Ittner, C.D., and D.F. Larcker. 2002. Determinants of performance measure choices in worker incentive plans. Journal of Labor Economics, 2002 20 (2, pt. 2): S58-S90.

Ittner, C.D., D.F. Larcker, and T. Randall. 1997. The activity-based cost hierarchy, production policies and firm profitability. Journal
of Management Accounting Research 9: 143-162.

Libby, T., and R.M. Lindsay. 2010. Beyond budgeting or budgeting reconsidered? A survey of North-American budgeting practice. Management Accounting Research 21: 56-75.

Maltz, A.C., A.J. Shenhar, and R.R. Reilly. 2003. Beyond the balanced scorecard: refining the search for organizational success measures. Long Range Planning 36: 187–204.

Perera, S., G. Harrison, and M. Poole. 1997. Customer-focused manufacturing strategy and the use of operations-based non-financial performance measures: a research note. Accounting, Organizations and Society 22 (6): 557-572.

Shank, J.K., and V. Govindarajan. 1992. Strategic cost management: the value chain perspective, Journal of Management Accounting Research (4) 179-197.

We note that the reading material (especially the journal articles) may be added/deleted during the course of the semester due to new developments in the field. Students will be alerted to any changes to the reading material in a timely manner.
Learning & Teaching Activities

Learning & Teaching Modes

The University expects full-time students (i.e. those taking 12 units per semester) to allocate a total of at least 48 hours per week to their studies. Students in this course are expected to be present at all seminars each week throughout the semester.

Lecture topics and related problem questions will be discussed weekly in each seminar.

The communication, interaction and problem-solving skills developed by students in seminars by regularly and actively participating in discussions on case studies and/or problem questions are considered to be most important by the Business School, and are also highly regarded by employers and professional accounting bodies.

The Lecturer and Teaching Assistant are available for student consultation. We will notify students of the appropriate consultation times in due course. Moreover, please check your student email as course-related announcements are normally communicated via email.

Workload

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Learning Activities Summary

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The University's policy on Assessment for Coursework Programs is based on the following four principles:

Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
Assessment must maintain academic standards.

Assessment Summary

Assessment items	Due Date	Weight (%)
Class test 1	Week 6	25
Individual Assignment 1	15 Sep	20
Individual Assignment 2	1 Nov	20
Class participation	Various	10
End of semester test	Week 12	25

NOTES ON ASSESSMENT:

There will be a mid-semester test in week 6. The test will be paper-based (MCQ). It will cover the first four weeks of the course (up to and including chapters 1-6 and chapters 15 & 17)

The final test will be in week 12. There will be MCQ questions and some technical written responses as well It will cover the topics presented in weeks 5 -11.

During the semester all students will be asked to contribute to the discussion relating to some of the cases discussed in the tutorial. The class participation mark will be a reflection of the contribution they make to these discussions.

The individual assignments will be made available on the Course MyUni page later

Assessment Detail

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Submission

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Course Grading

Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:

M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme)
Grade	Mark	Description
FNS		Fail No Submission
F	1-49	Fail
P	50-64	Pass
C	65-74	Credit
D	75-84	Distinction
HD	85-100	High Distinction
CN		Continuing
NFE		No Formal Examination
RP		Result Pending

Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.

Grade Descriptors are available which provide a general guide to the standard of work that is expected at each grade level. More information at Assessment for Coursework Programs.

Final results for this course will be made available through Access Adelaide.

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