If material is turned in late, it will lower the grade you would otherwisehave received. First offence, F in the course, second offence, suspension from the university. An Introduction to accounting concepts andtheir information content for decision making and control in settings ofoperations, divisional operations, and international operations. Studentswill be expected to take part in a dialogue on such topical issues as ethics,quality, strategic responsiveness and communications. Topics include planningand control, cost behavior and prediction, information content, and budgetingevaluation ofalternatives.
Emphasis is placed on the role of accountingin managerialcontrol and decision making.
All courses in the lower level tiers. Demonstrate a basicunderstanding of the underlying concepts of cost behavior and prediction,information use in decision making and budgeting techniques. Discuss planningand control concepts in a business environment. Use spreadsheetingincost development and budgeting. Recognize potentialethical conflicts which may arise in the utilization of management information.