Accounting Management


This course focuses on the accounting and finance aspects as an aid to decision making. The issues will be the primary focus and there will also be links to both business policy and strategy as well as risk management issues. Students should be able to make strategic recommendations for improvement in business performance. The overall background for this course is rooted in macro and micro economics and these will be alluded to.

Learning outcomes

a. subject specific knowledge and skills

• Acquire the ability to interpret the information disclosed in financial statements and reports that are published by public companies in their Annual Report
• Understand the accounting information required to assess the profitability, liquidity and capital structure of firms
• Understand the links between financial decision rules and the use of accounting information

b. cognitive abilities and non-subject specific skills

• The ability to read and understand articles and reports that contain financial information
• Development of a greater degree of confidence in dealing with accountants and finance people
• Appreciation of the nature of the assumptions that are implicit in the methods used in making financial decisions
• The ability to write about complex financial and accounting issues in a coherent manner
• The ability to think critically, especially in the presence of financial information
• Improved team-working skills through group work