Course: Managerian Accounting

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Course title Managerian Accounting
Course code KEMCH/C235
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 7
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Vávra Jan, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Development and interpretation of cost accounting and managerial accounting. Cost evaluation in managerial accounting, cost behavior, information bases. Classification of costs in managerial accounting for decision-making. Cost allocation. Product costing. Specifics for chemical and food production processes. Absorption costing, basic costing methods. Variable costing. Activity Based Costing. Benefits and limitations in chemical and food production processes. Utilization of variances for direct cost evaluation. Break-event analysis. Budgeting and planning system, creating budgets, Balanced Scorecard. Management of Overheads. Overhead budgets, control. Responsibility accounting. Cost centers, evaluation and control. Controlling a reporting. Decision making, criterion, typical decisions. Information from managerial accounting for pricing decision.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book), Demonstration, Skills training
  • Participation in classes - 65 hours per semester
  • Contact teaching - 65 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an exam - 12 hours per semester
  • Preparation for a final test - 8 hours per semester
  • Preparation for a partial test - 5 hours per semester
  • Independent critical reading - 10 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 39 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The goal of lessons is to present for students basics of managerial accounting in the area of costs analysis, costing principles and budgeting. The attention is paid to the simple application of elementary calculation that should be used as a supporting tool for managerial decision making in the area of cost effectiveness, profitability, capacity effectiveness and budget fulfilment. During seminars are demonstrated practical applications by software IS Helios Orange.
After finishing are students acquainted with calculation principles in the area of managerial accounting and they are able to interpret calculated figures. They are able to decide appropriate monitoring method of important business information in the area of costs, costing, and budgeting. They are able to create, control and explain corporate budgets.
Prerequisites
Knowledge in mathematics and business economics and management on bachelor level is needed for study of the subject.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination, Written examination

Oral exam required. Level of acquired knowledge, approaches, as well as skill in practice application is examined. At the end of term the knowledge is verified by examination paper and test, their result is considered as a part of final classification.
Recommended literature
  • Branská, L., Vávra, J. Ekonomika a management chemických výrob. Pardubice: Univerzita Pardubice, 2013.
  • Fibírová, J. a kol. Manažerské účetnictví - Nástroje a metody. 3. vyd. Praha: Wolters Kluwer, 2020.
  • Fibírová, J., Šoljaková, L. Reporting, 2010, Grada Publishing, a.s..
  • Hilton, W. R. Managerial accounting. 10th Ed. New York: McGraw-Hill Education, 2015.
  • Hyršlová, J., Vávra, J., Hávová, E. Tematické sbírky případových studií a příkladů k předmětu Manažerské účetnictví. Materiály dostupné v systému STAG. Univerzita Pardubice, 2013.
  • Král, B. a kol. Manažerské účetnictví. 4. vyd. Praha: Management Press, 2019.
  • Popesko, B. Moderní metody řízení nákladů. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2009.
  • Ryan, X. F. Revolutionizing Accounting for Decision Making. Bloomington, IN: Xlibris, 2016.
  • Vávra, J. Manažerské účetnictví. PPT prezentace dostupné v systému STAG. Univerzita Pardubice, 2024.


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