ACC-7000 - Advanced Managerial Accounting

Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8

This course focuses on formulating, evaluating and interpreting accounting information for managerial decision making. Managerial accountants are part of the staff that supports management. These accountants perform a number of different tasks within business organizations. The most important of which is providing information needed by management to make business decisions. During this course, the student will identify and formulate an understanding of some of the more recent developments affecting the field of managerial accounting. Many recent developments have been driven by the impact of globalization of business activities. Managerial accountants can no longer complete tasks the way they have always been done. Businesses need more accurate cost information if they are to compete effectively within the global economy.