BUS 613 - Accounting for Management and Control

Prerequisites, BUS 601, BUS 602. This course examines the use of accounting information for management decision-making. The determination of product costs as well as the use of accounting information for planning, control and evaluation of business activities is emphasized. We will examine alternative approaches to the application of managerial accounting, with an emphasis on normative models of the use of information in decision contexts and the impact that accounting information has on behavior within the organization. (Offered as needed.) 2 credits