Analysis for Competitive Advantage
Duration
- One semester or equivalent
Contact hours
- 36
2020 teaching periods
Hawthorn
| Higher Ed. Semester 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: |
Swinburne Online
| Teaching Period 3 | ||
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Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: |
Prerequisites
ACC20007 Management Accounting for Planning and ControlAims and objectives
This unit is designed to equip you with enhanced knowledge and in-depth understanding of management accounting concepts and technique application to achieve sustainable competitive edge. It addresses the interplay between competitive advantage and strategic management accounting in the context of contemporary operational environment. The link between strategy and resource management is emphasised, with the focus on value creation in achieving and maintaining a sustainable organisation.
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
1. Explain and demonstrate the role of management accounting in supporting strategy development and implementation
2. Identify and evaluate the strategic positions and strategic options of contemporary organisations to achieving sustainable competitive advantage
3. Apply appropriate strategic management accounting techniques to a range of complex business situations to improve value-creating activities in the day-to-day operations of an organisation
4. Apply divergent thinking, problem solving and research skills to solve cases in strategic management accounting and to communicate ideas both verbally and in writing
Courses with unit
This is a unit of study in the Bachelor of Business suite of courses.
Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment, general skills outcomes and content.
Teaching methods
Face to Face Mode:
Scheduled hours: Lectures (12 x 1 hour), Tutorials (12 x 2 hours)
Scheduled hours: Lectures (12 x 1 hour), Tutorials (12 x 2 hours)
Online Mode: SOL
Engaging with online content and discussions
Engaging with online content and discussions
Kaplan:
Scheduled hours: Lectures (4 x 4 hours)
Students are expected to spend 2 hrs per week in engagement online with learning activities and discussion boards
Student workload:
For all teaching and learning structures (both face to face and online), students are expected to spend an average of 150 hours per unit in total over the duration of the study period
This includes all:
• Scheduled teaching and learning events and activities (contact hours timetabled in a face-to-face teaching space) and scheduled online learning events (contact hours scheduled in an online teaching space), and
• Non-scheduled learning events and activities (including directed online learning activities, assessments, independent study, student group meetings, and research)
To be successful, students should:
• Read all prescribed materials and/or view videos in preparation for each class
• Attend and engage in all scheduled classes (face to face or online)
• Start assessment tasks well ahead of the due date, and submit assessments promptly
• Read / listen to all feedback carefully, and consider it for future assessment
• Engage with fellow students and teaching staff (don’t hesitate to ask questions)
Assessment
1. Assignment and Presentation (Individual) 5 - 15%
2. Assignment and Presentation (Group) 15 - 25%
2. Test (Individual) 10 - 20%
3. Class Exercises (Individual/Group) 5 - 15%
4. Examination (Individual) 40 - 60%
2. Test (Individual) 10 - 20%
3. Class Exercises (Individual/Group) 5 - 15%
4. Examination (Individual) 40 - 60%
General skills outcomes
• Teamwork skills
• Problem solving skills
• Analysis skills
• Communication skills
• Ability to tackle unfamiliar problems
• Ability to work independently
• Problem solving skills
• Analysis skills
• Communication skills
• Ability to tackle unfamiliar problems
• Ability to work independently
Content
- Business Strategy and Competitive Advantage
- Value Chain Analysis and Management
- Transfer Pricing and International Issues
- Performance Evaluation: Financial and Non-Financial Measures
- Balanced Scorecard (BSC)
- Environmental and Social Management Accounting (ESMA)
- Contemporary Management Accounting Systems
Study resources
- Reading materials.
Reading materials
Students are advised to check the unit outline in the relevant teaching period for appropriate textbooks and further reading.