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ACC40680

Academic Year 2024/2025

Management & Environmental Accounting (ACC40680)

Subject:
Accountancy
College:
Business
School:
Business
Level:
4 (Masters)
Credits:
8
Module Coordinator:
Dr Rebecca Maughan
Trimester:
Autumn
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

Performance Measurement and Performance Management represents a framework from which the use of managerial accounting and control systems in companies can be fruitfully analysed. This course addresses in particular the technical and behavioural attributes of the process of developing budgetary planning and financial and non-financial performance measurement systems including consideration of target setting, rewards and incentives.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

On completing this module participants should be able to- identify how performance measurement and performance management concepts can be applied in organisational settings, and particularly within the organisations they work for;- know and master performance measurement and performance management key instruments and tools such as, for example, objectives and critical success factor identification, causal analysis, anticipatory management, or ex-post performance measurement, analysis and evaluation;- modify or request modifications in their organisation's performance measurement and performance management system to meet its specific needs.

Indicative Module Content:

On completing this module participants should be able to- identify how performance measurement and performance management concepts can be applied in organisational settings, and particularly within the organisations they work for;- know and master performance measurement and performance management key instruments and tools such as, for example, objectives and critical success factor identification, causal analysis, anticipatory management, or ex-post performance measurement, analysis and evaluation;- modify or request modifications in their organisation's performance measurement and performance management system to meet its specific needs.

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

24

Small Group

1

Specified Learning Activities

60

Autonomous Student Learning

74

Total

159


Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Lectures and specified learning activities

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 

Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered

Not yet recorded.


Carry forward of passed components
No
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Spring Yes - 2 Hour
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.

Name Role
Mr Derek Moriarty Lecturer / Co-Lecturer