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School of Business
BBA Program Course Outline
INSTRUCTORS DETAILS:
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course covers basic materials on terminology and ideas on cost behavior, cost-volume
profit relationships, activity-based costing, job-order costing, process costing, budgeting,
variance analysis, income effect of direct costing versus absorption costing, and simple
non-routine decision making. In this course, the motive is develop a basic understanding of
the 1) Costing methods, 2) Managerial accounting concepts and reports that help
managers make planning decisions, 3) Decision facilitating and decision enhancing roles of
accounting information, More importantly, this course will help you develop problem-
solving skills, whereby 4) You will be able to apply your understanding of managerial
accounting concepts to solve business problems in the real world. This course will help all
students (whether or not you are aiming for an accounting career) understand what
accounting can do for decision makers, and its use for planning and control functions.
COURSE POLICY:
1. It is the students responsibility to gather information about the assignments and
covered topics during the lectures missed. Regular class attendance is mandatory.
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Points will be taken off for missing classes. Without 70% of attendance, sitting for
final exam is NOT allowed. According to IUB system students must enter the
classroom within the first 20 minutes to get the attendance submitted.
2. The date and syllabus of quiz, midterm and final exam is already given here,
however, announcements will be given ahead of time. There is NO provision for
make-up quizzes.
3. The reading materials for each class will be given prior to that class so that student
may have a cursory look into the materials.
4. Class participation is vital for better understanding of sociological issues. Students
are invited to raise questions.
5. Students should take tutorials with the instructor during the office hours. Prior
appointment is required.
6. Students must maintain the IUB code of conduct and ethical guidelines offered by
the School of Business.
7. Students must refrain from any type of cheating and/or plagiarism in a course. Any
student acting otherwise will receive an F grade in the course. School of Business,
IUB, maintains a zero tolerance policy regarding violation of academic integrity.
8. Students are not allowed to keep bags, handouts, books, mobile phones, smart
watches or any other smart electronic devices with them during any exam. Students
are advised to keep everything in the front of the class room before the exam starts.
Please note that, just carrying any smart electronic devises (even if the devise is
turned off or put it in silent mode) during the exam will be considered as cheating.
Moreover, during the exam, anything written on hand palms (or anywhere else) and
carrying paper materials (whatever is written) will be considered as cheating. Any
sorts of cheating will result in an F grade with no exception. During the exam,
students are only allowed to carry pen, pencil, eraser, sharpener, ruler, highlighter
and calculator in a clear plastic bag.
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The following chart will be followed for grading. This has customized form the guideline
provided by the school of Business.
A A- B+ B B- C+ C C- D+ D F
90- 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 0-44
100
* Numbers are inclusive
REQUIRED TEXT:
The course will be based mostly on the following books [some other books and journals
may be referred time to time]:
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Session 22/01/17 Nature of The work of the management and Garrison
-2 Sunday Management need for managerial accounting and Noreen,
Accounting Chapter 1
Relevant problem solving from
text Pages 1-26
Relevant
Handouts
available
from virtual
learning
system
Relevant
Handouts
available
from virtual
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Session 31/01/17 Cost Terms General cost classification Garrison
-5 Tuesday and Cost Product cost Vs period cost and Noreen,
Concepts Relevant problem solving from Chapter 2
text
Pages 27-82
Relevant
Handouts
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available
from virtual
learning
system
Session 05/02/17 Cost Terms Cost classification on financial Garrison
-6 Sunday and Cost statements Product cost flow and Noreen,
Concepts Chapter 2
Relevant problem solving from
text Pages 27-82
Relevant
Handouts
available
from virtual
learning
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Session-7 07/02/17 Cost Terms Prediction cost behavior and Garrison
Thursday and Cost decision making and Noreen,
Concepts Chapter 2
Relevant problem solving from
text Pages 27-82
Relevant
Handouts
available
from virtual
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Session 12/02/17 Cost Types of cost behavior patterns Garrison
-8 Sunday Behavior The analysis of mixed costs and the and Noreen,
and CVP contribution format of income Chapter 5
analysis statement
Pages 187-
Relevant problem solving from 232
text
Relevant
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available
from virtual
Quiz 1
learning
system
Knowledge of Cost Terms and
Cost Concepts
Session 14/02/17 Cost CVP relationship Garrison
-9 Tuesday Behavior and Noreen,
and CVP Chapter 5
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analysis Relevant problem solving from
text Pages 187-
232
Relevant
Handouts
available
from virtual
learning
system
Session 19/02/17 Cost Break even analysis Garrison
-10 Sunday Behavior The concept of sales mix and Noreen,
and CVP Chapter 5
analysis Relevant problem solving from
text Pages 187-
232
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available
from virtual
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Session 21/02/17 Absorption Overview of absorption and Garrison
-11 Tuesday and variable costing and Noreen,
Variable Chapter 6
Costing Relevant problem solving from
text Pages 233-
285
Relevant
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from virtual
Knowledge of CVP Analysis learning
Quiz 2
system
Relevant
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available
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Session 28/02/17 Absorption Choosing a costing method Garrison
-13 Tuesday and and Noreen,
Variable Relevant problem solving from Chapter 6
Costing text
Pages 233-
285
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from virtual
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Session 05/03/17 Midterm CHAPTERS 1,2,5 and 6 Garrison
-14 Sunday Exam and Noreen,
Chapter
1,2,5 and 6
Session 07/03/17 Profit Basic framework of budgeting Garrison
-15 Tuesday Planning and Noreen,
Relevant problem solving from Chapter 8
text
Pages 342-
391
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Session 12/03/17 Profit Preparing the master budget Garrison
-16 Sunday Planning and Noreen,
Relevant problem solving from Chapter 8
text
Pages 342-
391
Relevant
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available
from virtual
learning
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system
Session 14/03/17 Profit Preparing the master budget Garrison
-17 Tuesday Planning and Noreen,
Relevant problem solving from Chapter 8
text
Pages 342-
391
Relevant
Handouts
available
from virtual
learning
system
Session 19/03/17 Profit Preparing the master budget Garrison
-18 Sunday Planning and Noreen,
Relevant problem solving from Chapter 8
text
Pages 342-
391
Relevant
Handouts
available
from virtual
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Session 21/03/17 Standard Setting standard cost Garrison
-19 Tuesday Costs, General model for standard cost and Noreen,
Flexible Chapter 9
Budgets &
Variance Relevant problem solving from Pages 392-
Analysis text 426
Relevant
Handouts
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from virtual
Quiz 3 Knowledge of Profit Planning learning
system
Session 26/03/17 Standard Using standard cost for Direct Garrison
-20 Sunday Costs, Material and Noreen,
Flexible Direct Labour Chapter 9
Budgets & Variable Material Overhead and 10
Variance
Analysis Relevant problem solving from Pages 392-
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text 426 Chapter
9 and pages
427-476
(Chapter
10)
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Session 28/03/17 Standard Flexible budget Garrison
-21 Tuesday Costs, Variable Overhead Variance and Noreen,
Flexible Fixed Overhead Variance Chapter 10
Budgets &
Variance Relevant problem solving from Pages 427-
Analysis text 476
Relevant
Handouts
available
from virtual
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Session 02/04/17 Relevant Cost concepts for decision making Garrison
-22 Sunday cost for and Noreen,
decision Chapter 12
making Relevant problem solving from
text Pages 531-
582
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Quiz 4
Knowledge of Standard Costing
and Flexible Budgets
Session ADDITIONA Relevant Adding and dropping product lines Garrison
-23 L MAKEUP cost for and Noreen,
AS PER IUB decision Chapter 12
SCHEDULE making Relevant problem solving from
text Pages 531-
582
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Relevant
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Session ADDITIONA Relevant Make or buy decision Garrison
-24 L MAKEUP cost for and Noreen,
AS PER IUB decision Special order and utilization of Chapter 12
SCHEDULE making constrained resources and sell & Pages 531-
further process 582
Relevant
Relevant problem solving from Handouts
text available
from virtual
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Session As per IUB Final Exam Chapter 8,9,10, and 12 Garrison
-25 Examinatio and Noreen,
n Schedule Chapter
8,9,10 and
12
AUDIT:
Students who are willing to audit the course are welcome during the first two classes and
are advised to contact the instructor after that.
NOTE:
Plagiarism- that is the presentation of another persons thoughts or words as though they
were the students own must be strictly avoided. Cheating and plagiarism on exam and
assignment are unacceptable.
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