DETAILED SYLLABUS WEEK (1) SEPT 21 & 22 COST AND MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING TECHNIQUES HOURS OF TEACHING 1. Activity-based costing 2 HOURS TEACHING 2. Target costing BREAK 2 HOUR TEACHING 3. Life-cycle costing THIS TIMING IS FOR EACH DAY SHORT QUIZ AFTER EACH TOPIC 4. Throughput accounting QUESTIONS FROM EXAM KIT BBP & KAPLAN 5. Environmental accounting SOLVE QUESTION FROM BBP AND KAPLAN TEXT PASS QUESTION FROM JUNE 2015 TO DATE EXAMINER APPROACH TO QUESTIONS
WEEK (2) SEPT 28 & 29
HOURS OF TEACHINNG B DECISION-MAKING TECHNIQUES 2 HOURS TEACHING 1. Relevant cost analysis BREAK 2 HOUR TEACHING 2. Cost volume analysis THIS TIMING IS FOR EACH DAY 3. Limiting factors SHORT QUIZ AFTER EACH TOPIC QUESTIONS FROM EXAM KIT BBP & KAPLAN 4. Pricing decisions SOLVE QUESTION FROM BBP AND KAPLAN TEXT PASS QUESTION FROM JUNE 2015 TO DATE 5. Make-or-buy and other short-term decisions EXAMINER APPROACH TO QUESTIONS 6. Dealing with risk and uncertainty in decision-making
WEEK (3) OCT 5TH & 6 TH HOURS OF TEACHINNG
2 HOURS TEACHING C BUDGETING AND CONTROL BREAK 1. Budgetary systems and types of budget 2 HOUR TEACHING 2. Quantitative analysis in budgeting THIS TIMING IS FOR EACH DAY SHORT QUIZ AFTER EACH TOPIC 3. Standard costing QUESTIONS FROM EXAM KIT BBP & KAPLAN 4. Material mix and yield variances SOLVE QUESTION FROM BBP AND KAPLAN TEXT 5. Sales mix and quantity variances PASS QUESTION FROM JUNE 2015 TO DATE 6. Planning and operational variances EXAMINER APPROACH TO QUESTIONS 7. Performance analysis WEEK (4) OCT 12TH, 13TH & 17TH D PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT AND CONTROL
1. Performance management information systems HOURS OF TEACHINNG
2. Sources of management information 2 HOURS TEACHING BREAK 3. Management reports 2 HOUR TEACHING THIS TIMING IS FOR EACH DAY 4. Performance analysis in private sector organizations SHORT QUIZ AFTER EACH TOPIC 5. Divisional performance and transfer pricing QUESTIONS FROM EXAM KIT BBP & KAPLAN SOLVE QUESTION FROM BBP AND KAPLAN TEXT 6. Performance analysis in not-for profit organizations PASS QUESTION FROM JUNE 2015 TO DATE and the public sector EXAMINER APPROACH TO QUESTIONS
7. External considerations and behavioural aspects
WEEK (5) OCT 19TH, 20TH
GENERAL REVISION EXAMINER APPROACH TECHINCAL ARTICLES EXAMINATION OF EXAM QUESTION TIPS FROM BBP , KAPLAN, OPEN TUITION & LSBF FULL EXAMS CONDITION TEST 1 REVISION OF EXAMS TEST
WEEK (6) NOV 19TH, 20TH
FULL EXAMS CONDITION TEST 2 REVISION OF EXAMS TEST