Information Package

MAN338

COST ACCOUNTING

Course Code
MAN338
Semester
Sixth Term (Spring)
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
5
Course TypeCompulsory Course
Course LevelBachelor's Degree
Year of Study3
SemesterSixth Term (Spring)
ECTS5
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Identify different classifications of cost terms and purposes and explain ethical standards for management accountants,
  2. Analyze changes in operating income to evaluate strategy in terms of growth, price-recovery, and productivity components,
  3. Apply the methodology of customer profitability analysis and be able to calculate the sales volume variance, the sales mix variance, the sales quantity variance, the market share variance and the market size variance.
  4. Understand criteria to guide cost-allocation and be able to allocate support department cost using the direct method, the step-down method, and the reciprocal method,
  5. Allocate joints costs using four methods and explain why joint costs are irrelevant in a sell-or-process further decision,
  6. Explain the four cost categories in a costs-of-quality program and use three methods to identify quality problems.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesYes(MAN222)
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsMAN426, MAN422, MAN430
Course DescriptionStudents who miss more than 30% of total class hours receive an F2 grade.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Cost Terms, Concepts and Classification
2nd Week Cost Terms, Concepts and Classification (continued)
3rd Week Types and Classification of Costs
4th Week Types and Classification of Costs (continued)
5th Week Cost Allocation and Cost Assignment
6th Week Cost Allocation and Cost Assignment (continued)
7th Week Midterm
8th Week Cost Allocation and Cost Assignment (continued)
9th Week Cost Allocation and Cost Assignment IV
10th Week Cost Allocation and Cost Assignment V
11th Week Costing Methods
12th Week Costing Methods (continued)
13th Week Costing Methods (continued)
14th Week Bookkeeping in Cost Accounting
Recommended or Required ReadingKinney, Raiborn, Cost Accounting: Foundations and Evolutions, South-Western, 2011.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Questions/Answers
  • Discussion
  • Lecture
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 40
Quiz 1 10
Total(%) 50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 50
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam 1 2 2
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work 14 3 42
Preparation for Final exam 1 40 40
Course hours 14 3 42
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 30 30
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 2 2
Homework
Total Work Load158
Total Work Load / 30 (h)5.26
ECTS Credit of the Course5
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No
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