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Study programmes 2010-2011Last update : 11/04/2011
FINA0020-1  Introduction to Management Accountancy
Duration :  15h Th
Credits/ECTS :  
Master in management Sciences, professional focus in general management (Evening Classes), 1st yearToute l'année5
Master in management Sciences, professional focus in general management (Evening Classes), 2nd yearToute l'année4
Master en sciences de gestion, à finalité spécialisée en MBA (H.D.), 1st yearToute l'année5
Holder(s) :  Anne Chanteux
Language :  French language
Course contents :  - Cost classification (variable/fixed, direct/indirect, full or not)
- Analysis of direct costing and full costs
- Calculating full costs : traditional approaches & activity based costing
- Relation between general accounting & cost accounting (integrated or independent accounts)
- Analysis of relevant costs for making the decisions
- Break - even point of the firm
Course objective :  At the end of this course, students should be able to :
work out the costs of activity centers; work out the types of costs (production cost, trade cost, global cost), in part or in full; show the results for each profit center; work out the economic profitability of a given company and compare the different methods to allocate indirect costs.
Prerequisites :  Accounting & Finance
Organization :  Theoretical concepts, tools and methods are illustrated by exercises based on actual cases.
Written notes :  Course book :

CHANTEUX Anne et NIESSEN Wilfried, les tableaux de bord et business plan, Editions des Chambres de Commerce et d'Industrie de Wallonie, 2005, 367 pages

Slides PPT & exercises :
--> available on the virtual campus

Additional bibliography (--> library Louvrex street) :
- BESCOS P.-L. et MENDOZA C., "Le management de la performance, le premier bilan des applications en France des méhodes ABC et target costing", 1997, Ed. Molesherbes, Paris, 288 pages.
- BOUQUIN Henri, "Comptabilité de gestion", 1997, Ed. Sirey, Paris.
- DEHERRIPON Philippe, "Gestion par activités", 1999, Ed. d'Organisation, Paris, 168 pages.
- GOUJET C. et RAULET C., "Comptabilité analytique et Contrôle de gestion", (tome 1 + corrigés), 4e édition, Dunod, 2001, 344 pages.
- GUINAMARD R., "La comptabilité analytique et le contrôle de gestion", A. Collin, 1988.
- HORNGREN C. et FOSTER G., "Cost Accounting - A Managerial emphasis", Prentice Hall International, New Jersey, 1997, 9th edition.
- KAPLAN R. et ATKINSON A., "Advanced management accounting", 1998, Prentice-Hall International, New Jersey, 817 pages.
- LORINO P., "Le contrôle de gestion stratégique, la gestion par les activités", 1991, Paris, 213 pages.
- Revues : Harvard Business Review, Revue Française de Comptabilité, Revue Française de Gestion.
Assessment :  Written exam
Contacts :  CHANTEUX Anne Chargée de cours et maître-assistante UER Finance, Comptabilité et Droit HEC-Ecole de gestion de l'ULg Rue Louvrex, 14 (room 304) 4000 Liège Bât. N1 Tél: +32 4 2327261 Email: Anne.Chanteux@ulg.ac.be


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