...Module outline Management Accounting & Applied Finance (MAAF) 12 September 2013 Chartered Accountants Program Overview Management accounting is about making better business decisions; the practical understanding of key drivers for adding value to a business; and how these are tied to the decision-making process. It’s about helping people run their businesses more efficiently and effectively in order to achieve the desired outcomes such as increasing returns or delivering improved services. MAAF includes two major integrated case studies and other practical examples and activities that will give you the skills and knowledge to identify, analyse, interpret and communicate information to help an organisation manage its resources and achieve strategic goals. The MAAF module is one of the five compulsory modules in the Chartered Accountants Program. It requires a good understanding of management accounting and applied finance from your previous tertiary studies. Units The MAAF module comprises the following units: Unit 1 2 3 4 Name of unit Introduction to management accounting (including ethics) Analysing business operations Activity-based costing and management Pricing decisions and models Online assessment 5 6 7 8 Management of revenues and costs Performance reporting Working capital management Business planning (including budgeting and forecasting) Online assessment 9 10 11 12 Performance analysis Performance measurement and management Investment decisions Short-term...
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...Queensland University of Technology QUT Business School School of Management WEEK 1 UNIT INFORMATION – 2013 In addition to the Official Unit outline found on QUT Virtual this document will provide specific information about the unit as it will run this semester. MGB310; Sustainability in a Changing Environment Semester | Semester 1, 2013 | Unit Coordinator | Name: Noel TraceyPhone: 3138 1344Fax: 3138 1313Room: Z911Email: n.tracey@qut.edu.au | Consultation Times | Monday, 4-6pm | MODIFICATIONS TO UNIT FROM STUDENT FEEDBACK Student feedback from semester two last year has been implemented in relation to several major changes to the unit including assessment. Firstly, the number of assessment items has been reduced from 3 to 2. This is partly in recognition of the multitude of pressures placed on students during peak assessment periods. Additionally, presentations will no longer be assessed outside of tutorials; seminar days, held in weeks 6, 7 and 8, inside the normal tutorial times provide the opportunity to present your work to an audience. CONTENT - LECTURES Week | Week Commencing | Lecture Content and Readings | Tutorial Content | 1 | 25/02 | Introduction to sustainability, the economy and societyReading: Moscardo et. al. Chapter 1(Custom text: Ch1) | No Tutorial | 2 | 4/03 | Sustainability, stakeholders and the nature of the firmReading: Moscardo et. al. Chapter 2(Custom text: Ch2) | * Overview of assessment requirements including...
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...Human Resource Management Institute (HRMI) Edexcel BTEC HND in Business – HRM – Batch 1/3 /M/E Unit No/Title: Unit 5/ Aspect of Contract and Negligence for Business Unit Code: Y/601/0563 Assignment No: 1 / 1 Assignment Title: Contracts and Negligence Law Unit Outcomes/Grade Descriptors Covered: |LO1.1 | |………………………………………………………….. | |……………………………………………. | |Registration Number | |Signature | |LO1 Understand the essential element of a valid contract in a business context |Grading |Assessment Type | | |(P/M/D) | | |LO 1.1 | | |Individual | | |Explain the importance of the essential elements required for the formation of a |P1.1 | | | |valid contract. | ...
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.../ 387 BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Master of Business Administration Accredited by AACSB International, the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business with concentrations in: Accounting Cyber Security Entrepreneurship Finance Global Business Information Systems and Technology Management Marketing Management Supply Chain Management Master of Business Administration for Executives Master of Business Administration for Professionals College of Business and Public Administration Jack Brown Hall, Room 282 (909) 537-5703 mba.csusb.edu MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Requirements (48 units) The Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) program provides postbaccalaureate students with a high-quality master-level education in the field of business administration. The program is designed to prepare promising students for positions of increasing responsibility and leadership through education in the broad scope of business and through in-depth knowledge in one or more specialized areas of business. The program is open to all qualified students, regardless of undergraduate major. Students who do not have a background in the area of business administration can obtain this required capability by completing designated prerequisite courses or through individual study with competency demonstrated through credit by examination or by demonstrated work experience. Admission to the M.B.A. Program In addition to the general requirements of the university, specific requirements...
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...Australian School of Business Banking and Finance FINS3625 Applied Corporate Finance Course Outline Semester 1, 2014 Part A: Course-Specific Information Part B: Key Policies, Student Responsibilies and Support Table of Contents PART A: COURSE-‐SPECIFIC INFORMATION 1 STAFF CONTACT DETAILS 1.1 Communication with Staff 2 COURSE DETAILS 2.1 Teaching Times and Locations 2.2 Units of Credit 2.3 Summary of Course 2.4 Course Aims and Relationship to Other Courses 2.5 Student Learning Outcomes 3 LEARNING AND TEACHING ACTIVITIES 3.1 Approach to Learning and Teaching in the Course 3.2 Learning Activities and Teaching Strategies 4 ASSESSMENT 4.1 Formal Requirements 4.2 Assessment Details 4.3 Assessment Format 4.4 Assignment Submission Procedure 4.5 Late Submission 5 COURSE RESOURCES 6 COURSE EVALUATION AND DEVELOPMENT 7 COURSE SCHEDULE PART B: KEY POLICIES, STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES AND SUPPORT 8 PROGRAM LEARNING GOALS AND OUTCOMES 9 ACADEMIC HONESTY AND PLAGIARISM 10 STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES AND...
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...Qualification | Unit number and title | Pearson BTEC Level 5 HND Diploma in Business | Unit 3: Organisations and Behaviour | Student Name | Assessor Name | | Ms. Sonam Mehta | Date issued | Completion date | Submitted on | 7th February 2014 | 17th April 2014 | | | Assignment title | Comparative study of Organisational Behaviour of two chosen organisations | LearningOutcome | Assessment Criteria | In this assessment you will have the opportunity to present evidence that shows you are able to: | Task no. | Evidence(page nos.) | LO1Understand the relationshipbetween organisationalstructure and culture | 1.1 | compare and contrast different organisational structures and culture | 1 | | | 1.2 | explain the relationship between an organisation’s structure and culture can impact on the performance of the business | 1 | | | 1.3 | discuss the factors that affect individual behaviour at work | 2 | | LO2 Understand differentapproaches to managementand leadership | 2.1 | compare the effectiveness of different leadership styles in different organisations | 3 | | | 2.2 | explain how organisational theory underpins the practice of management | 3 | | | 2.3 | evaluate the different approaches to management used by different organisations | 3 | | LO3 Understand ways of usingmotivational theories inorganisations | 3.1 | discuss the impact that different leadership styles may have on motivation in organisations in periods of change | 4 | | | 3.2 | compare the application...
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...phenomena or problems that occur, and in generating solutions for the problems, is always preferred to complex research frameworks that consider an unmanageable number of factors. A good theoretical framework identifies and defines the important variables in the situation that are relevant to the problem. Moderating and mediating variables may or may not be important to the problem. A good model does and mediating variables not necessarily include moderating. 3. “Academic researchers usually develop more complex and elaborate models than applied researchers.” Discuss this statement. Academic researchers prefer to more sophisticated model which able to explains the basic until advanced means of data. Also the variety of data can be explained easily in a complex model which also able to answer questions coming from society. The applied researchers were less likely to engage in a complicated matter of model, all about applied research related to...
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...BSS003-2 Applied Integrated Business UNIT HANDBOOK 2013 – 2014 Contents 1. KEY INFORMATION 3 1.1 Introduction 3 1.2 Key Staff 3 1.3 BREO Site 3 1.4 Teaching location 4 1.5 Pod supervision 4 2. LEARNING OUTCOMES 4 3. TEACHING AND LEARNING STRATEGY 5 3.1 Approach to Learning 5 3.2 Group Work 5 3.3 Use of Technology 5 4. TRANSFERABLE SKILLS BEING DEVELOPED 6 5. ESSENTIAL AND RECOMMENDED READING 7 6. ASSESSMENT STRATEGY 7 6.1 Overview 7 6.2 Criteria for assessment 8 6.3 Quality of work 16 6.4 A note on Plagiarism 16 7. COURSE TIMETABLE 17 8. GUIDE FOR STUDENTS ON THE UNIVERSITY’S REGULATIONS 18 9. UIF Unit Information Form 19 Unit information form (UIF) 19 1. KEY INFORMATION Unit Title Applied Integrated Business Unit Number BSS003-2 Level of Study 2 CATS Points 60 Prerequisites This module can only be taken in conjunction with level 2 modules: SHR007-2 Leadership and Management AAF002-2 Management Accounting for Business MAR008-2 Marketing BSS003 -2 Management of Business Systems and Process/Operations 1.1 Introduction This unit continues the theme of integration which underpins the level one Business Studies Programme. It consists of projects based on real cases, which enable students to apply the theories and knowledge gained from the level 2 business units in a variety of realistic contexts – in service and production based organisations. The final project will be carried...
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... A research study which includes repeated observations over a period of time. _F___ A. Interval B. Cross-sectional C. Ordinal D. Basic research E. Exploratory F. Longitudinal G. Operational definition H. Ratio I. Applied research J. Nominal K. Descriptive L. Causal 2. A type of research that uses focus groups or small studies to get a “feel” for the problem. _E___ 3. It means in name only, data that consist of observations that can only be classified and counted by category and have no inherent order. For example: The colors chosen by car buyers at a dealership. _J___ 4. Using basic research methods, the outcome of the research is applied to a business problem. __I__ 5. A measurement scale that has no meaningful absolute zero point. For example: The scheduled arrival times (2:00pm, 2:30pm, and 3:00pm) of delivery trucks at a loading dock. _A___ 6. Often used in marketing and sales, this type of research always asks “who, what, when, where, and how” in research questions. _K___ 7. A measurement that uses absolute values. Height, weight, distance, and money are all examples. __H__ 8. Numbers assigned to objects representative of the rank order when the distance between each of the measures cannot be determined scientifically. For example, a measure that indicates how a person “feels” on an issue. _C___ 9. Research conducted where one unit is held steady, while the experiment is conducted on the other unit. This is to...
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...the letter of the term on the right to the definition of that term on the left. Definitions | Terms | 1. A research study which includes repeated observations over a period of time. _F___ | A. Interval B. Cross-sectional C. Ordinal D. Basic research E. Exploratory F. Longitudinal G. Operational definition H. Ratio I. Applied research J. Nominal K. Descriptive L. Causal | 2. A type of research that uses focus groups or small studies to get a “feel” for the problem. _E___ | M. | 3. It means in name only, data that consist of observations that can only be classified and counted by category and have no inherent order. For example: The colors chosen by car buyers at a dealership. _J___ | N. | 4. Using basic research methods, the outcome of the research is applied to a business problem. __I__ | O. | 5. A measurement scale that has no meaningful absolute zero point. For example: The scheduled arrival times (2:00pm, 2:30pm, and 3:00pm) of delivery trucks at a loading dock. _A___ | P. | 6. Often used in marketing and sales, this type of research always asks “who, what, when, where, and how” in research questions. _K___ | Q. | 7. A measurement that uses absolute values. Height, weight, distance, and money are all examples. __H__ | R. | 8. Numbers assigned to objects representative of the rank order when the distance between each of the measures cannot be determined...
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...Accelerated Processing Units (APUs), introduced to market in January 2011, is a new generation of processors that combines the computing processing unit (CPU) and graphics processing unit (GPU) capabilities in a single chip (die). APU-based platforms can deliver a prodigious amount of computational horsepower, and can present enormous opportunities in developing an application ecosystem beyond today’s mainstream computer systems. While APUs seek to deliver a superior, immersive PC experience, they also can provide tangible environmental benefits. By eliminating a chip to chip link and by introducing new holistic power management techniques, the APUs are designed to be more power efficient than current generation platforms that have both computational and graphical capabilities. This paper compares the environmental impact of one of AMD’s first APU products against an equivalent computer platform powered by the current generation of AMD processors (CPUs and GPUs). By conducting a business to consumer (B2C) lifecycle assessment, this study compares the total lifecycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (also known as a “carbon footprint”) of an APU system (based on the 18W dual-core processor codenamed “Zacate” and the M1 chipset codenamed “Hudson”) with the latest AMD system codenamed “Nile” (which is based on an AMD Athlon™ Neo II Dual Core processor, SB820 Southbridge, RS880M Northbridge with an ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 5430 discrete graphics card). This study concludes that the APU...
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...to this issue. The latest issue can be found on the Edexcel website: www.edexcel.com References to third-party material made in this specification are made in good faith. Edexcel does not endorse, approve or accept responsibility for the content of materials, which may be subject to change, or any opinions expressed therein. (Material may include textbooks, journals, magazines and other publications and websites.) Authorised by Roger Beard Prepared by Susan Hoxley Publications Code BH029073 All the material in this publication is copyright © Edexcel Limited 2011 Edexcel BTEC Level 4 HNC Diploma in Business Edexcel BTEC Level 5 HND Diploma in Business Edexcel BTEC Level 5 HND Diploma in Business (Accounting) Edexcel BTEC Level 5 HND Diploma in Business (Management) Edexcel BTEC Level 5 HND Diploma in Business (Marketing) Edexcel BTEC Level 5 HND Diploma in Business (Human...
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...Unit Handbook Applied Management Project (BSS000-6) Induction Week 17th- 21st September 2012 Submission Date: Monday 10th December 2012 MSc Finance & Business Management MSc International Business & Management MSc Marketing & Business Management Contents 1.Background to the unit 2 2.How the AMP works 2 3.AMP induction timetable 4 4.AMP tutorial support 4 5.Handing in the AMP report and reflective report 5 6.Main report format 6 7.Reflective report format 7 8.Academic offences 8 9.Referencing 10 10.Assessment marking 10 11.Assessment criteria 11 Appendix 1 - Applied Management Project Marking Scheme 13 Appendix 2 - Submitting your Work Through BREO 18 Appendix 3 - Guide to Referencing 19 Appendix 4 - Unit Information Form 23 Appendix 5 - AMP Session Timetable......................................................................29 1. Background to the unit This unit is completed at the end of the taught part of your programme. You have successfully completed the first two semesters of study and therefore should have a thorough grasp of the taught elements of the programme. You will be expected to draw on the learning that you have achieved during the taught units. The Applied Management Project (AMP) is the final assessed piece of work of the Masters Programme. It is designed to simulate a real management situation, giving you the opportunity to demonstrate your ability to...
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...UNIT OUTLINE Read this document to learn essential details about your unit. It will also help you to get started with your studies. BMA247 Organisational Behaviour Semester 2, 2015 THIS UNIT IS BEING OFFERED IN: SHANGHAI OCEANS UNIVERSITY (SOU) Taught by: Dr Sarah Dawkins (UTAS Unit Coordinator) & Cindy He (SOU Lecturer) CRICOS Provider Code: 00586B BMA247, Organisational Behaviour 2 Contents Contact Details ........................................................................................................................................ 2 Unit Description ...................................................................................................................................... 3 Prior Knowledge &/or Skills OR Pre-Requisite Unit(s) ............................................................................ 3 Enrolment in the Unit ............................................................................................................................. 3 When does the unit commence? ............................................................................................................ 3 Intended Learning Outcomes and Generic Graduate Attributes for BMA247, Organisational Behaviour ................................................................................................................................................ 4 Learning Expectations and Teaching Strategies/Approach ........................................
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...give you practice applying all the writing skills you’ve learned in the first four study units by developing two separate paragraphs of 8–12 sentences each. Paragraph 1 Background You’ve applied for a specific job in your field of study. The Human Resources Department arranges an interview and tells you to bring with you a polished piece of writing for them to evaluate your writing skills. The paragraph must describe one particular experience you’ve had that inspired you or guided you to choose the type of position for which you applied. Your audience is your potential employer and your purpose is to show you have thought carefully about what and/or who has motivated you toward this career choice and why. In addition, you want to convey your enthusiasm for this position as it relates to your inspiring experience. Take time to think about what your audience wants to know and strive to reach a balance between informal and formal business writing. Process 1. Prewrite about your field of study and create a specific job for which you might want to apply at a particular business or organization in your area. Outline what that position would look like. Brainstorm details, names, titles, and facts to provide depth to your paragraph and enable you to write a polished paragraph. 2. Freewrite about the different experiences you’ve had that motivated you to choose your area of study. Pick one on which to focus—one that triggers sparks of enthusiasm. Review your prewriting ...
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