The semester offering of this course is subject to enrolment numbers.
This course is designed to equip project managers with the critical skills and knowledge required to effectively manage resource costs associated with their projects while delivering quality outcomes on a timely basis. Specifically, the course introduces a number of management accounting concepts and techniques that can be used to anlayse how projects consume resources, create value for a firm and its customers, and how this value may be enhanced. During this course students should learn accounting concepts and the accounting cycle as they apply to projects, understand and analyse financial statements, plan and manage project revenue and cashflows, engage in project budgeting and project cost control including variance analysis, analyse project financing options, and evaluate capital investment projects. Students should also be able to understand the principles of taxation as they apply to projects.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
On satisfying the requirements for this course, students should have the knowledge and skills to:
- Prepare and analyse financial data and financial statements;
- Learn about cost control systems and establish cost accounts at the project level;
- Undertake the forecasting of project cashflows and to translate this into project budgets and plans;
- Deal with the way borrowing, interest, and the time value of money influence financing decisions;
- Perform project investment evaluation;
- Understand the impact of taxation on operations and fiscal management;
- Learn independently and to assume responsibility for the learning process;
- Learn within teams – to co-operate with team members, to assume leadership and to manage differences and conflicts; and
- Tolerate ambiguity in managerial and organisational problem-solving.
Other Information
See the course outline on the College courses page. Outlines are uploaded as they become available.
Indicative Assessment
Mid semester exam - 25%
Group case study - 20%
Final Examination - 55%
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Workload
Students taking this course are expected to commit at least 12 hours a week (including non-teaching weeks) to completing the work. This will include attending classes, course reading, research, writing and assignment work.
Requisite and Incompatibility
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
If you are a domestic graduate coursework or international student you will be required to pay tuition fees. Students continuing in their current program of study will have their tuition fees indexed annually from the year in which you commenced your program. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 3
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees. Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1994-2003 | $3234 | |
| 2014 | $3246 | |
| 2013 | $3240 | |
| 2012 | $3240 | |
| 2011 | $3240 | |
| 2010 | $3240 | |
| 2009 | $3240 | |
| 2008 | $3240 | |
| 2007 | $3240 | |
| 2006 | $3240 | |
| 2005 | $3234 | |
| 2004 | $3234 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 1994-2003 | $3234 |
| 2014 | $3948 |
| 2013 | $3942 |
| 2012 | $3942 |
| 2011 | $3942 |
| 2010 | $3942 |
| 2009 | $3618 |
| 2008 | $3618 |
| 2007 | $3618 |
| 2006 | $3534 |
| 2005 | $3234 |
| 2004 | $3234 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
ANU utilises MyTimetable to enable students to view the timetable for their enrolled courses, browse, then self-allocate to small teaching activities / tutorials so they can better plan their time. Find out more on the Timetable webpage.
Class summaries, if available, can be accessed by clicking on the View link for the relevant class number.
Second Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8032 | 21 Jul 2014 | 08 Aug 2014 | 31 Aug 2014 | 30 Oct 2014 | In Person | N/A |