ACCT 5364 Advanced Cost Accounting and Decision Analytics
The course covers advanced contemporary topics relating to the use of accounting information in managerial decision-making. The course emphasizes the analytical methods available to measure and evaluate costs for decision-making and performance evaluation purposes. The course identifies major contemporary issues in managerial and cost accounting, including budgeting, cost behavior, corporate governance, executive compensation, tax strategies, and sticky costs. A variety of case studies in different industries and decision contexts are used to examine the application of these concepts and practice analytical skills.