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MANAGEMENT AND FUNDAMENTALS OF ACCOUNTING
ANDREA DELLO SBARBA
Academic year2020/21
CourseMANAGEMENT FOR BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS
Code581PP
Credits12
PeriodSemester 1
LanguageItalian

ModulesAreaTypeHoursTeacher(s)
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATIONSECS-P/07LEZIONI42
ANDREA DELLO SBARBA unimap
MANAGEMENTSECS-P/07LEZIONI42
ANDREA DELLO SBARBA unimap
RICCARDO GIANNETTI unimap
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Learning outcomes
Knowledge

Students will have acquired knowledge about the basic concepts of:

  • management: main functions of management, drivers of performance and the most relevant practices;
  • financial accounting: the accounting recording process and the preparation of financial statements.
  • managerial accounting: the cost concepts, the common methods for determining unit product costs, the cost-volume-profit relationships and the rationale for budgeting.
Assessment criteria of knowledge

Ongoing assessments to monitor academic progress will be carried out in the form of facsimile tests or meetings between the lecturer and a group of students developing teamwork.

Skills

By the end of the course, students will know how:

  • to use the most relevant practices to accomplish the main functions of management;
  • to perform the accounting recording process and prepare financial statements;
  • to use the common methods for determining unit product costs and the cost-volume-profit analysis.
Assessment criteria of skills

Small projects will be carried out in order to understand how to use the most relevant practices. Students will have to prepare and present a written report that documents the results of the project activity. Furthermore, exercises will be used by the students during the sessions.

Behaviors

Students will acquire an awareness of management, financial accounting and managerial accounting issues. Students will acquire leadership skills and team building capabilities through the analysis of business cases and team works.

Assessment criteria of behaviors

During the sessions, the accuracy and precision of the activities carried out will be evaluated. During teamwork, the methods of management and organisation during the project phases will be evaluated.

Prerequisites

No initial knowledge is needed.

Syllabus
  • The course provides notions on the main functions of management, as well as drivers of performance and the most relevant practices. The course also approaches the main issues related to financial accounting, with particular emphasis on the accounting recording process and the preparation of financial statements. Lastly, the course focuses on the managerial accounting, covering the cost concepts, the common methods for determining unit product costs, the cost-volume-profit relationships and the rationale for budgeting. For more information about the syllabus, please see on E-learning Website.
Bibliography

Giannetti R. and Dello Sbarba A., Management and Fundamentals of Accounting, McGrawHill, 2020.

 

Assessment methods

Written final exam with open and multiple choice questions (either theory based and brief exercises).

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