Information on individual educational components (ECTS-Course descriptions) per semester

  
Degree programme:Bachelor International Business Administration Part-time
Type of degree:FH BachelorĀ“s Degree Programme
 Part-time
 Summer Semester 2023
  

Course unit titleCost Accounting
Course unit code025008021101
Language of instructionGerman
Type of course unit (compulsory, optional)Compulsory
Semester when the course unit is deliveredSummer Semester 2023
Teaching hours per week2
Year of study2023
Level of course unit (e.g. first, second or third cycle)First Cycle (Bachelor)
Number of ECTS credits allocated3
Name of lecturer(s)Sybille FRANK
Roman MACHA


Prerequisites and co-requisites

Successful completion of the accounting course

Confidence in the basic concepts of deposit/income, disbursement/expense

Course content
  • Basic concepts of cost accounting
  • Cost accounting systems
  • Full and partial cost accounting
  • Planned cost accounting
  • Cost type, cost centre and cost unit accounting
  • Closing types
  • Depreciation types
  • Imputed costs
  • Contribution margin accounting (single and multi-level)
  • Activity-based costing
Learning outcomes

In contrast to external accounting, internal accounting is not standardised by law. Nevertheless, it is indispensable for corporate management. Without cost and performance accounting, no price calculation for goods and services would be possible, there would be a complete lack of knowledge of starting points for the optimisation of processes or the selection of contractual partners of all kinds.

The students learn the essential basic terms of cost accounting, e.g. full and partial costs, variable and fixed costs, expenses and income. They can distinguish between types of costs and understand the differences between cost of sales and total cost methods. They can explain the material differences between different types of costs, they understand the concept of imputed costs and can also calculate these for the main imputed cost types. They are able to point out and explain the weaknesses of full cost accounting in their own words.

Students are able to carry out cost centre accounting in a simple operational accounting sheet as well as to carry out calculations of products according to the common procedures and can decide when which procedures are suitable. They can create and interpret contribution margin calculations and carry out simple variance analyses. Finally, they are also able to carry out the essential sub-steps of activity-based costing and to recognise its significance for corporate management.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Interactive course with lecture, case studies, exercises in individual and group work

Assessment methods and criteria

Written exam

Comment

None

Recommended or required reading

Coenenberg, Adolf G./ Fischer, Thomas M./ Günther, Thomas (2016): Kostenrechnung und Kostenanalyse. 9. Auflage. Stuttgart: Schäffer-Poeschel.

Friedl, Gunther; Hofmann, Christian; Pedell, Burkhard (2017): Kostenrechnung. Eine entscheidungsorientierte Einführung. 3. Aufl., München: Vahlen.

Haberstock, Lothar (2008): Kostenrechnung I, Einführung. 13. Auflage. Köln: Erich Schmidt.

Haberstock, Lothar (2008): Kostenrechnung II, (Grenz-) Plankostenrechnung. 10. Auflage. Köln: Erich Schmidt.

Macha, Roman (2010): Grundlagen der Kosten- und Leistungsrechnung. 5. Auflage. München: Vahlen.

Mode of delivery (face-to-face, distance learning)

Classes with compulsory attendance in individual teaching units (simulation game, seminars) supplemented by asynchronous teaching units for the presentation of elementary basics, which are assumed as given knowledge

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