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Accounting Analysis for Decision Making

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Salem State University
Salem State University
Salem, Massachusetts, United States
Zlatinka Blaber
Zlatinka Blaber
Associate Professor of Accounting
(6)
6
Timeline
  • September 21, 2021
    Experience start
  • September 29, 2021
    Project Scope Meeting
  • December 11, 2021
    Experience end
Experience
1/1 project matches
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Any
Any industries
Categories
Accounting Operations Project management Sales strategy
Skills
competitive analysis business consulting business strategy data analysis research
Student goals and capabilities

Identification and analysis of accounting information that managers use to make decisions for the business and its functional areas. Four major topics are considered: managerial accounting concepts of cost behavior and cost traceability using full-cost and incremental cost models, approaches for structuring non-routine decisions, planning tools to motivate and coordinate employees, and the use of feedback to evaluate goal attainment.

Students
Graduate
Any level
25 students
Project
12 hours per student
Students self-assign
Teams of 5
Expected outcomes and deliverables

The student teams will present their work in written and/or oral form.

Project timeline
  • September 21, 2021
    Experience start
  • September 29, 2021
    Project Scope Meeting
  • December 11, 2021
    Experience end
Project Examples

The successful student in this project will:

1. Be able to complete a guided accounting project.

2. Be able to understand and apply basic accounting concepts.

3. Be able to work effectively in groups.

5. Be able to perform activity analysis and estimate cost behavior.

6. Prepare budgets and other reports.

Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

Be available for a quick phone call with the instructor to initiate your relationship and confirm your scope is an appropriate fit for the course.

Provide a dedicated contact who is available to answer periodic emails or phone calls over the duration of the project to address students' questions.

Provide a dedicated contact who is available to answer periodic emails or phone calls over the duration of the project to address students' questions.

Provide feedback to the student teams.