Studying at the University of Verona
Here you can find information on the organisational aspects of the Programme, lecture timetables, learning activities and useful contact details for your time at the University, from enrolment to graduation.
Academic calendar
The academic calendar shows the deadlines and scheduled events that are relevant to students, teaching and technical-administrative staff of the University. Public holidays and University closures are also indicated. The academic year normally begins on 1 October each year and ends on 30 September of the following year.
Course calendar
The Academic Calendar sets out the degree programme lecture and exam timetables, as well as the relevant university closure dates..
| Period | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| primo semestre | Sep 28, 2015 | Jan 8, 2016 |
| secondo semestre | Feb 18, 2016 | May 28, 2016 |
| Secondo Semestre Magistrali | Feb 22, 2016 | Jun 1, 2016 |
| Session | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| appelli sessione invernale | Jan 11, 2016 | Feb 13, 2016 |
| appelli sessione estiva | Jun 6, 2016 | Jul 9, 2016 |
| Appelli sessione autunnale | Aug 29, 2016 | Sep 16, 2016 |
| Session | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| sessione autunnale | Dec 11, 2015 | Dec 18, 2015 |
| sessione invernale | Apr 6, 2016 | Apr 8, 2016 |
| sessione estiva | Sep 13, 2016 | Sep 14, 2016 |
| Period | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| vacanze natalizie | Dec 23, 2015 | Jan 5, 2016 |
| vacanze pasquali | Mar 25, 2016 | Mar 29, 2016 |
| vacanze estive | Aug 8, 2016 | Aug 27, 2016 |
Exam calendar
Exam dates and rounds are managed by the relevant Economics Teaching and Student Services Unit.
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Academic staff
045 802 8495 (VR) -- 0444/393938 (VI)
mario.furno@univr.it
Study Plan
The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University. Please select your Study Plan based on your enrolment year.
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Legend | Type of training activity (TTA)
TAF (Type of Educational Activity) All courses and activities are classified into different types of educational activities, indicated by a letter.
Reporting and cost accounting (2016/2017)
Teaching code
4S003754
Teacher
Coordinatore
Credits
6
Language
English
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
SECS-P/07 - BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND ACCOUNTING STUDIES
Period
Secondo Semestre Magistrali dal Feb 27, 2017 al Jun 1, 2017.
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to develop the student ability in undestanding and designing the cost accounting and the business reporting systems. A cost accounting system is concerned with accumulating cost for inventory valuation to meet external financial accounting and internal monthly or quaterly profit measurement requirements. A management accounting system accumulates, classifies, summarizes and reports information that will assist employees within an organization in their decision making, planning, control and performance measurement activities. A business reporting system summarise both internal and external information for the decision making process realised by top and middle management.
Program
The course is divided into four parts:
PART 1: INTRODUCTION TO MANAGEMENT AND COST ACCOUNTING
1. Introduction to management accounting
2. An introduction to cost terms and concepts
PART 2: COST ACCUMULATION FOR INVENTORY VALUATION AND PROFIT MEASUREMENT
3. Accounting for direct costs
4. Cost assignment for indirect costs
5. Accounting entries for a job costing system
6. Process costing
7. Joint and by-product costing
8. Income effects of alternative cost accumulation systems
PART 3: INFORMATION FOR DECISION-MAKING
9. Cost-volume-profit analysis
10. Cost estimation and cost behaviour
11. Measuring relevant costs and revenues for decision-making
12. Activity-based costing
PART 4: INFORMATION FOR PLANNING, CONTROL AND PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT
13. The budgeting process
14. Management control systems
15. Standard costing and variance analysis
TEACHING ACTIVITY: front lessons.
TEXTBOOK
Colin Drury, Cost and Management Accounting 7e, Published by Cengage Learning, ©2011
ISBN-13: 9781408032138 / ISBN-10: 1408032139, 448 pages, (available on www.amazon.it and other ONLINE bookshops).
| Author | Title | Publishing house | Year | ISBN | Notes |
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| Colin Drury | Cost and Management Accounting (Edizione 7) | Cengage Learning | 2011 | 9781408032138 | Colin Drury, Cost and Management Accounting 7e, Published by Cengage Learning, ©2011 ISBN-13: 9781408032138 / ISBN-10: 1408032139, 448 pages, (available on www.amazon.it and other ONLINE bookshops). |
Examination Methods
The examination is a written test on the whole program. The aim of the examination is to assess a) the student knowledge of the main topics of the course and b) the ability to solve some practical case-study taken from the textbook. The examination includes: 9 multiple choice questions (MCQ) and 3 open questions (OQ). Each question (MCQ and OQ) has a specific score indicated at the top. The maximum score for the examination is 30.
The exam last 60 minutes.
After passing the written exmination the student MAY ask for an additional oral examination to modify (max +/- 3 marks) the previous score.
Online registration is required.
The exam is in English.
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