DPA 702 / Strategic Management Accounting

3 unit(s)

Y. Lilian Chan (cross-listed as

BUSINESS A740 / Strategic Management Accounting

)

Antirequisite(s): COMMERCE 4AA3; or the equivalence of a course in advanced managerial accounting

An objective of this course is to examine an organization’s core competence and how successful organizations exploit their core competence to develop a strategic advantage, with a focus on developing the management accounting skills required in effectively implementing strategies. Another objective of this course is to provide students an understanding of the risk affiliated with an organization, the role of management accounting in mitigating such organizational risk, and developing the strategic management accounting skills required in incorporating risk management to implement strategies effectively.