Note: this is a course description from a previous semester. The Spring 2014 description will be updated as soon as it is available.

COURSE NUMBER: EWMBA 224A-1

This course is cross-listed with the Full-Time MBA Program.

COURSE TITLE:  Managerial Accounting

UNITS OF CREDIT:  2 units

INSTRUCTOR: John Briginshaw

E-MAIL ADDRESS: john_briginshaw@haas.berkeley.edu

CLASS WEB PAGE LOCATION (HTTP URL): http://bspace.berkeley.edu

MEETING DAY(S)/TIME: Thursdays, 6:00PM-9:30PM, 10 weeks

PREREQUISITE(S): EWMBA core curriculum

CLASS FORMAT:  Lectures, cases and a project

REQUIRED READINGS:  Text, cases.

BASIS FOR FINAL GRADE:
Class Participation: 15%
Midterm Project: 25%
Cases: 20%
Final: 40%

ABSTRACT OF COURSE'S CONTENT AND OBJECTIVES: 
A more descriptive title for the course would be "Accounting for Decision-making and Control." This course is concerned with how a manager uses accounting information within his or her organization. Managers need information to perform three essential functions in an organization: a) planning operations, b) controlling and evaluating performance, and c) making decisions. The purpose of this class is to show what information is needed within an organization, where this information can be obtained, and how this information can be used by managers to plan, control, and make decisions. The course will emphasize that there is no perfect (cost) accounting system and will present the trade-offs that managers have to make between designing systems for reporting, decision-making, control and performance evaluation

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH:
Please check: http://facultybio.haas.berkeley.edu/faculty-list/briginshaw-john