Modules

Core Module Information
Module title: Strategic Performance Management
SCQF level: 11:
SCQF credit value: 20.00
ECTS credit value: 10
Module code: ACC11125
Module leader: James Dunn
School The Business School
Subject area group: Accounting and Finance
Prerequisites

There are no pre-requisites for this module to be added
Description of module content:

Strategic Performance Management will develop your understanding of how management accounting contributes towards the success of business. The module covers techniques in key organizational decision-making such as costing, risk and performance measurement and management. Additionally, we explore the connection that these management accounting techniques have to the process of strategizing, as well as the focusing on the practicalities of implementing and using them within an operational environment. Finally, the module will allow you to practice and develop your employability skills (particularly communication and reflection) through the assessment.
Learning Outcomes for module:

Upon completion of this module you will be able to

LO1: Critically analyse strategic decision-making processes within organizations and how management accounting techniques can both hinder and support these.

LO2: Critically assess current developments in management accounting, including risk assessment, and evaluate the importance of these developments in terms of strategic planning, control and decision making.

LO3: Critically evaluate the usefulness of management accounting practices and systems in measuring strategic performance and informing strategic direction.

LO4: Develop skills in understanding and presenting complex topics to non-experts.

LO5: Develop skills in reflecting on your learning and abilities, as well as translating this into terms suitable for job interviews.
Full Details of Teaching and Assessment
2024/5, Trimester 2, IN PERSON,
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Occurrence: 001
Primary mode of delivery: IN PERSON
Location of delivery: CRAIGLOCKHAR
Partner:
Member of staff responsible for delivering module: James Dunn
Module Organiser:


Student Activity (Notional Equivalent Study Hours (NESH))
Mode of activityLearning & Teaching ActivityNESH (Study Hours)NESH Description
Face To Face Seminar 4 2x 2 hour sessions run during scheduled timetable slot for weekly seminars, but which focus on presentation and reflection skills specifically.
Face To Face Lecture 20 Weekly 2 hour lecture.
Face To Face Seminar 16 Weekly 2 hour seminar to develop understanding of module content (i.e. excluding explicit sessions on presentation and reflection skills)
Online Guided independent study 160 Guided independent study
Total Study Hours200
Expected Total Study Hours for Module200


Assessment
Type of Assessment Weighting % LOs covered Week due Length in Hours/Words Description
Oral Presentation 40 1~2~3~4 Week 10 HOURS= 5 minutes Oral presentation, chosen from a list of questions available at the beginning of the semester.
Essay 20 1~2~3 Week 10 , WORDS= 1,500 Choose from a list of prepared questions which ask for a critical evaluation of a topic on the module.
Reflective Log 20 5 Exam Period , WORDS= 500 words A reflective piece demonstrating personal strengths, weaknesses and specific areas of learning/improvement from the module, framed in manner which demonstrates how these would positively apply to an organization during a job interview.
Oral Presentation 20 4~5 Exam Period HOURS= 5 minutes Oral 'presentation' to the common interview question - 'can you give me an example of a time you've had to communicate a complex or difficult message to a lay person?'(The idea here is that students use the presentation from Component 1 as the example)
Component 1 subtotal: 60
Component 2 subtotal: 40
Module subtotal: 100

Indicative References and Reading List - URL:
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