Course - Management Accounting in Technology-Based Firms - TØS410
Management Accounting in Technology-Based Firms
About
About the course
Course content
- Basic accounting skills
- Basic financial statement analysis skills
- Budgeting Basic understanding of cost structures
- Traditional costing Activity-based costing
- Short- and long-term decision making
- Target costing, life-cycle costing and quality costs
- Standard cost and variance analysis.
Learning outcome
Knowledge:
After completing the course, the students should be able to explain key concepts and explain important methods used in analyses of a number of business economic issues from a financial management perspective. This involves knowledge of, for example: - financial accounting as a central source of information of companies - budgeting and deviation analyses - different types of calculations and their application - various short-term and long-term decision problems
Skills:
After completing the course, the students should generally be able to apply acquired knowledge in analyses and discussions of practical business economics issues. Based on simple situation description, students can choose to use the method or financial management tools correctly.
General competence:
The student understands the most important principles in accounting and financial management. The student can shed light on basic financial management tools in a critical way as well as reflect on key assumptions and assumptions that are based on the business models.
Learning methods and activities
Lectures, mandatory and voluntary assignments. The main part of the learning is based on the students reading the course material and doing exercises by themselves. Students are advised to read the course material and work with assignments prior to the lectures. There will be conducted two workshops applying a game-based simulator.
Compulsory assignments
- Participation at business simulator
Further on evaluation
Permitted aids during the exam: Approved calculator according to NTNU's aid code B-D "specific simple calculator". Other calculator allowed in the course are: Casio FC-100V and Texas Instruments - BAII Plus.
Participation in business simulation is mandatory and must be completed in order for the candidate to qualify for the exam.
In the case of a re-sit exam and the last exam after the course has been discontinued, the form of assessment may be changed to an oral exam
The course is only available to students who have a right to study at the Master's program in Technology Management at NTNU Business School.
Specific conditions
Admission to a programme of study is required:
Management of Technology (ØAMLT)
Recommended previous knowledge
None
Required previous knowledge
None
Course materials
Grunnleggende økonomistyring (siste utgave, p.t. 2. utgave) av Terje Berg. In addition, lecture notes and any other handouts.
Subject areas
- Economics and Administration
Contact information
Course coordinator
Lecturers
Department with academic responsibility
Examination
Examination
Ordinary examination - Autumn 2025
School exam
The specified room can be changed and the final location will be ready no later than 3 days before the exam. You can find your room location on Studentweb.