University of Manitoba I. H. Asper School of Business Department of Accounting and Finance Fall 2014 ACC 1110 - INTRODUCTORY MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING A02 A03 Tuesday and Thursday 10:00 a.m. 11:15 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday 1:00 p.m. 2:15 p.m. Instructor: Robert Biscontri PhD FCPA(Aust.) CGA Office: 476 Drake Centre Office Hours: Book an appointment at http://robertbiscontri.youcanbook.me E- mail: r.biscontri@umanitoba.ca COURSE OBJECTIVES This first course in managerial accounting introduces students to the use of accounting information for internal management decision-making. The internal user focus is a notable contrast to the emphasis in financial accounting of reporting the results of a company s operations to external users. The course is designed from the perspective of the general manager, and its primary purpose is to develop the ability to use rather than to prepare accounting information. Specifically, this course should help you to understand how basic cost concepts are applied to develop costing systems that will determine the cost of a company s products or services. Accurate cost data is an essential prerequisite for proper managerial decision-making. understand and apply management accounting concepts and techniques in order to make wise choices between competing alternatives. This requires the ability to extract relevant information from accounting records, reports or statements, and to properly use this information. understand basic concepts of management control systems and utilize these concepts in evaluating the performance of managers, products, or economic units.
LEARNING GOALS This course will also address the following learning goals: 1. Ethics: students will be exposed to ethical situations in assigned homework questions and classroom discussions 2. Communications: students will be encouraged to participate in classroom discussions and will be evaluated on written communication skills on examination papers 3. Quantitative methods: students will develop skills in basic quantitative analyses in assigned homework questions and classroom activities 4. Critical thinking: students will be expected to apply concepts learned in new situations while completing homework assignments, in-class assignments and examinations REQUIRED TEXT and DESIRE-TO-LEARN (D2L) SITE Garrison et al., Managerial Accounting, Ninth Canadian Edition, McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 2012. ISBN 0-07-040189-6. The textbook is available for purchase at the campus bookstore. Do not throw away the Connect access code card that comes with your new textbook. You can use it to register in the Connect site provided by the publisher for more resources including practice questions. YOU WILL NEED TO USE THE CONNECT SITE AS PART OF THE COURSE. Desire-to-learn site provide solutions to textbook questions and other course materials. Follow the instructions below to log on Desire to Learn (D2L): 1. Go to https://umanitoba.ca/d2l. 2. Sign in using your University of Manitoba UMnetID. (If you do not have a UMnetID, go to the Iridium website at: https://iridium.umanitoba.ca/ and click on Create UMnetID. 3. From your Summer 2014 list of courses, click on ACC1110. 4. If you have not already done so, you should set your D2L profile to forward mail to the email address you use most often. That way, any course announcements will be sent to that email address. You might also want to subscribe to News updates so that any announcements are sent to your email account. MARK ALLOCATION Midterm Examination One Midterm Examination Two Connect Assignments Final Examination Thursday 2 nd October, 2014 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m, Chapters 1 3, locations to be announced. Thursday 6 th November, 2014 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Chapters 5-10; locations to be announced. Four assignments in total Due: 29 th September, 20 th October, 3 rd November, and 5 th December. All are due at 11:59pm. Comprehensive; location and date to be announced by the Registrar s Office. 25% 30% 10% 35% 2
END OF CHAPTER QUESTIONS End of chapter questions will be completed using the Connect system. Doing the homework assignments alone will not lead to your success in the course. Additional learning resources will be made available via the Connect students for those who feel they need some additional help. The end of chapter exercises are designed to augment and not replace those exercises and examples covered during class. CONNECT ASSIGNMENTS Connect assignments are mandatory and they will be due throughout the course. You will receive full credit as long as you achieve a score of 75% or higher. The course schedule posted on D2L will list the days these assignments are due. It is your responsibility to make sure you know when these assignments are due. There will be four assignments in total. Due dates are listed above and on D2L. Assignments are automatically graded at the due date. Any attempt after the due date will be allowed but not recorded as part of your grade. The next assignment will become available the day after the previous one was due. Learnsmart has also been set up for all the chapters covered in the textbook. These assignments are not compulsory and they are not graded. Please use them as a resource that will help you determine what areas you are having problems in. It s a guided learning tool that is adaptive to areas you show problems in. An instructional video on how to use Connect will be shown in class and also posted on D2L for your reference. Connect can be accessed at http://connect.mheducation.com/ WHAT TO BRING TO EACH CLASS 1. Class Notes. Prior to each class students must print a copy of the relevant class notes found in the course D2L site and bring the class notes to class. The class notes are required to complete class activities. Note that course materials from McGraw Hill Ryerson sources have been used with permissions. You should also have a copy (either paper or electronic) of the course outline for the first class. 2. Calculator. 3. Name Card. A blank one will be provided on the first day of class. 3
COURSE LABS Attendance to the course lab is STRONGLY ENCOURAGED, but attendance is not mandatory. We reserve the right to take attendance during labs and use that attendance data in support of students with marginal grades. CONDUCT OF THE COURSE Readings and homework problems have been selected and assigned for each topic covered in the course. Students are expected to complete the text readings and attempt assigned homework problems prior to class. Students should spend at least four hours per lecture hour completing readings, reviewing lecture material and completing homework assignments. Given that the text provides ample coverage on most topics, class time will not focus on covering content. Class time will primarily consist of in-class discussion and learning activities involving the application of concepts covered in the text. GUIDELINES FOR STUDENT CONDUCT A student s conduct in class will depend on the nature of the class, the technologies available and the professor. To avoid misunderstandings, I include here a list of guidelines that will hopefully enhance the managerial accounting experience for all students. The guidelines are derived from general principles of professional courtesy, contribution and service that will serve you well throughout your career. Classroom conduct Bring your class notes or have access to the class notes during class and turn off cell phones. I don t mind the use of tablets and laptops as long as it s course related and not disruptive to me and other students. Be on time. The class will start promptly at the time set by the university. Students should be seated and the professor s presentation properly set up by this time. Occasionally, things happen that will get in the way, but these things should be rare. If you know you can t make it to class on time I suggest you reconsider coming at all. Address your comments in class to the professor. Talking with your neighbour distracts students sitting around you and the professor. Questions directed to the professor, on the other hand, almost always help to clear up confusion that other students in the room have. To minimize distraction during lecture, you are expected to leave the class room voluntarily if you wish to chat with your fellow students in class, text, surf on a mobile device or laptop or eat your meal in class. If you are disruptive in class please be prepared for me to ask you to leave until the next class. Be here now. If you come to class, come to class. Put away cell phones, newspapers, mp3 players, tablets, and IPods, and other materials that are not related to the class. I reserve the right to ask any student who is late or disruptive to leave the class and not return till the next class. 4
Asking questions/asking for help Questions are important as they help me to deal with your difficulties and help to point out problems with the textbook and my materials. I encourage questions in class and to make an appointment to see me to go through any questions you don t feel comfortable asking in class. Rather than have set office hours that may not suit your timetable, I have started using an appointment booking system. You will be able to book any time I have available. The web address for this site is http://robertbiscontri.youcanbook.me. The site is self-explanatory and if you can t make it to an appointment you have made I would appreciate you cancelling the appointment. Appointments will not be accepted unless you are using your University of Manitoba issued email account as a reference. Personal email accounts will not be accepted. Many students like to ask questions immediately before and after class but this can be problematic. After class, I have to pack up and get out before the next instructor comes in. Please be understanding and let me do the setup/takedown before asking me questions. In the interest of fairness to the other students, please do not ask for information or resources (e.g., exam study tips, and my lecture notes) that are not available to all students. E-mail E-mail can be a useful way of dealing with smaller issues. I respond to all e-mails and answer questions as soon as I am physically able to. In most cases I will get back to you within 20 mins. If the question is too complicated (e. g., Can you explain management accounting to me?), I will ask you to make an appointment to come see me in my office. Some more specific guidelines: Use your university e-mail account (cc, ad or myumanitoba.ca account) to communicate with me. The university s spam program frequently filters out messages from hotmail and gmail accounts in particular. Tell me who you are. Please give your full name and your section when you write to me. Emails with no subject or name will be ignored and deleted. Emails from non-u of M accounts will also be deleted. Use a brief but descriptive subject line to help me get back to your e-mail if I need to do some research first. Please avoid unhelpful subject lines like Question. ACADEMIC INTEGRITY Students are encouraged to become familiar with the faculty s policy on academic integrity attached. The typical penalty for a first-time offence includes an F in the course with a notation on the transcript and being barred from taking any courses in the I. H. Asper School of Business for a period of six to eight months. 5
EXAMINATIONS For any examination, each student will be allowed to bring calculators (non-programmable and without text storage capacity), erasers, rulers, pens (other than red) and pencils. No other materials will be permitted. Conflicts with employers do not qualify as legitimate reasons to miss any examination. A grade of zero will be given to a missed midterm examination without a legitimate reason. Students who miss either midterm examination for a legitimate reason (medical, compassionate, academic conflict or university sports team travel) should inform me with suitable documentation within 5 days of the missed examination to have the weight of the missed midterm added to the final examination. In order to obtain an excused medical absence for an exam, the student must obtain a doctor s certification that the student s condition is severe enough to prevent the student from taking the exam or test. It is required that you ask the doctor filled out the Medical Absenteeism Form attached to this course outline as the suitable documentation for an excused medical absence. It is NOT SUFFICIENT to provide a note that only indicates the student visited the doctor s office or a note not covering the date of the examination. You attendance at the doctor s office will be confirmed by phoning the doctor s office. Students who miss the final examination must apply to the Undergraduate Program Office in their faculty for possible deferred examination privileges. Successful applicants will be informed the time and location of the deferred final examination at time of application. Please check the current regulations regarding deferred final exams as they have recently changed. GRADING After a through comparison to the marking key provided, any request for remarking either midterm examination must be made within 10 working days of the class when it was returned. The question(s) and page number should be indicated clearly on the cover page of the examination to assist regarding process. BONUS QUESTIONS OR MARKS There may be bonus questions or marks included in an examination. Alternatively, additional questions may be distributed or assigned in class for extra marks toward your course grade. There is no make-up opportunity for bonus questions or bonus marks offered in a class. 6
TENTATIVE CLASS SCHEDULE Day Date Topic Chapter 1 4-Sep-14 Course Outline, Introduction to the course and Managerial Accounting and the Business Environment Ch. 1 Cost Terms, Concepts and 2 9-Sep-14 Classifications Ch. 2 pp. 29-43. Cost Terms, Concepts and 3 11-Sep-14 Classifications Ch. 2 pp. 43-46. Cost Terms, Concepts and 4 16-Sep-14 Classifications Ch. 2 pp. 46-49. System Design: Job Order Costing, 5 18-Sep-14 excluding journal entry preparation Ch. 3 and Appendix 3A System Design: Job Order Costing, 6 23-Sep-14 excluding journal entry preparation Ch. 3 and Appendix 3A System Design: Job Order Costing, 7 25-Sep-14 excluding journal entry preparation Ch. 3 and Appendix 3A 8 30-Sep-14 Activity Based Costing Ch. 5 omit appendices 2-Oct-14 MIDTERM ONE Chapters 1-3 9 7-Oct-14 Activity Based Costing Ch. 5 omit appendices 10 9-Oct-14 Cost Behaviour: Analysis and Use Ch. 6 including the appendix 11 14-Oct-14 Cost-Volume-Profit Relationships Ch. 7. omit pp. 291-292 12 16-Oct-14 Variable Costing: A Tool for Management Ch. 8 13 21-Oct-14 Budgeting Ch. 9 14 23-Oct-14 Budgeting Ch. 9 15 28-Oct-14 Standard Costs and Overhead Analysis Ch. 10 omit appendices 16 30-Oct-14 Standard Costs and Overhead Analysis Ch. 10 omit appendices 17 4-Nov-14 Reporting for Control: Segmented Reporting Ch. 11 pp. 473-485 6-Nov-14 MIDTERM TWO Chapters 5-10 11-Nov-14 REMEMBERANCE DAY NO CLASS 18 13-Nov-14 Reporting for Control: Transfer Pricing Ch. 11 pp. 485-492 19 18-Nov-14 Reporting for Control: Measuring Managerial Performance Ch. 11 pp. 492-507 20 20-Nov-14 Reporting for Control: Cost of Quality Ch. 11 pp. 507-514 21 25-Nov-14 Relevant Costs for Decision Making Ch. 12 including appendix 22 27-Nov-14 Relevant Costs for Decision Making Ch. 12 including appendix 23 2-Dec-14 Relevant Costs for Decision Making Ch. 12 including appendix HOMEWORK QUESTIONS A list of homework questions will be posted on D2L along with the solutions to the end of chapter questions. It is your responsibility to complete the homework questions to ensure and understanding of the class materials. 7
Academic Integrity It is critical to the reputation of the I. H. Asper School of Business and of our degrees, that everyone associated with our faculty behaves with the highest academic integrity. As the faculty that helps create business and government leaders, we have a special obligation to ensure that our ethical standards are beyond reproach. Any dishonesty in our academic transactions violates this trust. The University of Manitoba Undergraduate Calendar addresses the issue of academic dishonesty under the heading Plagiarism and Cheating. Specifically, acts of academic dishonesty include, but are not limited to: using the exact words of a published or unpublished author without quotation marks and without referencing the source of these words duplicating a table, graph or diagram, in whole or in part, without referencing the source paraphrasing the conceptual framework, research design, interpretation, or any other ideas of another person, whether written or verbal (e.g., personal communications, ideas from a verbal presentation) without referencing the source copying the answers of another student in any test, examination, or take-home assignment providing answers to another student in any test, examination, or take-home assignment taking any unauthorized materials into an examination or term test (crib notes) impersonating another student or allowing another person to impersonate oneself for the purpose of submitting academic work or writing any test or examination stealing or mutilating library materials accessing tests prior to the time and date of the sitting changing name or answer(s) on a test after that test has been graded and returned submitting the same paper or portions thereof for more than one assignment, without discussions with the instructors involved. Group Projects and Group Work Many courses in the I. H. Asper School of Business require group projects. Students should be aware that group projects are subject to the same rules regarding academic dishonesty. Because of the unique nature of group projects, all group members should exercise special care to insure that the group project does not violate the policy on Academic Integrity. Should a violation occur, group members are jointly accountable unless the violation can be attributed to a specific individual(s). Some courses, while not requiring group projects, encourage students to work together in groups (or at least do not prohibit it) before submitting individual assignments. Students are encouraged to discuss this issue as it relates to academic integrity with their instructor to avoid violating this policy. In the I. H. Asper School of Business, all suspected cases of academic dishonesty are passed to the Dean s office in order to ensure consistency of treatment. 8
UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA I. H. Asper School of Business Medical Absenteeism Form Student Identification: (please print clearly) Last Name First Name Middle Initial U of M Student Identification Number I hereby authorize to verify with the attending physician or his/her (Name of Instructor/Administrator) staff or colleagues that the contents of this form are true. Student s Signature Date To be completed by the attending physician: (after the above section is completed) Physician s Last Name (please print clearly) Physician s First Name Middle Initial Street Address City, Province Postal Code Telephone Number Fax Number To the attention of the physician: Your evaluation of the student s condition is being used for the purpose of determining whether or not the student has a valid reason to miss an important exam or assignment. Your professional evaluation is necessary to ensure that only valid cases are excused. I certify that the nature of the student s condition is severe enough to prevent the student from taking an exam or completing an assignment. If requested, my associates or I will verify for the above-named instructor/administrator that this information is accurate. The student s condition will likely span the following dates: Physician s Signature (indicate start date) until (indicate end date) Date Notes to physician: Please make a note in the student/patient s file indicating that the student has given the above-named instructor/administrator permission to verify with you, your staff, or your colleagues, that the information contained on this form is correct. Thank you for your professional evaluation of this student s condition. PLEASE ATTACH THIS FORM TO YOUR REGULAR OFFICE STATIONERY THAT INDICATES THE STUDENT VISITED YOUR OFFICE. Note to student: The use of this form is at the option of the student. However, in order to obtain an excused absence for an assignment or exam, the student must obtain a doctor s 9 certification that the student s condition is severe enough to prevent the student from taking the exam or completing the assignment. It is NOT SUFFICIENT to provide a note that only indicates the student visited the doctor s office.