ENM4101 Cost Accounting for EngineersBahçeşehir UniversityDegree Programs SOFTWARE ENGINEERINGGeneral Information For StudentsDiploma SupplementErasmus Policy StatementNational QualificationsBologna Commission
SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 QF-EHEA: First Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code Course Name Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
ENM4101 Cost Accounting for Engineers Fall 3 0 3 6
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Basic information

Language of instruction: English
Type of course: Non-Departmental Elective
Course Level: Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Dr. Öğr. Üyesi MEHMET EMİN YILDIZ
Recommended Optional Program Components: N/A
Course Objectives: ENM 4101 covers the concepts and theories of cost accounting. It starts with introducing the concept of cost, how cost is determined and how it is related to financial statements and capital budgeting process. Similarities and differences between manufacturing and merchandising are covered. The course presents different methods of cost accounting methods such as process costing, job costing, activity based costing. Throughout the course the cost volume profit and variance analysis accompany the subjects covered. The course concludes with pricing and relevant cost concepts in order to provide a link to the following Managerial Accounting course.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
After completing this course students will be able to:

I. . Introducing the fundamentals of cost accounting,
II. Explain the various tools used to evaluate, analyze and study the cost structure of a manufacturing and merchandising firm.
III. Explaining how various methods of cost accounting applies on a case base,
IV. Providing knowledge of variance analysis,
V. Providing knowledge of cost profit analysis
VI. Explaining how alternative approaches in cost accounting could generate differences in results

Course Content

1st Week An Introduction to Cost Terms and Purposes
2nd Week Cost–Volume–Profit Analysis
3rd Week Job Costing
4th Week Activity-Based Costing and Activity-Based Management
5th Week 1st Mid Term & Solving The Mid Term in class
6th Week Master Budget and Responsibility Accounting 
7th Week Flexible Budgets, Direct-Cost Variances, and Management Control
8th Week Flexible Budgets, Overhead Cost Variances, and Management Control
9th Week Flexible Budgets and Variances
10th Week 2nd Mid Term & Solving The Mid Term in class
11th Week Strategy, Balanced Scorecard, and Strategic Profitability Analysis
12th Week Pricing Decisions and Cost Management
13th Week Cost Allocation, Customer-Profitability Analysis, and Sales-Variance Analysis
14th Week Cost Allocation: Joint Products and Byproducts

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Introduction of the concept of cost N/A
2) How to apply job order costing N/A
3) How to apply process costing N/A
4) Cost, volume, profit relationships are introduced N/A
5) Activity Based Costing will be introduced N/A
6) N/A N/A
7) Preparation of budgeting tables and interpretation of them N/A
8) Types of variances, calculation of variances and interpretation of them N/A
9) Types of variances, calculation of variances and interpretation of them N/A
10) N/A N/A
11) Relevant and irrelevant cost. How to distinguish between two. The problems that may arise if cost is misinterpreted N/A
12) Cost price relationship, capital invested and fixed profit margin N/A
13) How to decide which customer is more profitable. Customer specific cost allocation N/A
14) N/A Students are expected to review the material they wish to be review upon class

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Horngren C.T., Datar S.M., Rajan M.V., Cost Accounting; A Managerial Emphasis, Pearson ed., 16th ed., 2018
References: N/A

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 1 % 8
Homework Assignments 10 % 20
Midterms 2 % 32
Final 1 % 40
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 60
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 40
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours 13 3 39
Study Hours Out of Class 3 18 54
Homework Assignments 10 4 40
Midterms 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
Total Workload 139

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Low 3 Average 4 High 5 Highest
           
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) Be able to specify functional and non-functional attributes of software projects, processes and products.
2) Be able to design software architecture, components, interfaces and subcomponents of a system for complex engineering problems.
3) Be able to develop a complex software system with in terms of code development, verification, testing and debugging.
4) Be able to verify software by testing its program behavior through expected results for a complex engineering problem.
5) Be able to maintain a complex software system due to working environment changes, new user demands and software errors that occur during operation.
6) Be able to monitor and control changes in the complex software system, to integrate the software with other systems, and to plan and manage new releases systematically.
7) Be able to identify, evaluate, measure, manage and apply complex software system life cycle processes in software development by working within and interdisciplinary teams.
8) Be able to use various tools and methods to collect software requirements, design, develop, test and maintain software under realistic constraints and conditions in complex engineering problems.
9) Be able to define basic quality metrics, apply software life cycle processes, measure software quality, identify quality model characteristics, apply standards and be able to use them to analyze, design, develop, verify and test complex software system.
10) Be able to gain technical information about other disciplines such as sustainable development that have common boundaries with software engineering such as mathematics, science, computer engineering, industrial engineering, systems engineering, economics, management and be able to create innovative ideas in entrepreneurship activities.
11) Be able to grasp software engineering culture and concept of ethics and have the basic information of applying them in the software engineering and learn and successfully apply necessary technical skills through professional life.
12) Be able to write active reports using foreign languages and Turkish, understand written reports, prepare design and production reports, make effective presentations, give clear and understandable instructions.
13) Be able to have knowledge about the effects of engineering applications on health, environment and security in universal and societal dimensions and the problems of engineering in the era and the legal consequences of engineering solutions.