COLLEGE OF BUSINESS & PUBLIC AFFAIRS

Course Data Sheet

Fall 2014
Course Number:
Course Title:
Term, Level and
Credit:
Course Description:

Accounting 711 - ONLINE

Accounting for Managerial Decisions
Oct. 15 Dec. 5 2014 ; graduate, 4 credit hours
Study of accounting as it applies to the managerial function. Includes both managerial input
into the accounting system and managerial use of accounting information.

This course is completely online, meaning there are no face-to-face

class meetings. It consists of 8 weeks of coursework - beginning on
October 15, 2014, and officially ending on December 5, 2014.
Most if not all communication is asynchronous (not in real-time). This
provides the flexibility to interact with the course, instructor, and
classmates at a time that is most convenient for you. However, do not
let this flexibility hinder your progress. There are due dates throughout
the course to help you stay on track, but you must be self-motivated
to successfully learn within this medium. The course is conducted
through Blackboard and MyaccountingLab.
Please access Blackboard daily for any course announcements.
Course
Prerequisites:

Admission to The University of Tennessee at Martin's Graduate School. Students are

expected to have had the equivalent of Accounting 201 or Accounting 300.

Course Text and

Introduction to Management Accounting (Chapters 1-17), Horngren, Sundem, Burgstahler,
Required Material: and Schatzberg, 16th Edition, Prentice Hall, Inc., Upper Saddle River, NJ
ISBN-13: 978-0-13-305878-9
ISBN-10: 0-13-305787-6

Software:
Microsoft Office Suite
Flash Player (Free download if not already installed)
Adobe Acrobat Reader (Free download if not already installed)
Technical Support:
If you have problems with Blackboard or encounter other technical problems,
contact
the Help Desk at 731-881-7900 or helpdesk@utm.edu.
Course Objectives: The study of Accounting for Managerial Decisions has as its objective to provide the student
with an understanding of:

1. internal or management accounting,

2. current trends in management accounting,

3. the basic concepts and techniques used in management accounting, and

4. the impact of management decisions on financial statements.
Learning Goals:
(LG)

The course addresses the following learning goals of the MBA Program:

MBA 1 the ability to develop and demonstrate a comprehensive integrated view

of an organization,
MBA 2 the development of effective communication skills,

MBA 3 the utilization of creative approaches, critical thinking skills, and

analytical tools necessary for problem solving and decision making, and

MBA 4 the development of the ability to understand and adapt to the impact of
environmental uncertainty on organizations.

Any student eligible for and requesting academic accommodations due to a disability is
required to provide a letter of accommodation from Disability Services, Clement 203
(XX7605), within the first two weeks of the semester.
Initial contact with the instructor should be through e-mail. You should receive a
response from me within 48 hrs of sending your message. If response time is longer, I
will notify the class. I am available for phone calls by appointment
through e-mail. Since this is an online course, you may have technical questions during
the course of the semester. Any technical questions should be directed to the Help
Desk at 731-881-7900 or helpdesk@utm.edu.

Class Data Sheet

Instructor:
Office:
E-mail:

Attendance Policy:
Casework Policy:

Ronald W. Kilgore
138 College of Business Adm.
Bldg. (by appointment)
Rkilgore@utm.edu

Semester: Fall 2014

Phone: (731)-881-7240
Fax: (731)-881-7241

As this is an on-line course, there is no attendance policy.

All class work will be through either Blackboard or MyAccountingLab
See the main Blackboard Announcement page for further details on any
assignments.

Course
Requirements &
Policies:

1.

There will be 8 tests. These objective tests (all multiple-choice) will be taken online, administered via Blackboard, and will be auto-graded. There will be a windowof-opportunity within which to take the tests (see course syllabus). They will be
time-constrained (you will be explicitly told how much time you have to complete

There will be no make-up tests in the sense that

the tests must be taken at some time within the allotted
window-of-opportunity.
the test).

All testing/exam work is expected to be completed independently from

your classmates. While collaborating with classmates in discussing
course material is acceptable, you should complete the objective
testing yourself. If a student is detected completing the testing with the
assistance of another human being, a grade of F for the course may
result and the incident may be reported to the Office of Student Affairs
for appropriate action.
Grade Distribution:
90 to 100 A
80 to 89.B
70 to ..79.C
60 to ..69.D
Below 60.F
Your grades will consist of the following:
Test 1
Test 2
Test 3
Test 4
Test 5
Test 6
Final Exam
Homework

50 Multiple Choice..100 points.

50 Multiple Choice..100 points.
50 Multiple Choice..100 points.
50 Multiple Choice..100 points.
50 Multiple Choice..100 points.
50 Multiple Choice..100 points.
50 Multiple Choice..100 points.
..100 points