COURSE OUTLINE ON COST ACCOUNTING 1 (ACC 212)

Goal: To expose students to the terminology, methods, techniques and basic principles of costing and cost control methods.

GENERAL OBJECTIVES:

On completion of this module the students should be able to:

1.0       Understand cost accounting, its scope, purpose, and methods.

2.0       Understand nature, elements and classifications of cost.

3.0       Understand cost control.

4.0       Know Cost Centres, costing documents and records.

5.0       Understand the term materials, store keeping, purchasing and inventory control, pricing materials issued and valuation methods.

6.0       Understand labour: factory procedures, recruitment, payroll control and measurement of efficiency.

7.0       Understand the nature and classification of overheads.