Managerial Accounting: Information for Decision-Making (ACT611)
UCC Postgraduate Single Module Certificate Course
Managerial Accounting: Information for Decision-Making
Develop the ability to provide managers with relevant, reliable and timely accounting information that supports stronger decisions and more efficient operations.
Course at a Glance
Give Managers Better Information for Better Decisions
Why This Course Matters
Managers rely on accurate and timely information to direct operations, control performance and respond to changing business conditions. Weak information systems or poorly designed costing and reporting processes can limit efficiency and lead to ineffective decisions.
Managerial Accounting – Information for Decision-Making examines the systems, procedures and policies organisations use to support internal decision-making. The course develops the analytical tools needed to identify management issues, evaluate costs, assess investments and improve organisational effectiveness.
Flexible Learning. Meaningful Progression.
Start with One Course. Build Toward More.
This postgraduate single module offers a flexible way to gain focused, career-relevant knowledge while experiencing the quality of a UCC postgraduate course. It can also provide a natural starting point for professionals who may wish to pursue further academic study.
A Flexible Postgraduate Micro-Credential
Complete one focused postgraduate course without initially committing to a full degree programme.
A Pathway to Further Study
Explore how completed postgraduate learning may support progression toward a relevant UCC programme, subject to admission, credit transfer and programme requirements.
Experience the UCC Advantage
Engage with relevant course content, quality academic delivery and a globally competitive learning experience designed for professionals.
Progression, admission and credit recognition are subject to the entry requirements and academic regulations of the relevant UCC programme.
Course Focus
What You Will Explore
The course focuses on the accounting systems and analytical tools managers use to evaluate performance, solve operational problems and support sound business decisions.
Management Information Systems
Examine the systems, procedures and policies organisations use to generate information for planning, control and internal decision-making.
Cost Information and Costing Systems
Understand cost behaviour and develop costing systems that provide useful information for managing products, services and operations.
Relevant Costs for Decisions
Recognise and isolate the costs that matter when evaluating alternatives, solving management problems and making operational choices.
Capital Budgeting Analysis
Prepare and interpret capital budgeting analyses to support investment decisions and the long-term allocation of organisational resources.
Organisational Structure and Performance
Explore how reporting relationships, responsibility structures and management controls can support efficiency, accountability and organisational effectiveness.
Professional Relevance
Who Should Enrol?
This course is suited to professionals and postgraduate learners who prepare, interpret or use accounting information to support management decisions and operational performance.
- Managers and supervisors responsible for operational decisions
- Management accountants and finance professionals
- Business analysts and performance-management professionals
- Professionals responsible for costing, budgeting or capital investment analysis
- Consultants and entrepreneurs seeking stronger decision-support skills
- Postgraduate students seeking advanced managerial accounting knowledge
Current Intake Details
Schedule and Fees
Tuesdays or Thursdays: 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
The weekday will be confirmed at a later date.
Getting Started
Application and Registration
Submit Your Documents
Ensure that all required supporting documents are included with your application.
Complete Registration
After approval and registration, you will receive a UCC identification number and access to Moodle for course materials and assessments.
Assessment and Schedule Notes
- Course dates and times are subject to change. Registered students will be advised of any schedule updates.
- Where a timed final assessment or examination applies, it must be completed at a designated UCC campus under the supervision of an invigilator. The relevant timetable will be communicated before the assessment period.
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