Course Descriptions

The Course Descriptions catalog describes all undergraduate and graduate courses offered by Michigan State University. The searches below only return course versions Fall 2000 and forward. Please refer to the Archived Course Descriptions for additional information.

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PIM 812  Managerial Accounting Concepts

Description:
Accounting information for decision making and control: cost behavior patterns, activity-based costing, cost allocations, budgeting, transfer pricing, and accounting controls. Application of course concepts to work environment.
Effective Dates:
US95 - SS05


PIM 812  Managerial Accounting

Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: 1.5   Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 1.5
Recommended Background:
PIM 811
Restrictions:
Open only to MBA students in the Program in Integrative Management.
Description:
Accounting information for decision making and control: cost behavior patterns, activity-based costing, cost allocations, budgeting, transfer pricing, and accounting controls. Application of course concepts to work environment.
Effective Dates:
US05 - US16


PIM 812  Managerial Accounting

Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Variable from 1 to 3
Restrictions:
Open to MBA students in the Eli Broad College of Business and The Eli Broad Graduate School of Management or in the Master of Business Administration in Integrative Management.
Description:
The objective of this course is to provide essential tools and skills to enable you to make business decisions using accounting information. This course focuses on the preparation and use of accounting information for planning and control purposes.
Effective Dates:
FS16 - US26


PIM 812  Performance Measurement and Control

Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year
Credits:
Variable from 1 to 3
Prerequisite:
PIM 811 or approval of department
Restrictions:
Open to MBA students in the Eli Broad College of Business and The Eli Broad Graduate School of Management or in the Master of Business Administration in Integrative Management.
Description:
Trains students to become informed recipients and users of accounting information to support sound managerial decision making and strategy implementation. Profitability analysis for products, customers, and business segments for decision making and planning purposes. Introduces accounting concepts facilitating strategy implementation such as responsibility accounting, budgeting and target setting, analysis of budget variance reports, financial performance measures and performance measurement systems, and management control systems.
Effective Dates:
FS26 - Open