Accounting The Management College of Southern Africa (MANCOSA)

Overview

Accounting at The Management College of Southern Africa (MANCOSA) provides a solid grounding in the academic theory underpinning the main concepts of the field of Accounting. The accredited distance learning curriculum includes a significant practical component based on assignments and case studies. A range of more generalised modules such as Introduction to Functional Areas of Management and Business Communication, which are regarded as essential in today’s competitive business environment are also included in the programme.

Outcomes

• Display the necessary knowledge and skills, attitudes and applied competence to enable them to demonstrate administrative proficiency

• Display knowledge of management in general

• Apply skills of rational judgment and planning

• Recognise and appreciate changes within organizations

• Make appropriate use of information technology

• Analyse and solve operational problems

• Display skills for the recording and processing of financial information within an accounting framework

• Display ethical behaviour in a corporate management context

• Develop the functional competence of a graduate to proceed to middle management level within an accounting (auditing/tax) environment