Accounting for Business Decision Making: Strategy Assessment and Control (Coursera)

This course also provides an introduction to accounting as a control function inside the organization, which helps influence the alignment of managers’ and employees’ decisions with organizational goals. You will learn about different types of controls, including process controls, budgets, and performance measurement and evaluation tools and techniques.
Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:
• Create and communicate accounting information that facilitates strategic decisions.
• Use accounting information to develop, implement, and improve organizational strategy.
• Implement controls that align managers’ and employees’ decisions with organizational goals.
• Measure and evaluate manager and employee performance to control and motivate operational and strategic decision-making.

Course 4 of 5 in the Fundamentals of Accounting Specialization.

Syllabus

WEEK 1
Course Orientation
You will become familiar with the course, your classmates, and our learning environment. The orientation will also help you obtain the technical skills required for the course.
Managing Capacity
In this module, you will explore different measures of an organization's capacity and understand their implications for many different decisions, including product pricing.

WEEK 2
Managing Pricing
In this module, you will learn about accounting's role in pricing decisions.

WEEK 3
Planning and Monitoring Operations
In this module, you will explore budgeting in organizations.

WEEK 4
Managing Organizational Strategy
In this module, you will explore many aspects of this important system.