Introducción al análisis de Costos para la Dirección de Empresas (Coursera)

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Introducción al análisis de Costos para la Dirección de Empresas (Coursera)

A través de un caso de negocios y de ejercicios prácticos tendrás la oportunidad de sumergirte en el desafiante mundo de los costos dentro de la empresa. Para ello podrás complementar la visión estrictamente contable de los costos con una más enfocada a las decisiones recurrentes que se toman en el día a día de las empresas.

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Para ello incorporaremos las distintas visiones del universo de los costos y cuál de ellas es útil para el tipo de decisión que tengas entre manos por un lado y como es la forma en que tenemos que sistematizar la construcción de los números por otro.
Durante el desarrollo combinarás las resoluciones de problemas prácticos con el desarrollo conceptual que sirva de soporte.
Este curso ha sido pensado para todos aquellos que quieran empezar a construir conocimientos sobre el tema por lo cual no es necesario contar con ningún requisito previo para su realización.

What You Will Learn

  • Conceptualizar la noción de costo económico, objetos de costos y sistemas de costos.
  • Clasificar los costos desde diversas perspectivas según la necesidad de información para sustentar distintos tipos de decisiones.
  • Determinar el resultado económico de la empresa
  • Complementar la visión contable de los costos con la de toma de decisiones

Syllabus

WEEK 1
Conceptos generales y los costos por nivel de actividad (Parte I)
Bienvenidos al curso de Introducción al análisis de costos para la Dirección de Empresas. Para el desarrollo de este contenido, partiremos de la presentación del caso de un empresario, el cual será complementado con vídeos conceptuales, ejercicios asociados a dicho caso, así como también ejercicios de práctica. Para iniciar, en este módulo abordaremos los siguientes contenidos: primero trabajaremos con los conceptos de costo económico, objeto y sistema de costos. Luego, veremos las diferencias entre costos variables y fijos; así como también términos tales como nivel de actividad, inductor de costos, punto de equilibrio para monoproducto. Por último, abordaremos los elementos relacionados con el margen de contribución.

WEEK 2
Los costos por nivel de actividad (Parte II)
En este módulo continuaremos trabajando con los términos costos variables y fijos y margen de contribución. A
Adicionalmente el margen de contribución porcentual y el punto de equilibrio, esta vez para multiproducto.

WEEK 3
Los costos y su relación con los objetos a costear
En este módulo abordaremos los siguientes contenidos: Primero trabajaremos con los conceptos de costo directos e indirectos y posteriormente incorporaremos los conceptos de base de reparto y costos inventariables y del período. Para finalizar veremos los elementos que componen al costeo por absorción y al costeo variable.

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