This course is an introduction to managerial accounting. It is designed to make business students aware of the roles that accounting plays within organizations. The focus is primarily on the informed use of managerial accounting information, rather than on its production. The course emphasizes the links between accounting information and management activities such as strategic and operational decision making, financial planning and control, organizational design, and performance evaluation. The course examines how managerial accounting is used within a variety of organizations, including manufacturing, merchandising, and service businesses, as well as public-sector and not-for-profit organizations.