Course Summary
Responsibility Center Management (RCM) is a budgeting method that is increasingly being used widely across colleges and universities. Many assert that RCM gives academic decision makers more latitude and creates better incentives, while others feel that it puts financial considerations ahead of academic ones. While this is an important debate, the goal here is to examine how RCM works. Doing so helps one see many of the dilemmas involved in higher education budgeting processes. Even if one has no intention of adopting an RCM model, there is a lot to be learned from how this method works.
Welcome
Module 01
Module 02
Module 03
Module 04
Module 05
Wrap Up
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Table of Contents
- 1.1 : Introduction
- 1.2 : Learning Objectives
- 1.3 : Intended Audience
- 1.4 : Acknowledgements
Section 1 : Welcome
- 2.1 : What is RCM?
Section 2 : Module 01
- 3.1 : Funds Flow in RCM versus Incremental Budgeting
- 3.2 : Differences Between Models
Section 3 : Module 02
- 4.1 : How Does RCM Work?
- 4.2 : RCM in Smaller institutions
Section 4 : Module 03
- 5.1 : Strengths of RCM
- 5.2 : Challenges of RCM
Section 5 : Module 04
- 6.1 : Using Select Elements
Section 6 : Module 05
- 7.1 : Conclusion
- 7.2 : Evaluation
- 7.3 : Forum
- 7.4 : New Lesson
Section 7 : Wrap Up
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