Keywords

Learning outcomes

The student understands the role of accounting in society and knows of its limits and possibilities from various perspectives. The student is able to analyse the presumptions and philosophical foundations of accounting and accounting information. The student is able to assess and make critical interpretations of the impacts accounting information has on societies. The student is able to critically evaluate corporate accounting and reporting from the economic, social and environmental perspectives. The student knows how the knowledge of critical accounting can be put to practice.

Contents

Current issues and related theories are discussed in a seminar and a reading group.

Teaching methods

The course will be organised every other academic year.

Teaching language

Evaluation

Further information

The study unit is organised every second year, in spring 2016 and spring 2018.

Belongs to following study modules

2015–2016

Teaching

Archived Teaching Schedule. Please refer to current Teaching Shedule.

KATVAS22 Critical Perspectives on Accounting