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Archived Curricula Guide 2017–2019
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KATVAA12 Responsible Business and Social Accounting 5 ECTS
Organised by
Degree Programme in Business Studies
Responsible Business
Person in charge
Professor, university lecturer.
Planned organizing times
Period(s) I II III IV
2017–2018 X X X
Preceding studies
Compulsory:
KATVAP11 Business ethics course or corresponding studies.
Corresponding course units in the curriculum
School of Management
Curricula 2015 – 2017

Keywords

Strategic themes: Internationalisation, Sustainable development

Learning outcomes

The student understands the roles of accounting and corporate reporting within CSR, responsible business and sustainability. The student knows the principles of social accounting and how these issues are being communicated to stakeholders. The student is able to evaluate such information from the user?s perspective. The student is also able to conceive the challenges related to representing, estimating and measuring of social performance and impacts of business.

Contents

Concepts of responsible business, sustainability, and social accounting. The principles of social accounting and corporate social responsibility reporting. Reporting standards and guidelines. Social performance measurement.

Teaching methods

Teaching method Contact Online
Lectures 24 h 0 h

Teaching language

English

Modes of study

Option 1
Available for:
  • Degree Programme Students
  • Other Students
  • Open University Students
  • Doctoral Students
  • Exchange Students
Lectures, individual assignments, group report and written exam  Participation in course work 
In English
Further information 

The course comprises of lectures, individual assignments, a group reports and a written exam of the course material.

Option 2
Available for:
  • Degree Programme Students
  • Other Students
  • Open University Students
  • Doctoral Students
  • Exchange Students
Online course, individual and group assignments  Participation in course work 
In English
Further information 

The course is an online course. The course comprises of an introduction lecture, individual and group assignments,and a written exam of the course material.

Written exam 
In English

Evaluation

Numeric 1-5.

Study materials

Blowfield, M. and Murray, A.: Corporate Responsibility (2011 or latest ed.)

Zadek, S., Evans, R. and Pruzan, P.: Building Corporate Accountability: Emerging Practice in Social and Ethical Accounting and Auditing. (2013)

Other material assigned by the teacher.

Further information

Option 1 (Lectures) is organised in period II and option 2 (Online course) is available in periods III-IV. See option 2 course details in teaching schedule Bachelor's Degree Programme in Business Studies or Thematic modules.

The online course will not be organised in academic year 2018-2019.

Belongs to following study modules

Faculty of Management
Faculty of Management
Faculty of Management
Faculty of Management
Faculty of Management
Faculty of Social Sciences
Faculty of Management