Responsible Business
| Period(s) | I | II | III | IV |
| 2017–2018 | X | X | X |
Curricula 2015 – 2017
Keywords
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
EnglishModes of study
- Degree Programme Students
- Other Students
- Open University Students
- Doctoral Students
- Exchange Students
The course comprises of lectures, individual assignments, a group reports and a written exam of the course material.
- Degree Programme Students
- Other Students
- Open University Students
- Doctoral Students
- Exchange Students
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.
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
2018–2019
