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.
Students will be working together in groups returning assignments throughout the course, thus they should have enough time for it in their timetable.
Before enrolling to this course, make sure you are able to complete KATVAA11 Business Ethics (5 ECTS) before the beginning of course KATVAA12.
Before enrolling to this course, make sure you are able to complete KATVAA11 Business Ethics (5 ECTS) before the beginning of course KATVAA12.
Enrolling begins 11th of August 2016.
Evaluation comprises of a group evaluation (group report/s and presentations) as well as an individual evaluation (individual assignments and an exam).
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.
KATVAA11 Business Ethics (5 ECTS) course (or corresponding studies) is a compulsory preceding course. Please notice, that it has to be completed before the beginning of course KATVAA12.