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Contemporary Issues in Accounting and Finance - MAN00006H

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  • Department: The York Management School
  • Module co-ordinator: Dr. Danson Kimani
  • Credit value: 20 credits
  • Credit level: H
  • Academic year of delivery: 2024-25

Related modules

Pre-requisite modules

Co-requisite modules

  • None

Prohibited combinations

  • None

Module will run

Occurrence Teaching period
A Semester 2 2024-25

Module aims

This module evaluates the role and impact of accounting and finance on society by examining professional practice in the context of strategic organisational financial practice and financial reporting. Alternative perspectives on corporate financial practice and reporting with be explored for example social and environmental as well as associated ethical issues.

Module learning outcomes

  • Explore theoretical perspectives explaining relationships between financial responsibility and organisational accountability
  • Appreciate a range of alternative approaches to financial reporting practice
  • Critically evaluate the role of accounting within society
  • Critically analyse ethical issues in financial theory and practice

Module content

  • Financial accounting and theory
  • Environmental and social reporting and accountability
  • Critical and interpretive perspectives on financial accounting
  • Qualitative research in finance and accounting
  • Behavioural finance: Financial actors and society
  • Behavioural finance: Managers, investors and rationality
  • Responsible investing: Long term investment and activism
  • Responsible investing using equities and bonds

Assessment

Task Length % of module mark
Essay/coursework
Assignment		 N/A 100

Special assessment rules

None

Reassessment

Task Length % of module mark
Essay/coursework
Assignment		 N/A 100

Module feedback

Module assessment reports to students are written by the module leader for all assessments (open and closed) and placed on the VLE after the Board of Examiners has received the module marks.

The timescale for the return of feedback will accord with UYMS policy.

Indicative reading

Deegan, C. & Unerman, J. (2011) Financial Accounting Theory, European 2nd ed., McGraw-Hill.


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