Module BUSI4Y615: CORPORATE REPORTING AND CONTROL (EBS)

Department: Business School (Business)

BUSI4Y615: CORPORATE REPORTING AND CONTROL (EBS)

Prerequisites

• None.

Corequisites

• None.

Excluded Combination of Modules

• None.

Aims

• To develop students’ understanding of financial reporting in the context of the developing corporate responsibility agenda and interntional developments.
• To provide students with the ability to critically evaluate the information provided by companies in the context of corporate governance and responsibility.
• To provide students with a critical understanding of the context of wider corporate reporting and an appreciation of the limitations of the information.

Content

• Management Accounting:
• Behavioural aspects of control; the performance measurement agenda;
• Use and limitations of management accounting information, recent developments in management accounting and integrated performance measurement models.
• Corporate Reporting:
• Interpretation of Financial Statements;
• International differences in reporting;
• Standardisation of International Accounting and its impact;
• Wider aspects of corporate reporting; corporate responsibility;
• Corporate Governance and the role of the auditor;
• Issues arising from Enron/WorldCom;
• Operating and Financial Review (OFR).

Learning Outcomes

• Upon successful completion of the module, the students will:
• have explored and evaluated the wider context of corporate reporting, including corporate responsibility and governance developments relevant to managers.
• have an overview of current practice in reporting corporate responsibility and the implications for management practice
• have a critical appreciation of developments and initiatives in corporate reporting;
• have explored and appreciated recent academic literature and professional and its implications for current management practice;
• have an understanding of the international context of corporate reporting both in relation to financial reporting and the wider context of the reports
• have explored the ethical issues inherent in the provision of financial reporting information and the ways in which these can be managed

• Upon successful completion of the module, the students will:
• be able to critically evaluate current examples of corporate reporting in the context of international accounting harmonisation, the developing responsibility agenda and corporate governance developments.
• be able to identify weaknesses and subjectivity in financial information provided to management and investors
• appreciate the ethical dilemmas and conflicts of interest facing accounting professionals and management in the provision and use of financial information

• Written communication; planning, organising and time management; problem solving and analysis; using initiative; computer literacy.
Written communication; planning, organising and time management; problem solving and analysis; using initiative; computer literacy.

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

• Learning outcomes will be met through a combination of lectures, groupwork, case studies and discussion, supported by guided reading. The written assignment will test students' understanding of relevant concepts and their ability to apply and interpret what they have learned to the analysis of a particular issue in depth.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Summative Assessment

Formative Assessment:

None.

■ Attendance at all activities marked with this symbol will be monitored. Students who fail to attend these activities, or to complete the summative or formative assessment specified above, will be subject to the procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University