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Sustainability Reporting & Management (ACCT90031)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 2
Email: naomiss@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
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Diverse stakeholders are increasingly demanding information about the broader social and environmental dimensions of organizational performance. Incorporating this information into decision-making is complex because it tends to be non-financial in nature and traditional models tend to focus on financial information. This course will investigate issues associated with production, reporting, and use of sustainability related information for decision-making. At a broader level, the course will help students to develop their critical thinking and analytical skills to help them apply their knowledge to settings where extant models do not fit well.
Intended learning outcomes
On successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Critically evaluate the diverse reporting frameworks which may be used by organizations to report the sustainability of their operations;
- Critically examine the quality of sustainability information provided by organizations;
- Evaluate sustainability performance metrics and consider stakeholder needs in their development;
- Understand how to extend traditional financial models to incorporate sustainability aspects of decisions and the strengths and weaknesses of doing so;
- Understand implications of sustainability information for conduct of the assurance function.
Generic skills
On successful completion of this subject, students should have improved the following generic skills in relation to accounting:
- Thinking critically about management and reporting issues associated with sustainability
- Evaluating diverse financial and nonfinancial data to inform decision-making
- Developing written and oral arguments to state and defend a point of view
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Completion of 50 points of graduate study
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Group assignment (normally in groups of 3-4 students)
| End of semester | 40% |
Six online tests (approximately 10 questions each) worth 5% each | Throughout the semester | 30% |
Various in-class activities
| Throughout the semester | 30% |
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 2
Coordinator Naomi Soderstrom Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours One two-hour seminar per week Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 23 July 2018 to 21 October 2018 Last self-enrol date 3 August 2018 Census date 31 August 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 21 September 2018 Assessment period ends 16 November 2018 Semester 2 contact information
Email: naomiss@unimelb.edu.au
Time commitment details
Estimated total time commitment of 170 hours per semester
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
You will be advised of prescribed texts by your lecturer
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Energy Systems Major Development Major Development Major Development Major Energy Studies Major Energy Studies Major Tailored Specialisation Major Governance, Policy and Communication Major Governance, Policy and Markets Major Governance, Policy and Markets Major Tailored Specialisation Major Tailored Specialisation Major Tailored Specialisation Major Tailored Specialisation Major Tailored Specialisation - Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 3 November 2022