Sustainability Reporting & Management (ACCT90031)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
Overview
| Availability | Semester 2 |
|---|---|
| Fees | Look up fees |
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: 4 March 2025
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
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: 4 March 2025
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Group report and oral presentation (normally in groups of 3-4 students)
| From Week 11 to Week 12 | 40% |
Pre class deliverables (250-500 words each, average of 375 words. 5% each, 40% total)
| From Week 2 to Week 10 | 40% |
Participation in class activities | Throughout the teaching period | 20% |
Last updated: 4 March 2025
Dates & times
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Jane Hronsky Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours One 2-hour seminar (in person) and one 1-hour self-directed online learning consisting of a mix of recorded modules, self-directed learning tasks and non-assessed revision activities assigned for each weekly topic. Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 28 July 2025 to 26 October 2025 Last self-enrol date 8 August 2025 Census date 1 September 2025 Last date to withdraw without fail 26 September 2025 Assessment period ends 21 November 2025 Semester 2 contact information
Jane Hronsky: janejfh@unimelb.edu.au
Time commitment details
Estimated total time commitment of 170 hours per semester
What do these dates mean
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Last updated: 4 March 2025
Further information
- Texts
- Related Handbook entries
- 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.
Please note Single Subject Studies via Community Access Program is not available to student visa holders or applicants
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
Last updated: 4 March 2025