ACCOUNTING AND GOVERNANCE

Marco BISOGNO ACCOUNTING AND GOVERNANCE

0212700143
DIPARTIMENTO DI SCIENZE AZIENDALI - MANAGEMENT & INNOVATION SYSTEMS
EQF6
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
2018/2019



YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2014
SECONDO SEMESTRE
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
1030LESSONS
Objectives
THIS COURSE AIMS TO PROVIDE A DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF THE FUNDAMENTALS OF ACCOUNTING TECHNOLOGIES AS TOOLS ATTUNED TO SUPPORT DIFFERENT GOVERNANCE SETTINGS. TO THIS END KNOWLEDGE OF THE ROLE AND DUTIES OF THE BOARD AND CEO WILL BE PROVIDED AND DISCUSSED IN RELATION TO INFORMATION OBTAINED THROUGH FINANCIAL REPORTING AND RISK MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING TOOLS.
APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
ABILITY TO DISCUSS ACCOUNTING TOOLS IN RELATION TO DUTIES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND CEO. ABILITY TO EVALUATE THE RISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN A COMPANY.
MAKING JUDGEMENTS
ABILITY TO EVALUATE HOW FIRMS ARE BEING “GOVERNED” AND HOW THEY RELATE TO THEIR STAKEHOLDERS. ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND HOW BOARDS OF DIRECTORS WORK AND HOW ACCOUNTING TOOLS CAN BE SUPPORTIVE. UNDERSTANDING FINANCIAL REPORTING MANIPULATION AND FRAUD.
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
ABILITY TO DISCUSS HOW ACCOUNTING TOOLS WOULD SUPPORT ACCOUNTABILITY AND RISK MANAGEMENT FOR A BETTER GOVERNANCE. ACCOUNTABILITY AND RISK MANAGEMENT FOR A BETTER GOVERNANCE.
LEARNING SKILLS
CORRECT APPLICATION OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE MODELS AND PROPER USE OF ACCOUNTING TOOLS TO SUPPORT INVESTORS’ RELATIONS.
Prerequisites
BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF ACCOUNTING
Contents
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE ISSUES, CONCEPTS AND DOMAIN.
EXTERNAL GOVERNANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY – LAW AND REGULATION.
GOVERNANCE AND FINANCIAL MARKET ECONOMICS.
CODES OF 'BEST PRACTICE' AND NORMS OF BEHAVIOUR.
ACCOUNTING TOOLS TO SUPPORT THE BOARDS OF DIRECTORS.
RISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM: INTERNAL CONTROLS AND ACCOUNTABILITY.
Teaching Methods
THE COURSE INCLUDES 30H. OF LECTURES AND DISCUSSION OF CASE STUDIES (10 CFU). MORE SPECIFICALLY, LESSONS ARE DEVOTED TO THEORETICAL LECTURES AND CASE STUDIES DISCUSSION IN RELATION TO ACCOUNTING AND GOVERNANCE SYSTEM. MANAGERS AND CONSULTANTS EXPERT IN ACCOUNTING AND GOVERNANCE WILL PROVIDE SOME LECTURES
Verification of learning
THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE COURSE’S OBJECTIVE IS CERTIFIED THROUGH AN ORAL TEST. FINAL GRADE IS EXPRESSED IN 30/30. THE EXAMS WILL TAKE PLACE FOLLOWING THE CALENDAR DEFINED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE ACADEMIC YEAR. THE MINIMUM GRADE IS 18/30. THE EXAM CONSISTS OF A DISCUSSION OF BOTH THEORETICAL CONCEPTS AND CASE STUDIES, TO ASCERTAIN THE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING ABILITIES ACQUIRED, AS WELL AS THE USE OF TECHNICAL LANGUAGE AND THE ABILITY TO ORGANIZE CONCEPTS.
Texts
SOLOMON - CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY, 4E, WILEY
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