• Ethics of Financial Management (YHLYH100-3004),
         29.08.2022 – 27.11.2022,  5 cr  (ZJAYHO22S1, ...) — Online learning +-
    Learning outcomes of the course
    Purpose of the course
    The purpose of the study is to learn the ethical issues of accounting management.

    Competences
    Ethical management
    Professional ethics
    Stakeholders and stakeholders management
    Corporate social responsibility
    Social accounting

    Learning outcomes
    Upon completing the course, you will recognize ethical issues in an organizational context, find solutions to ethical situations in business and accounting, know the concepts of moral, ethics, business ethics and accounting ethics. You are familiar with ethical theories, and can use them as a frameworks for analyzing and solving business and accounting practices.
    Prerequisites and co-requisites
    Bachelor’s degree
    Course contents
    Professional ethics, ethical issues of business and accounting, stakeholder relationships, the frameworks and theories for ethics, legislation and ethics, corporate social responsibility, gender and equality issues in an organization.
    Assessment criteria
    Assessment criteria - grade 1 and 2
    Sufficient 1
    You will know ethical theories and ethical issues involved business and accounting.

    Satisfactory 2
    You will know ethical theories and ethical issues involved business and accounting. You will know what the importance of ethical knowledge in financial management is, and you will be able to solve some problems of ethics in the organization.
    Assessment criteria - grade 3 and 4
    Good 3
    You will know ethical theories and ethical issues involved business and accounting. You will know what the importance of ethical knowledge in financial management is. You will be able to analyze the ethical situations relating to business and accounting, and you will be familiar with ethical theories. You know what impact accounting and administration actors have on the company's ethical culture, as well as on stakeholders and corporate reputation.

    Very good 4
    You will know ethical theories and ethical issues involved business and accounting. You will know what the importance of ethical knowledge in financial management is. You will be able to analyze the ethical situations relating to business and accounting, and you will be familiar with ethical theories. You know what impact accounting and administration actors have on the company's ethical culture, as well as on stakeholders and corporate reputation. You will be able to review ethical situations in financial management from perspective of different stakeholders applying ethical theories. You can interpret the relationship between corporate social responsibility and the company´s profitability.
    Assessment criteria - grade 5
    Excellent 5
    You will know ethical theories and ethical issues involved business and accounting. You will know what the importance of ethical knowledge in financial management is. You will be able to analyze the ethical situations relating to business and accounting, and you will be familiar with ethical theories. You know what impact accounting and administration actors have on the company's ethical culture, as well as on stakeholders and corporate reputation. You will be able to review ethical situations in financial management from perspective of different stakeholders applying ethical theories. You can interpret the relationship between corporate social responsibility and the company´s profitability.You will master the key ethical frameworks, and apply them in your own work. You will know what impact the accounting actors have on the stakeholders and the society. You will develop ethical culture and evaluate the organization's ethics.
    Language of instruction

    Finnish

    Planned learning activities, teaching methods and guidance

    Introductory webinars on the topics of the course, independent learning assignments.

    Learning materials and recommended literature

    Literature and articles stated by the instructor of the course
    Current articles published in scientific journals
    Case studies of ethical issues

    Lecturer(s)

    Pekka Pirinen

    Exam dates and re-exam possibilities

    There are no exams in the course.

    Timing

    29.08.2022 - 27.11.2022

    Learning assignments and student workload

    Webinars 12 h, independent study and learning assignments 123 h

    Enrollment

    01.08.2022 - 30.08.2022

    Groups
    • ZJAYHO22S1
    • ZJA21SHY
    • YHO22S1
    Alternative learning methods

    A corresponding course completed in another university may be accredited partially or completely. Competence acquired through informal learning may be recognized and accredited on the basis of competence test. More precise instructions can be found in Degree Regulations and in Study Guide.

    Seats

    0 - 45

    Assessment methods

    The assessment in the course is based on the competence demonstrated in independent learning assignments (100 %, 5 ECTS credits). Learning assignments may be quizzes, summaries, essays and/or analyses that are related with the topics of the course.

    Degree Programme

    Master’s Degree Programme in Business and Financial Management

    Mode of delivery

    Online learning

    Share of virtual studies

    5 cr

    Credits
    • 5 cr
    Unit

    School of Business