Profit and Sustainability Analysis

BUD5 Profit and Sustainability Analysis

Høst 2024

  • Læringsutbytte

    Upon completion of the course, the student a should be able to:

    Knowledge

    • Explain how data-driven analysis can enhance sustainable value creation
    • Explain what frameworks and analyses are appropriate for different purposes and assess to what extent they give a correct picture of profitability and sustainability
    • Discuss how different accounting analyses can be used in different managerial decision-making settings

    Skills

    • Apply theories for measuring and evaluating firms' profitability and sustainability in light of their strategic positioning.
    • Identify and analyze relevant information to solve business problems
    • Integrate insights from various theories into the decision-making process in a business setting.
    • Assess the impact of ethical and sustainability considerations on managerial decision-making and profitability, and apply this understanding to real-world business scenarios.

    General competence

    • Develop critical thinking skills to analyze and evaluate complex business scenarios.
    • Apply an interdisciplinary approach to decision-making, incorporating knowledge from multiple fields such as accounting, strategy, and economics
    • Assess and weigh multiple considerations in a decision-making situation, including financial, ethical, and sustainability factors

Oppsummering

Studiepoeng
10

Emneansvarlig

Professor Kenneth Fjell, Department of accounting, auditing and law.

Associate professor Lars Ivar Oppedal Berge, Department of accounting, auditing and law.