ABL-E2699 - Capstone: Corporate responsibilities, compliance, and technology, Lecture, 20.1.2025-2.4.2025

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Please note! Course description is confirmed for two academic years, which means that in general, e.g. Learning outcomes, assessment methods and key content stays unchanged. However, via course syllabus, it is possible to specify or change the course execution in each realization of the course, such as how the contact sessions are organized, assessment methods weighted or materials used.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Students completing the course will:

• Be familiar with the reporting obligations of companies based on the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) regulation, the Whistleblower Protection Directive, transfer pricing and other EU customs and tax legislations

• Have learned how in practice to meet the reporting requirements of the legislation under discussion

• Be able to apply and expand the knowledge and skills acquired during the studies in the context of the various reporting obligations of companies

• Be able to evaluate data quality and use the data in decision-making

• Have learned to utilise AI and to assess its quality

• Be familiar with different technologies for reporting

• Have learned about teamwork

• Have acquired written and oral argumentation skills

Credits: 6

Schedule: 20.01.2025 - 02.04.2025

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Hurmerinta-Haanpää, Marja Hokkanen

Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):

CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):

Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):

Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: Finnish

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    The course is divided into several themes. In the classes, student focus on studying legislation and theory and the use of assistive devices (AI and other technology) as reporting tools. Students do groupwork both in class and related to independent reporting. At the end of the course, students complete a final assignment on a topic of their choosing, for example, reporting on the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, the CBAM regulation, the Whistleblower Protection Directive, transfer pricing or other EU customs or tax legislation.

Assessment Methods and Criteria

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Interim and final assignments

Workload

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    – Familiarisation with the distributed material

    – Familiarisation with the relevant legislation

    – Reporting exercises

    – Group assignments

    – Use of AI and other technology as a reporting tool

DETAILS

Substitutes for Courses
Prerequisites

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Teaching Language: Finnish

    Teaching Period: 2024-2025 Spring III - IV
    2025-2026 Spring III - IV

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