30380 - International Accounting

Academic Year 2026/2027

  • Teaching Mode: In-person learning (entirely or partially)
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in International Management (cod. 6803)

    Also valid for Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Applied Economics and Markets (cod. 6756)

Learning outcomes

By the end of this course students are able to: - understand the structure and items of the financial statement reports - comprehend the main financial accounting principles

Course contents

The INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING MODULE (30380) focuses on understanding financial reporting issues such as the acquisition of tangible and intangible assets, impairment and disposal of assets, etc. At the end of this module, students should have the comprehensive knowledge and understanding of financial reporting necessary to act as professional consultants or financial managers. Specifically, students will be able: (1) to understand the requirements of specific international accounting standards, (2) to understand how firms should apply the accounting standards’ requirements, and (3) to understand the effects of financial and non-financial reporting on the behaviour of managers, investors, and other stakeholders of multinational organizations.

Readings/Bibliography

Kieso, Weygandt, Warfield. Intermediate Accounting IFRS

Teaching methods

The main instructional approaches used in the course are:

- Lectures

- Group Work

Assessment methods

Course evaluation will be different depending on the non-compulsory participation in team-work assignment, as detailed in the following:

Students participating in team-work assignments:

Component Weight (%)

  • Group project 30
  • Paper Discussion 20
  • Final Exam 50

Students who do not participate in team-work assignments:

  • Component Weight (%)
  • Final Exam (written test) 100

This is the assessment grid: (a) <18 insufficient; (b) 18-23 sufficient; (c) 24-27 average/good; (d) 28-30 very good; (e) 30 cum laude excellent/outstanding.

 

Teaching tools

Tools, platforms, or resources used during the course:

- Learning platform: Virtuale (virtuale.unibo.it) contains the slides and the team-work assignments

- Presentation software: PowerPoint

- Communication tools: Email; Teams; Forum on Virtuale

Office hours

See the website of Marco Maria Mattei