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Accounting and accountability techniques have been implicated in colonialism in Aotearoa New Zealand and abroad. But it does not have to be that way. Indigenous peoples can both harness existing perspectives, and offer alternatives to accounting and accountability. This course is an opportunity for students to engage with Maori, Pacific and Indigenous knowledge as it relates to accounting and accountability locally, nationally, and globally across diverse Indigenous experiences. Students will build capacity to apply, critique and reflect on Indigenous accounting and accountability theory and practice, to advance competence and confidence and contribute to their career and/or communities in critically constructive ways. This course involves the active transformation of teaching and learning spaces and practices to enhance the learning experience of Indigenous and allied students.
After successful completion of this course, you will be able to:1. Understand historical and political factors which have shaped the relationship between Māori, Pacific, and other Indigenous peoples and accounting.2. Apply critical and social theories to understand the social impacts of accounting practices.3. Develop accounting strategies that facilitate and empower the growth of sustainable indigenous businesses and organisations.4. Develop advanced knowledge of the significance of accounting in Māori, Pacific or other indigenous organisations through interactions with accounting practitioners and industry leaders.5. Engage with community partners to address real problems, propose real solutions, and imagine Indigenous alternatives.
This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attributes specified below:
Critically competent in a core academic discipline of their award
Students know and can critically evaluate and, where applicable, apply this knowledge to topics/issues within their majoring subject.
Employable, innovative and enterprising
Students will develop key skills and attributes sought by employers that can be used in a range of applications.
Biculturally competent and confident
Students will be aware of and understand the nature of biculturalism in Aotearoa New Zealand, and its relevance to their area of study and/or their degree.
Engaged with the community
Students will have observed and understood a culture within a community by reflecting on their own performance and experiences within that community.
Globally aware
Students will comprehend the influence of global conditions on their discipline and will be competent in engaging with global and multi-cultural contexts.
(1) BSNS201; and, (2) Any 30 points at 200-level from Schedule V of the BCom.
Students must attend one activity from each section.
Ellie Norris
Peni Fukofuka and Matt Scobie
Domestic fee $946.00
International fee $4,363.00
* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.
For further information see Department of Accounting and Information Systems on the departments and faculties page .