Last modified: 23 Jul 2024 11:00
Corporate governance has become one of the most significant challenges for organisations and for the managers who work within them. The reasons for this include high-profile corporate scandals, conflict of interests, manipulations of financial statements, ethical dilemmas, crises like the global financial crisis credit crunch or even pandemic, and a growing need to demonstrate corporate accountability, transparency and ethical practices. The “Issues in Corporate Governance and Ethics” course will deepen students understanding and stimulate critical thinking in these areas. Students will study and critique theory and practices of corporate governance models and ethics guidelines as well as its relation to boards, professional bodies (accounting/audit firms), investors and wider stakeholder groups.
| Study Type | Postgraduate | Level | 5 |
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| Term | Second Term | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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This course introduces students to the foundation of corporate governance systems, ethical guidelines, accountability mechanisms and the related theories and practices in the context of international business. The course will include an overview of corporate governance systems worldwide, major reforms, and a critical analysis of how corporations would (and should) deal with the ethical dilemmas associated with corporate scandals, conflict of interests, manipulations of financial statements, crises like the global financial crisis, credit crunch or even pandemic and so on. This course also involves engagement with relevant theoretical frameworks which have been popular in analysing different corporate governance systems and ethics guidelines worldwide. It develops students’ understanding of demonstrating accountability to boards, investors and wider stakeholder groups. It also considers the influence of board of directors, professional bodies (such as accounting/audit firms) and the role of investors, risk management and internal control in corporate governance of international business. Students will be expected to provide theoretically informed critical analyses on corporate governance and ethical practices that affect the operations of contemporary business organisations.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 70 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 39 | Feedback Weeks | 41 | |
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Students are required to submit an essay by critically evaluating the corporate governance practices of a company based on annual report. |
Word Count | 3000 | |
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Reflection | Analyse | Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the accountability to stakeholders and analyse how contemporary businesses demonstrate accountability to boards, investors and wider stakeholder groups. |
| Reflection | Evaluate | Demonstrate the ability to evaluate the role of boards, professional bodies (accounting firms), investors in corporate governance and ethical practices. |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 30 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 29,33,35 | Feedback Weeks | 29,33,35 | |
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There will be three online tests. The test is for examining students understanding of basic concepts and their ability to apply the knowledge to real world analysis. some MCQs may involve short calculations. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Understand | Demonstrate the knowledge and understanding of the foundations and developments of the issue in corporate governance and ethical practices in the contemporary business context. |
| Reflection | Evaluate | Demonstrate the understanding and knowledge of the theories and the ability to critically evaluate theories underpinning corporate governance and ethical practices. |
There are no assessments for this course.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback | Word Count | 3000 | ||
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Reflection | Analyse | Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the accountability to stakeholders and analyse how contemporary businesses demonstrate accountability to boards, investors and wider stakeholder groups. |
| Conceptual | Understand | Demonstrate the knowledge and understanding of the foundations and developments of the issue in corporate governance and ethical practices in the contemporary business context. |
| Reflection | Evaluate | Demonstrate the ability to evaluate the role of boards, professional bodies (accounting firms), investors in corporate governance and ethical practices. |
| Reflection | Evaluate | Demonstrate the understanding and knowledge of the theories and the ability to critically evaluate theories underpinning corporate governance and ethical practices. |
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