Applied Industry Corporate Governance Project
Duration
- One Semester or equivalent
Contact hours
- 36 hours
Prerequisites
75 Credit PointsCorequisites
NilAims and objectives
Final offering 2020 (replaced with MGT80004)
This unit aims to provide students with an opportunity to apply the frameworks, concepts and roles of corporate governance, compliance and control within the context of managing risk across the organisation. Students will utilise the tools and techniques used for auditing and reporting as applied to risk management in an organisational setting. This unit provides students with an opportunity to apply knowledge in a range of industries, including education, religious organisations, healthcare and superannuation industries.
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
1. Critically evaluate the process frameworks for corporate governance.
2. Apply knowledge of current research methods and challenges regarding corporate governance.
3. Demonstrate integrity, ethical conduct, accountability, respect and a developing awareness of professional practices and cultural norms in a global and sustainable context.
4. Work collaboratively in teams to manage corporate governance projects.
5. Reflect on problem solving and decision making among people with different disciplinary perspectives.
Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment, general skills outcomes and content.
Teaching methods
Face to Face Mode:
(Block mode): Scheduled hours 4x8 hour blocks plus 4 hours blended.
Other Student workload: Other activities including independent study and assessment tasks for a total of approximately 150 hours.
Assessment
1. Assignment (Individual) 10-20%
2. Project (Group) 40-50%
3. Reflection Report (Individual) 30-50%
General skills outcomes
During this unit students will receive feedback on the following key generic skills:
- problem solving skills
- analysis skills
- communication skills
- ability to tackle unfamiliar problems, and
- ability to work independently
- Group work
Content
- Duties to act with care and diligence, in the best interests of the company, and for a proper purpose
- Duty to avoid conflicts of interest
- The nature of risk management and compliance and the impact across the organisation
- Risk and compliance models
- Compliance, legislative and regulatory framework
- Social responsibility and responsiveness – the law and ethics
- Implications of international risk and compliance frameworks and principles for multinational organisations
- Codes of practice, principles, standards and recommendations to manage risk
- Risk auditing and reporting frameworks, requirements and practices
Study resources
- Reading materials.
Reading materials
Students are advised to check the unit outline in the relevant teaching period for appropriate textbooks and further reading.