Unit of Study ACCT6013 Corporate Governance for Managers (Online) (2025)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

PG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Business, Law and Arts
Placement

No

Anti-requisites

ACCT6015 - Corporate Governance

Unit description

The unit introduces students to corporate governance – one of the most important developments in business. The abuses and excesses of the takeover era and the exponential growth of the institutional investor have transformed the roles of shareholders, managers, and directors of publicly held companies. This unit explains how modern corporate governance has evolved, the trends and changes taking place and the likely impact of those changes. Students will be assisted to develop skills in applying techniques for effective corporate governance.

Unit content

Topic 1: Corporate Governance and Management: An Introduction

Topic 2: Partnerships, Regulations and Models in Corporate Governance

Topic 3: Corporate Risk Management and the Role of the Board

Topic 4: The Governance of Companies around the World

Topic 5: Inside the Boardroom: Membership and Leadership

Topic 6: Evaluation and Effectiveness of Boards

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
SCU Online	Summer Term	Summer Term

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

Integrate advanced theoretical corporate governance knowledge across a range of business disciplines drawing examples from internationally significant business cases

Critically apply advanced theoretical and technical corporate governance knowledge and skills to solve emerging and or advanced corporate governance problems

Demonstrate the capacity to exercise judgement under minimal supervision to solve emerging and or advanced corporate governance problems in complex contexts using social, ethical, economic, regulatory and global perspectives

Justify and communicate corporate governance advice, guidance and ideas in complex collaborative contexts involving both professionals and non-professionals in the corporate governance field.

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Structured online learning 2 (6)

Assessment
Discussion board	20%
Case study	40%
Case study	40%

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts

Tricker, B , 2019, Corporate Governance: principles, policies, and practices, 4th edn, Oxford University Press, United Kingdom. ISBN: 9780198809869 (Print).

Prescribed Resources/Equipment

No prescribed resources/equipment.

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.

Fee information

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