MLM706 - Corporate Governance

Unit details

Year:

2024 unit information

Enrolment modes:Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Online
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Trimester 1: Jean Du Plessis
Prerequisite:

For students enrolled in M729: Must have passed MLP715

All other students: Must have passed MLC707

Corequisite:Nil
Incompatible with:

MLL706

Typical study commitment:

Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment:

3 x 3 hour online or synchronous seminars

In-person attendance requirements:

In-person attendance requirements:

Burwood (Melbourne) Intensive: This unit will be taught in intensive mode in Trimester 1 on 4 days between 9.30 am and 5.30pm on the following days: 

- Monday 20 March 2024 (9.30am to 5.30pm)
- Monday 3 April 2024 (9.30am to 5.30pm)
- Monday 8 May 2024 (9.30am to 5.30pm)
- Monday 22 May (9.30am to 5.30pm)

The eSeminars, during which the research topics will be covered, will be held as follows:

- to be confirmed
- to be confirmed
- to be confirmed

Content

This unit consists of four distinctive parts. In Part One students are introduced to basic concepts, board structures and types of company officers. In Part Two the focus is on corporate governance in Australia. Part Three deals with corporate governance in international and global context with the emphasis on the US, the UK, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa, the EU, the G20/OECD principles of corporate governance, Germany, Japan, China and Indonesia. Part Four deals with business ethics and future directions regarding corporate governance.

ULO These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
ULO1

Explain the principles of contemporary corporate governance.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

ULO2

Describe how selected provisions of the Corporations Act, 2001 (Cth) and associated legislation operate in practice, and recognise new corporate governance developments.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
ULO3

Effectively communicate in writing corporate governance developments and implementation practices.

GLO2: Communication

ULO4

Apply digital literacy skills sources in analysing corporate governance developments and practices. 

GLO3: Digital literacy

ULO5

Critically analyse, evaluate and propose solutions to corporate governance issues and practices.

GLO5: Problem solving

Assessment

Assessment Description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week
Assessment 1: (Individual) Report (Research)  2000 words 40% Week 7
Assessment 2: (Individual) Report (Research)  3000 words 60% Week 11

The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.

Learning Resource

The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: MLM706 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.

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