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Last updated: 4 June 2021
For students enrolled in M729: MLJ715
All other students: Nil
MLL706
Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.
3 x 3 hour online or synchronous seminars
In-person attendance requirements:
Burwood (Melbourne) Intensive: This unit will be taught in intensive mode on 4 days between 9.30 am and 5.30pm
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.
Explain the principles of contemporary corporate governance
GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
Describe how selected provisions of the Corporations Act, 2001 (Cth) and associated legislation operate in practice, and recognise new corporate governance developments
Effectively communicate in writing corporate governance developments and implementation practices
GLO2: Communication
Demonstrate high level digital literacy in mobilising information sources in analysing corporate governance developments and practices
GLO3: Digital literacy
Critically analyse, evaluate and propose solutions to corporate governance issues and practices
GLO4: Critical thinkingGLO5: Problem solving
Demonstrate high level capacities to organise and undertake successfully independent legal research on corporate governance matters
GLO6: Self-management
These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year
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.
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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