GOVERNANCE, ETHICS AND RISK MANAGEMENT
ACC3GRM
2020
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
Ethical behaviour and responsibility are fundamental for financial services professionals in the contemporary business environment. Professionals in the financial services industry are required to have an ability to understand, evaluate and apply principles of ethics, governance, accountability and risk management. In this subject, you will gain knowledge and understandings of the key theoretical and practical elements of ethics, governance and risk management. You will focus on topics such as ethical theories, ethical decision-making processes, junctures between ethics, professionalism and organisations, economic crime, corporate governance mechanisms, boards of directors, corporate social responsibility, and risk management concepts and frameworks.
School: La Trobe Business School (Pre 2022)
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Kamran Ahmed
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 3 - UG
Available as Elective: No
Learning Activities: N/A
Capstone subject: No
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: ACC1AMD
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: N/A
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Quota Management Strategy: N/A
Quota-conditions or rules: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Minimum credit point requirement: N/A
Assumed knowledge: N/A
Learning resources
Principles of Ethics and Corporate Governance in Financial Services
Resource Type: Other resource
Resource Requirement: Prescribed
Author: Steven Dellaportas, Steen Thomsen and Martin Conyon
Year: N/A
Edition/Volume: N/A
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Australia
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Other description: N/A
Source location: N/A
Career Ready
Career-focused: No
Work-based learning: No
Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A
Entire subject or partial subject: N/A
Total hours/days required: N/A
Location of WBL activity (region): N/A
WBL addtional requirements: N/A
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
Graduate Capabilities
Intended Learning Outcomes
Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 2, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Kamran Ahmed
Class requirements
LectureWeek: 31 - 43
One 2.00 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.
TutorialWeek: 32 - 43
One 1.00 hour tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 32 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
One Mid-semester Test (In-Class) (500-word equivalent). Individual assessment. | Other written exam | Individual | No | 20 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3 |
One Group Assignment (1,000-word equivalent per student) | Assignment | Group | No | 20 | SILO3, SILO4, SILO5 |
One 3-hour Final Examination (3,000-word equivalent). Individual assessment. | Central exam | Individual | No | 60 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5 |