MLL339 - Corporate Governance and Sustainability
| Year: | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Not offered in 2025 |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Cohort rule: | For Bachelor of Laws (including combined Law awards) students only |
| Prerequisite: | MLP331 |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | MLJ736, MLM706 |
| Study commitment | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the trimester undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
| Scheduled learning activities - online | Online independent and asynchronous collaborative learning up to a maximum of 1.5 hours each week which includes weekly recorded lectures and 1 x 1.5 hours online seminar (recordings provided) each week. |
Content
This unit consists of four distinctive parts.
In Part One students are introduced to basic concepts, board structures and company officers.
In Part Two the focus is on corporate governance in Australia.
Part Three deals with shareholder activism and business ethics.
Part Four deals with corporate governance in international and global context with the emphasis on the United States, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa, India and Singapore the EU, the OECD Principles of Corporate Governance, and corporate governance in Germany, Japan and China. Throughout the unit there will be a focus on sustainability and the role good corporate governance can play in ensuring sustainable economic developments globally. Issues related to climate change will also be touched up throughout the unit.
Unit Fee Information
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Tuition fees increase at the beginning of each calendar year and all fees quoted are in Australian dollars ($AUD). Tuition fees do not include textbooks, computer equipment or software, other equipment or costs such as mandatory checks, travel and stationery.
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