| Type: | Postgraduate Subject |
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| Code: | LAWS77-586 |
| EFTSL: | 0.125 |
| Faculty: | Faculty of Law |
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| Credit: | 10 |
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Description
Ethics and Enterprise Governance is a compulsory subject in the Master of Laws in Enterprise Governance offered by the Faculty of Law. This subject will examine the principles and rules regulating ethical enterprise decision making, and the consequences of non-compliance. Students will learn about the different ethical approaches to analysing ethics issues; the relationship between ethical analyses of business problems and legal, risk management, and commercial analyses of business issues; and strategies to help make decisions consistent with one’s own moral framework. The subject will use practical examples taken from different functional business areas and a range of industry sectors to shed light on the above.
Subject details
Learning outcomes
- Identify and evaluate complex ethical issues that arise in the context of decision-making in enterprise governance, especially as they relate to legal, financial and risk management issues.
- Demonstrate an advanced understanding of relevant theoretical ethical frameworks, applying them to ethical problems.
- Critically evaluate the ethical choices made by enterprise leaders when dealing with real-life examples.
- Formulate personal moral frameworks and approaches to ethical issues in the context of enterprise governance, as they apply to real-life decision-making.
Enrolment requirements
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Nil |
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| Assumed knowledge: |
Assumed knowledge is the minimum level of knowledge of a subject area that students are assumed to have acquired through previous study. It is the responsibility of students to ensure they meet the assumed knowledge expectations of the subject. Students who do not possess this prior knowledge are strongly recommended against enrolling and do so at their own risk. No concessions will be made for students’ lack of prior knowledge.
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This subject is not available to
Not available to USEd students. This subject is not available as a general elective. To be eligible for enrolment, the subject must be specified in the students’ program structure. |
Subject outlines
- January 2025 [Mixed (Face-to-Face) - Ethics and Enterprise Governance]
- January 2024 [Mixed (Face-to-Face) - Ethics and Enterprise Governance]
- January 2023 [Mixed (Face-to-Face) - Ethics and Enterprise Governance]
- January 2022 [Mixed (Face-to-Face) - Ethics and Enterprise Governance]
- January 2021 [Mixed (Face-to-Face) - Ethics and Enterprise Governance]
- September 2019 [Mixed (Face-to-Face) - Ethics and Enterprise Governance]
Subject dates
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January 2025
Non-Standard Offering Enrolment opens: 10/11/2024 Semester start: 03/03/2025 Subject start: 03/03/2025 Last enrolment: 14/03/2025 Teaching census: 27/03/2025 Withdraw - Financial: 28/03/2025 Withdraw - Academic: 13/04/2025
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| Enrolment opens: | 10/11/2024 |
| Semester start: | 03/03/2025 |
| Subject start: | 03/03/2025 |
| Last enrolment: | 14/03/2025 |
| Teaching census: | 27/03/2025 |
| Withdraw - Financial: | 28/03/2025 |
| Withdraw - Academic: | 13/04/2025 |