LAWS77-586: Ethics and Enterprise Governance

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

Type: Postgraduate Subject
Code: LAWS77-586
EFTSL: 0.125
Faculty: Faculty of Law
Semesters offered:
  • January 2023 [Non-Standard Offering]
Credit: 10
Subject fees:
  • Commencing in 2022: $5,310.00
  • Commencing in 2023: $5,450.00
  • Commencing in 2022: $5,710.00
  • Commencing in 2023: $5,860.00

Learning outcomes

  1. Recognise ethical issues that arise in the context of decision-making in enterprise governance, especially as they relate to legal, financial and risk management issues.
  2. Describe and apply theoretical ethical frameworks to ethical problems and evaluate enterprise governance decisions within those frameworks.
  3. Critically evaluate the ethical choices made by enterprise leaders when dealing with real-life examples.
  4. Articulate personal moral frameworks and approaches to ethical issues in the context of enterprise governance, as they apply to real-life decision-making.

Enrolment requirements

Requisites:

Nil
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.

Restrictions: This subject is not available to
  • Study Abroad Students
  • This subject is not available to students on US Financial Aid.
  • Students on a Student Visa may be restricted from enrolment due to the mode of delivery in the chosen semester. Check the subject outline for further details.

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

Subject dates

  • Non-Standard Offering
    Enrolment opens: 13/11/2022
    Semester start: 16/01/2023
    Subject start: 16/01/2023
    Cancellation 1: 30/01/2023
    Cancellation 2: 06/02/2023
    Last enrolment: 29/01/2023
    Withdraw - Financial: 11/02/2023
    Withdraw - Academic: 04/03/2023
    Teaching census: 10/02/2023
Non-Standard Offering
Enrolment opens: 13/11/2022
Semester start: 16/01/2023
Subject start: 16/01/2023
Cancellation 1: 30/01/2023
Cancellation 2: 06/02/2023
Last enrolment: 29/01/2023
Withdraw - Financial: 11/02/2023
Withdraw - Academic: 04/03/2023
Teaching census: 10/02/2023