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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 2024 [Non-Standard Offering]
  • January 2025 [Non-Standard Offering]
Credit: 10
Study areas:
  • Law
Subject fees:
  • Commencing in 2023: $5,450.00
  • Commencing in 2024: $5,560.00
  • Commencing in 2025: $5,680.00
  • Commencing in 2023: $5,860.00
  • Commencing in 2024: $6,220.00
  • Commencing in 2025: $6,500.00

Learning outcomes

  1. 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.
  2. Demonstrate an advanced understanding of relevant theoretical ethical frameworks, applying them to ethical problems.
  3. Critically evaluate the ethical choices made by enterprise leaders when dealing with real-life examples.
  4. 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

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.

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 dates

  • Non-Standard Offering
    Enrolment opens: 12/11/2023
    Semester start: 26/02/2024
    Subject start: 26/02/2024
    Cancellation 1: 10/03/2024
    Cancellation 2: 13/03/2024
    Last enrolment: 08/03/2024
    Withdraw - Financial: 22/03/2024
    Withdraw - Academic: 07/04/2024
    Teaching census: 21/03/2024
  • Non-Standard Offering
    Enrolment opens: 10/11/2024
    Semester start: 03/03/2025
    Subject start: 03/03/2025
    Cancellation 1: 16/03/2025
    Cancellation 2: 19/03/2025
    Last enrolment: 14/03/2025
    Withdraw - Financial: 28/03/2025
    Withdraw - Academic: 13/04/2025
    Teaching census: 27/03/2025
Non-Standard Offering
Enrolment opens: 12/11/2023
Semester start: 26/02/2024
Subject start: 26/02/2024
Cancellation 1: 10/03/2024
Cancellation 2: 13/03/2024
Last enrolment: 08/03/2024
Withdraw - Financial: 22/03/2024
Withdraw - Academic: 07/04/2024
Teaching census: 21/03/2024