Monash University Handbooks 2008

AFW2700 - Ethics and business

6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate Faculty of Business and Economics

Offered

South Africa Second semester 2008 (Day)

Synopsis

An introduction to ethical issues in business, with a specific focus on the accounting profession. The unit addresses four areas of ethics and business: An introduction to applied ethics, including the nature of ethics and ethical decision-making; An overview of business ethics and its relationship with corporate governance and social responsibility; An understanding of how ethics affects businesses, organizations and professions; A case study of ethics in the accountancy profession.

Objectives

The learning objectives of this unit are to:

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 40%
Examination (3 hours): 60%.

Contact hours

One 2-hour lecture and one 1-hour tutorial

Prerequisites

AFW1001 or MGW1010

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