Undergraduate - UnitBTW2320 - Current issues in corporate governance

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6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Business and Economics
Organisational Unit	Department of Business Law and Taxation
Offered	Malaysia First semester 2014 (Day)

Synopsis

The unit will explore current corporate governance issues in Malaysia and selected Asian developing countries and will involve a comparative study of how developed jurisdictions (Australia, UK, US and Singapore) have resolved these issues. The focus is on issues the role of the board of directors, auditors, shareholders and whistleblowers. The unit will highlight problems and resolutions to improve corporate governance in Malaysia.

Outcomes

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

introduce the role of the various stakeholders in upholding good corporate governance
study the impact of regulations and codes in corporate governance and the viability of self-regulation in various jurisdictions
address current issues faced by these stakeholders and the resolution to these issues
propose checks and balances to improve corporate governance in developing countries.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 50%
Examination: 50%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Elsa Bawani Satkunasingam

Workload requirements

3 hours per week