ACCT624-23S2 (C) Semester Two 2023

Corporate Governance

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 17 July 2023
End Date: Sunday, 12 November 2023
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 30 July 2023
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 1 October 2023

Description

Corporate governance theory and practice. Topics include: Corporate governance in New Zealand, Australia, and around the world; Theories of corporate governance; The board of directors and its committees; Director and executive remuneration; Corporate governance scandals; and Stakeholders.

Corporate governance theory and practice. Topics include: Corporate governance in New Zealand, Australia, and around the world; Theories of corporate governance; the board of directors and its committees; Director and executive remuneration; Corporate governance scandals; and Stakeholders.

Learning Outcomes

The objectives of ACCT624/FINC650/MPAC624 are:
a) To provide students with an understanding of recent developments in corporate governance theory and research;
b) To expose students to a variety of research methods used in corporate governance research;
c) To expose students to international trends in corporate governance regulations and practices; and
d) To build the generic skills of students including:
i. Oral and written communication;
ii. Analytical; and
iii. Critical thinking.

Prerequisites

Subject to approval of the Head of Department.

Restrictions

FINC611, FINC650, ACIS624

Equivalent Courses

FINC611

Course Coordinator

Neil Crombie

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Presentation 20%
Seminar participation 10%
Essay 1 30%
Essay 2 40%

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,037.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

Minimum enrolments

This course will not be offered if fewer than 3 people apply to enrol.

For further information see Department of Accounting and Information Systems .

All ACCT624 Occurrences

  • ACCT624-23S2 (C) Semester Two 2023
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