ETHICS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE (2 SCU)

Learning outcomes:

Upon successful completion of this course, students are expected to be able to explain the nature and framework of ethics and its relation to business and good governance; diSCUss the importance of compliance with the fundamental ethical principles of integrity, objectivity, commitment to professional competence, due care, and confidentiality; diSCUss how ethics influences the individual professional accountant, including: whistle blowing, conflicts of interest, ethical dilemmas, and their resolutions; identify major ways that organizations can work to prevent fraud, diSCUss the nature and symptoms of fraud in an organization, grasp governance codes, understand how they are used to lay the groundwork for ethical behavior, and how they increase the accountability of the corporation towards the general public, as well as examine the aspects of accountability, ethics, and trust in governance.

Topics:

This course covers the framework of ethics and governance, as well as diSCUsses the importance, nature, and behavior of aspects related to ethics and governance.

Prerequisite(s): None