International Corporate Governance

Learning Outcomes

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Critically assess the role of corporate governance in business success and failure.
• Apply economic, socio-economic, and socio-political theories to corporate governance issues and debate.
• Critically analyse some of the ethical issues that arise in relation to corporate activity.

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Individual report writing.
• Critically analyse and communicate complex issues.
• Undertake academic and practitioner-oriented research in real-world corporate settings.

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

• The financial economics and socio-economic foundations of corporate governance.
• The similarities and differences across various national corporate governance systems.
• Develop a critical understanding of the nature of modern corporations and the social, economic, political, and legal systems that govern them.
• The institutional, and legal environment of corporate governance.

Formative

This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.

In-class formative opportunities

• Assessment Type: Formative
• Feedback: Oral feedback will be provided during lectures. Where appropriate, short quizzes and ad-hoc multiple choice tests are used and students can use their performance for self-reflection on which areas to focus additional attention on. Individual feedback on request and/or where deemed necessary.
• Final Assessment: No
• Group Work: No

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Repeat

An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.