MAA250 - Ethics for Financial Professionals
Unit details
| Year | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Waterfront (Geelong), Online Trimester 3: Burwood (Melbourne), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Previously coded as: | MAA350 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 2: Peter Ngigi Trimester 3: Kerui Zhai |
| Prerequisite: | MAA103, MAF101 |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | MAA350 |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 1 x 3 hour on-campus seminar each week. |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | 1 x 3 hour online seminar (recordings provided) each week. |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
Note:From Trimester 2 2019: students who complete this unit will meet the new accreditation requirements of the Financial Standards Authority (FAS). | |
Content
As a requirement of International Education Standard 4 released by the International Federation of Accountants, and as a requirement of education standards provided by the Financial Adviser Standards (FAS), the unit develops students' appreciation of ethics and their ability to evaluate and apply ethical principles in the decision-making process in accounting, financial planning and finance. Topics covered include: the nature of ethics; personal and organisational ethical factors; ethical theories and principles applicable to finance professionals; ethical decision-making models; ethical issues and conflicts of interest in the financial services industry; professional codes of ethics (FAS and APES110) and workplace ethics; corporate social responsibility; whistleblowing and corruption; ethics in digital economy, and principles of corporate governance.
Learning Outcomes
| ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Apply ethical theories, principles and decision-making models in arriving at reasoned and responsible judgements for professional ethical issues in accounting, financial and corporate settings. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Apply relevant codes of ethics for accounting/financial professionals in the local and global contexts. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Articulate an individual ethical stance for career readiness in responding to ethical issues as an accounting/financial professional. | GLO2: Communication |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1: (Individual) Interview (Recorded) | 10 minutes | 20% | Week 4 |
| Assessment 2: | Part A: 2500 words | Part A: 30% | Week 8 |
| End-of-unit assessment task: Written | 2 hours | 40% | End-of-unit assessment period |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning resource
The texts and reading list for MAA250 can be found via the University Library.
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
Unit Fee Information
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