MLL339 - Corporate Governance and Sustainability
Unit details
| Year | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Not offered in 2025 |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Cohort rule: | For Bachelor of Laws (including combined Law awards) students only |
| Prerequisite: | MLP331 |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | MLJ736, MLM706 |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | Online independent and asynchronous collaborative learning up to a maximum of 1.5 hours each week which includes weekly recorded lectures and 1 x 1.5 hours online seminar (recordings provided) each week. |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the trimester undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
Content
This unit consists of four distinctive parts.
In Part One students are introduced to basic concepts, board structures and company officers.
In Part Two the focus is on corporate governance in Australia.
Part Three deals with shareholder activism and business ethics.
Part Four deals with corporate governance in international and global context with the emphasis on the United States, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa, India and Singapore the EU, the OECD Principles of Corporate Governance, and corporate governance in Germany, Japan and China. Throughout the unit there will be a focus on sustainability and the role good corporate governance can play in ensuring sustainable economic developments globally. Issues related to climate change will also be touched up throughout the unit.
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 | Explain the principles of contemporary corporate governance and the how good corporate governance assist in companies focusing on sustainability. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Apply selected provisions of the Corporations Act, 2001 (Cth) and associated legislation regarding corporate governance and sustainability. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Effectively communicate in corporate governance developments and implementation practices. | GLO2: Communication |
| ULO4 | Critically analyse, and propose solutions, to corporate governance issues and practices, including their significance for sustainability. | GLO5: Problem solving |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1: (Individual) Presentation Part A: Video recording Part B: Presentation slide deck |
Part A: 20 minutes Part B: maximum 3 slides with maximum 20 words per slide |
Part A: 30% Part B: 10% Total: 40% | Week 7 |
| End-of-unit assessment task: written | 2000 words | 60% | 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 MLL339 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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