MAA250 - Ethics and Financial Services

Unit details

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Year

2017 unit information

Enrolment modes:Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Warrnambool, Waterfront (Geelong), Online
Trimester 3: Burwood (Melbourne), Online
Credit point(s):1
Previously coded as:

MAA350

EFTSL value:0.125
Unit chair:

Felicity Fallon (Trimester 2), Stephen Williams (Trimester 3)

Prerequisite:

MAA103, MAF101

Corequisite:

Nil

Incompatible with:

MAA350

Contact hours:

Campus: 1 x 2 hour class, 1 x 1 hour seminar per week 

Cloud (online): Online independent and collaborative learning including 3 scheduled online workshops of 3 hours duration.

Content

As a requirement of International Education Standard 4 released by the International Federation of Accountants, the unit develops students' appreciation of ethics and their ability to evaluate and apply ethical principles in the decision-making process in accounting and finance. Topics covered include: the nature of ethics; ethical factors influencing the performance of financial services; 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 and workplace ethics; corporate social responsibility; principles of corporate governance; applying ethical decisions in case scenarios; and international business practices.

Assessment

Assessment 1 (Individual) - Video debate/presentation on ethical issues and evidence to support argument/claim (7 minutes) - 20%

Assessment 2 (Individual) - e-Portfolio written reflective assignment (1800 words) - 20%

Examination (2 hours) - 60%

Hurdle requirement: achieve at least 50% of the marks available on the examination.

From Trimester 2 2017:

Assessment 1 (Individual) - Video debate/presentation on ethical issues and evidence to support argument/claim (7 minutes) - 20%

Assessment 2 (Individual) - written critical reflection and analysis that includes employability (2000 words) - 20%

Examination (2 hours) - 60%

Hurdle requirement: achieve at least 50% of the marks available on the examination.

 

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