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LAWS8050 – Sustainable Corporate Governance and Financing
2020 – Session 2, Special circumstance
Notice
As part of Phase 3 of our return to campus plan, most units will now run tutorials, seminars and other small group learning activities on campus for the second half-year, while keeping an online version available for those students unable to return or those who choose to continue their studies online.
To check the availability of face to face activities for your unit, please go to timetable viewer. To check detailed information on unit assessments visit your unit's iLearn space or consult your unit convenor.
General Information
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| Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Lise Barry
Hannah Harris
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| Credit points |
Credit points
10
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| Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
Admission to LLM or MIntTrdeComLaw or (admission to JD and 80cp in LAW or LAWS units at 6000 level or above)
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| Corequisites |
Corequisites
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| Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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| Unit description |
Unit description
The purpose of this unit is to introduce students to new economic and legal aspects of sustainable development. The unit covers key topics and emerging themes in sustainable corporate governance and financing. It explores the principles of corporate governance and the manner in which these principles link to sustainability. It also looks at diverse ways in which the links between corporate governance and sustainability can be strengthened and in this context, examines the role of financing (including socially responsible finance).Markets, regulatory strategies, taxes, financial institutions, investment approaches and the insurance industry have responded to some aspects of this global challenge. This provides the wider context for the changing role and legal obligations of the modern corporation. Corporate approaches to environmental management are studied in the light of new economic realities, requirements, risks and standards. |
Important Academic Dates
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Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- ULO2: Critically appraise the current discourse on corporate governance and how it links to sustainability.
- ULO1: Review and critique existing strategies for the legal regulation of corporate governance in the domestic and international spheres.
- ULO3: Identify problems and gaps in the manner in which the law seeks to govern for sustainability and consider reform and alternative models.
- ULO4: Assess the effectiveness of domestic laws and global norms of corporate governance in the Global South/ less developed states.
General Assessment Information
Please see iLearn for further details on learning strategies used and assessment tasks.
Assessment Tasks
| Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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| Early online multiple choice quiz | 20% | No | 11.59pm, 12 August; 11.59pm on 25 September |
| A sustained case study throughout the semester and incorporates a number of tasks described on iLean | 50% | No | 3 August - 15 October |
| Final assessment | 30% | No | 11.59pm, 23 November |
Early online multiple choice quiz
Assessment Type 1: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task 2: 2 hours
Due: 11.59pm, 12 August; 11.59pm on 25 September
Weighting: 20%
There are two online multiple choice quizzes that test understanding of the unit content
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Critically appraise the current discourse on corporate governance and how it links to sustainability.
- Review and critique existing strategies for the legal regulation of corporate governance in the domestic and international spheres.
- Identify problems and gaps in the manner in which the law seeks to govern for sustainability and consider reform and alternative models.
- Assess the effectiveness of domestic laws and global norms of corporate governance in the Global South/ less developed states.
A sustained case study throughout the semester and incorporates a number of tasks described on iLean
Assessment Type 1: Case study/analysis
Indicative Time on Task 2: 50 hours
Due: 3 August - 15 October
Weighting: 50%
In class and online tasks including discussions, presentations, debates and problem solving tasks
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Critically appraise the current discourse on corporate governance and how it links to sustainability.
- Review and critique existing strategies for the legal regulation of corporate governance in the domestic and international spheres.
- Identify problems and gaps in the manner in which the law seeks to govern for sustainability and consider reform and alternative models.
- Assess the effectiveness of domestic laws and global norms of corporate governance in the Global South/ less developed states.
Final assessment
Assessment Type 1: Problem set
Indicative Time on Task 2: 12 hours
Due: 11.59pm, 23 November
Weighting: 30%
A written assessment based around a combination of problem based questions and essay style response
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Critically appraise the current discourse on corporate governance and how it links to sustainability.
- Review and critique existing strategies for the legal regulation of corporate governance in the domestic and international spheres.
- Identify problems and gaps in the manner in which the law seeks to govern for sustainability and consider reform and alternative models.
- Assess the effectiveness of domestic laws and global norms of corporate governance in the Global South/ less developed states.
1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:
- the academic teaching staff in your unit for guidance in understanding or completing this type of assessment
- the Writing Centre for academic skills support.
2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
Delivery and Resources
Delivery: This unit will be delivered online in Semester 2, 2020. A combination of online lectures, zoom tutorials and discussions forums will be used.
Prescribed textbook: Beate Sjåfjell and Christopher M. Bruner, The Cambridge handbook of corporate law, corporate governance, and sustainability, Cambridge, 2019. Electronic version available from Macquarie library.
Recommended textbooks: Please see iLearn for detailed references each week.
Unit Schedule
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Changes from Previous Offering
The following changes should be noted:
- change to online delivery mode,
- change to Text, and
- change to assessment.