Postgraduate Course: Corporate Governance and Assurance (CMSE11199)
Course Outline
| School | Business School |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 15 |
| Home subject area | Common Courses (Management School) |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course provides a topical review and analysis of a major area of practice and research in financial management and also in accounting. The course will encourage students to engage rationally and critically with corporate governance and assurance, each of which is a highly contentious area in both practice and research.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | No |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 2, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
13/01/2014 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
150
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Lecture Hours 20,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 3,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
125 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
70 %,
Coursework
30 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
After successfully completing this course, students will have:
· Developed a critical understanding of the theory and practice of corporate governance;
· Developed a critical understanding of the practice and theory of the principal forms of audit based assurance;
· Developed a critical understanding of the principal governance and assurance issues relating to organisational form
· Developed an understanding of the significant research in the areas of governance and assurance
· Developed an understanding of how ethics informs governance and assurance theory and practice.
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Assessment Information
| 30% Assignment, 70% Final Exam |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords | Corp_Gov |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Wenxuan Hou
Tel: (0131 6)51 5319
Email: Wenxuan.Hou@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Ashley Harper
Tel: (0131 6)51 5671
Email: Ashley.Harper@ed.ac.uk |
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