Module Title - ISSUES IN GLOBAL BUSINESS & CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY

Module Description-

As a result of the global shift in the world's economies, cross border activities and economies are much more inter-dependent on each other. This has resulted in increasing internationalization of accounting and finance, resulting in ever changing ethical, governance and corporate accountability issues.

This module promises to be interesting to students of accounting and finance on many levels.lt will encompass learning and mastering many of the skills required of accountants in various differing international environments and considers areas of ethics, both businesses, professional and personal. It will uncover just how important it is in the modern workplace to corporate governance and Corporate Social Responsibility. More interestingly it will allow students to comprehend the central working relationship that accountants and finance professionals have in the workplace, both in differing industrial or sector environments, between departments/divisions within organisations or even between organisations in differing countries.

Using a consultative approach, students will be challenged to make decisions based on their own research into contexts, ultimately providing practical advice and solutions to real-life scenarios. It will reward enterprising accountants or finance professionals as they can adopt, challenge, create, research their own pathways for decisions made in their own professional career.

Module Learning Outcomes- On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:

1. Critically discuss the ethical and corporate governance requirements expected in the accounting and finance industry.

2. Evaluate the working relationships required of a competent accounting professional.

3. Offer solutions that challenge behavioural, managerial and ethical guidelines in the global business environment.  

Assessment 1 -

The Pre-seen Case Study for the exam will be distributed to student in advance. Useful exam advise to student such as a revision plan/timetable, look at and use the mock exam papers to help you prepare, get a study-buddy, do a dummy-run of the exam question at least 3 days before the exam date, and in the exam make sure you keep to the allocated time. You will offer original, practical advice and solutions to a given situation. Practice/seminar/workshop on similar cases will be conducted in class before the exam to enable you to stay relevant on the case.

Assessment 2 - Consultancy Report

Consultancy Report: You are required to behave as a business/finance consultant prepare a consultancy report analysing a modern day scenario at an organisation or for an agreed case study. This element requires you to utilise appropriate models and techniques from the whole module content, and/or from other modules upon your degree, ensuring that you reflect upon corporate accountability/ethics/professionalism and its relevance to you, the organisation or to the global environment. Word limit is 5000 words maxi but a minimum of 3500 is expected to be targeted, allowing you to be more concise.

Further Guidelines-

You will observe that Learning Outcome 1 will already be addressed in the exam, leaving Learning Outcomes 2 & 3 to be covered via this assignment;

1) Evaluate the working relationships required of a competent accounting professional.

2) Offer solution that challenges behavioural, managerial and ethical guidelines in the global business environment.