ACCT 563 - Corporate Law, Governance, and Professional Ethics

Description:
This course examines corporate rights and responsibilities, covering agency issues, incentives, monitoring, board structures, ethics, and legal principles governing relationships among managers, investors, and creditors.

Credits: (5) Contact Hours: 5

Learner Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Synthesize the principles of good corporate governance;
Compose the rights and responsibilities roles of participants in the corporation;
Evaluate conflicts of interests, incentive and monitoring mechanisms in corporations;
Evaluate the role of the accountant;
Formulate professional ethics rules for accountants.
Assess ethical dilemmas in corporations
Evaluate the structure of the corporate form;
Assess legal strategies of agency problems;
Evaluate the interest of stakeholders;
Formulate the transactions with creditors;
Evaluate corporate control actions.

Learner Outcomes Approval Date:
1/24/25

Anticipated Course Offering Terms and Locations:
Spring Locations: Online