*The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (see
Withdrawal dates explained for more information).
Students in the Accounting Major, the Business Management major, and the Corporate Governance Major, all need to understand how the
Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), regulates the business activities of corporations and their managers. This unit allows students to develop such understanding. It examines corporate regulation including: the role and powers of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC); the nature and operation of companies; the corporate constitution; fundraising: share and loan capital; management of companies; the role and responsibilities of directors and officers; takeovers; accounts and audit; members' remedies; corporate financial distress; winding up and liquidation.
WEIGHT:
12.5%
ASSESSMENT: continuous assessment (40%) final exam (60%)
TEACHING PATTERN: 2-hr lecture, 1-hr tutorial weekly for 13 weeks
FLEXIBLE & ONLINE STUDY OPTIONS Note: Class attendance may still be required
Units are offered in attending mode unless otherwise indicated (that is attendance is required at the campus identified). A unit identified as offered by distance, that is there is no requirement for attendance, is identified with a nominal enrolment campus. A unit offered to both attending students and by distance from the same campus is identified as having both modes of study.
Campus - H Hobart, L Launceston, W Burnie. Study Centre - V Sydney, R Rozelle, P Beauty Point. Distance units may also have a campus identifier of I Isolated, N Interstate, O Overseas. Units delivered in Transnational Education (TNE) Programs have a campus identifier of A Hangzhou, F Fuzhou, G Shanghai, K KDU Malaysia, Q Kuwait or Y Hong Kong.
Special approval is required for enrolment into TNE Program units - campuses A, F, G, K, Q and Y click here for more information.
Web dependent -
H,L,W
