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CLAW3208: Corporate Crime and Business

2024 unit information

Corporate crime is a global problem and has a significant effect on companies and participants in business It can result in direct financial losses the imposition of regulation scrutiny and compliance obligations as well as indirect industry and reputational damage Accordingly all managers benefit from an understanding of corporate crime and its impacts Corporate crimes are crimes committed against companies often by their own employees or managers crimes committed by companies against others including members of the public the environment creditors investors and competing companies and white collar crimes undertaken within companies by senior executives and managers for their own benefit All three forms of corporate crime will be studied in this unit Students will also explore the manner in which companies can be criminally liable as well as regulatory approaches to the prevention detection and prosecution of corporate crime Particular corporate crimes such insider trading will be considered in detail and case studies of high profile examples of corporate crime will be a significant focus in this unit

Unit details and rules

Managing faculty or University school:

Accounting

Code CLAW3208
Academic unit Accounting
Credit points 6
Prerequisites:
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CLAW1003 or CLAW2201 or CLAW2214
Corequisites:
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None
Prohibitions:
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None
Assumed knowledge:
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None

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

  • LO1. identify and analyse practical and legal issues relating to corporate crime arising from particular fact situations and real-world contexts
  • LO2. resolve problems relating to corporate crime by applying the relevant law, evaluating the possible solutions, and developing coherent arguments to support conclusions and give advice
  • LO3. communicate about relevant topics relating to corporate crime, orally and in writing, to a professional standard.

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Session MoA ?  Location Outline ? 
Semester 2 2024
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
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Session MoA ?  Location Outline ? 
Semester 2 2023
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney

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