Class participation (10%): Students are expected to make a contribution to class discussions on a regular basis. Contributions should demonstrate familiarity with the reading material and consideration of the legal and policy issues involved in the material to be discussed in each class. 

This task will achieve Learning Outcome 1 by requiring student contributions to class discussion to demonstrate a critical evaluation and synthesis of the similarities and differences between the corporate governance regimes discussed in the unit. The task will achieve Learning Outcome 2 by requiring student class contributions to identify and give accurate advice on relevant corporate governance issues that commonly arise in jurisdictions discussed in the unit. The task will achieve Learning Outcome 3 by requiring student contributions in class to demonstrate a high level of understanding of the role of different stakeholders in corporate governance regimes in the jurisdictions discussed in the unit. 

The outcome of a grant of special consideration application may include an alternative task, at the discretion of the Unit Coordinator. 

Class presentation (10%): Students will undertake a short 10 minute presentation on a topic provided by the lecturer. The presentation should include powerpoint slides. 

This task will achieve Learning Outcome 1 by requiring the presentation to demonstrate a critical evaluation and synthesis of the similarities and differences between the corporate governance regimes discussed in the unit as relevant to the presentation topic. The task will achieve Learning Outcome 2 by requiring the presentation to identify and comment on relevant corporate governance issues that commonly arise in the jurisdictions discussed in the unit as relevant to the presentation. The task will achieve Learning Outcome 3 by requiring the presentation to demonstrate a high level of understanding of the role of different stakeholders in corporate governance regimes in the jurisdictions discussed in the unit as relevant to the presentation topic. 

The outcome of a grant of special consideration application may include an alternative task, at the discretion of the Unit Coordinator. 

Research essay (80%): Students will select a research topic from a list of suggested topics provided by the Lecturer in class 2 and is due on Friday 26 May at 6pm (Sydney, Australia time). Students may choose their own topic with prior written permission of the Lecturer. The maximum word limit is 6,000 words (including footnotes)

This task will achieve Learning Outcome 1 by requiring essays to demonstrate a critical evaluation and synthesis of the similarities and differences between the corporate governance regimes discussed in the unit as relevant for the topic chosen. The task will achieve Learning Outcome 2 by requiring essays to identify and give accurate advice on relevant corporate governance issues that commonly arise in jurisdictions discussed in the unit as relevant to the topic chosen. The task will achieve Learning Outcome 3 by requiring essays to demonstrate a high level of understanding of the role of different stakeholders in corporate governance regimes in the jurisdictions discussed in the unit as relevant to the topic chosen. 

The outcome of a grant of special consideration application may include an alternative task, at the discretion of the Unit Coordinator. 

Word limit penalty
A piece of assessment which exceeds the prescribed word limit will not be marked beyond the maximum word limit. The total word count for the essay will include all footnotes. No bibliography is required.

Use of editors or proof-readers
The use of assistance in preparing and editing assessment tasks in this unit of study is strictly prohibited. Assistance includes human and automated writing tools (not including spell checking). 

Assessment requirement to pass a unit of study
A student must make a genuine attempt at all assessment tasks set out in this Unit of Study in order to obtain a Pass mark and grade (or above); otherwise an Absent Fail grade will be recorded as the student’s result for this Unit of Study.