BTF5000 Corporate governance, risk and social responsibility
Faculty of Business and Economics
BTF5000 Corporate governance, risk and social responsibility is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Business and Economics, offered in 2025 in Semester 2 at Caulfield. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Semester 2
- Caulfield
- Assessment
- No exam
- 4 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Overview
Corporations have a significant impact on the world that we live in, our communities and sustainability. In this unit, we consider how a corporation’s existence as a separate legal entity brings benefits as well as risks. Current issues of global significance such as environmental risks and social responsibility have increasingly been recognised as problems that corporations should address. The unit explores the regulations and governance mechanisms aimed at promoting corporate responsibility and mitigating risks. We examine regulations that require directors to act responsibly and with integrity, maintain mechanisms for internal monitoring of risks such as audit committees, and promote transparency. Case studies involving corporate failures and controversies are used to develop applied knowledge of corporate governance regulations.
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Caulfield | On ev |
Assessment
- Quiz / Test10%
- Presentation20%
- Exercise10%
- Written60%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
communicate an understanding of corporate responsibility and governance, and identify the relevance of both in relation to a range of key global issues
- 2
identify the regulations and laws that apply in various corporate governance contexts
- 3
understand the impact of companies' environmental and social governance on stakeholders
- 4
describe the strategies employed by corporations to enhance governance and reduce regulatory non-compliance.
Workload and teaching
- Seminars24 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
- Teaching approachProblem-based learning
- Teaching approachCase-based teaching
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities. You are expected to complete all pre-class activities prior to your scheduled class, and post-class activities should be completed after your scheduled class. Learning activities may include a combination of teacher directed, peer directed and online engagement activities.
This unit engages you in actively applying your knowledge, skills and attributes in interactive, collaborative and reflective activities.
This unit includes problem-based learning approaches, where you engage in research, integrate theory and practice and apply knowledge and skills to develop viable solutions in response to a problem or set of problems.
This unit includes case-based teaching, where you apply your knowledge and engage in analytical and reflective thinking to solve complex contextual scenarios. Activities are often designed so that there is not one clear answer, but you need to work together to examine, analyse and make decisions to resolve the situation.
Learning resources
Required resources
Hanrahan, Ramsay and Stapledon, Commercial Applications of Company Law 2022 (23rd edition)
Where it fits
BTF5000 is part of 2 areas of study in the 2025 handbook.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Vivien Chen
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for BTF5000?
BTF5000 has no prerequisites.
When is BTF5000 offered?
In 2025, BTF5000 runs in Semester 2 at Caulfield.
How much work is BTF5000?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does BTF5000 have an exam?
No. BTF5000 has 4 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include BTF5000?
BTF5000 is part of Corporate environmental and sustainability management; and Responsible business governance.