Curricula

Objective

The object of the course

Corporate governance refers to principles, practices, and processes that are used to manage and lead an organization in a manner that ensures responsible, efficient, and transparent operation for the benefit of shareholders, stakeholders, and society. After completing the course, you will understand the content, objectives, and significance of corporate governance from various perspectives. You will know how corporate governance is planned, implemented, and monitored.

Course competences

Business competence: The students have a broad-based understanding of the business (marketing, services, management, finances, law, etc.).
Ethics: Is able to take responsibility for their own actions and their consequences and reflects on them in accordance with the ethical principles and values of their field.
Ethics: Takes others into account and promotes equality and non-discrimination.
Internationalisation ja multiculturism: Is able to monitor and utilise the international development of their field in their work.
Sustainable development: Is able to use information related to their field in finding, implementing and establishing sustainable solutions and operating models.
Sustainable development: Understands sustainability challenges, their interdependencies and the various aspects of issues and problems.

The learning objectives of the course

In this course, you learn how corporate governance is planned, implemented, and monitored. You identify the key stakeholders affected by corporate governance. You understand the principles, practices, and processes of good governance.

Content

Responsible action and management, administrative structures and practices, operational transparency and openness, protection of shareholders' and creditors' rights, stakeholder engagement, honest and ethical conduct

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Sufficient 1
You understand how corporate governance is planned, implemented, and monitored. You identify the key stakeholders affected by corporate governance. You comprehend the principles, practices, and processes of corporate governance.

Satisfactory 2
You explain how corporate governance is planned, implemented, and monitored. You introduce the key stakeholders affected by corporate governance. You apply the principles, practices, and processes of corporate governance.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Good 3
You specify how corporate governance is planned, implemented, and monitored. You compare key stakeholders affected by corporate governance. You analyze the principles, practices, and processes of corporate governance.

Very good 4
You evaluate how corporate governance is planned, implemented, and monitored. You assess key stakeholders affected by corporate governance. You evaluate the principles, practices, and processes of corporate governance.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent 5
You propose how corporate governance could be planned, implemented, monitored and developed. You theorize about key stakeholders affected by corporate governance. You develop the principles, practices, and processes of corporate governance.