554.033 (16W) English III: Advanced Professional Communication c: Law and Corporate Government

Wintersemester 2016/17

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First course session
06.10.2016 08:30 - 12:00 S.1.05 On Campus
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Overview

Lecturer
Course title german English III: Advanced Professional Communication c: Law and Corporate Government
Type Course (continuous assessment course )
Hours per Week 2.0
ECTS credits 3.0
Registrations 21 (20 max.)
Organisational unit
Language of instruction no language of instruction was specified
Course begins on 01.10.2016
eLearning Go to Moodle course

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Course Information

Intended learning outcomes

To create an appreciation and analytical framework for the problems facing stakeholders in public corporations (shareholders, directors, officers, and the public), particularly in light of the world wide financial and corporate crisis.

Teaching methodology including the use of eLearning tools

Lectures in English by native-speaker U.S. business lawyer; case studies; in-class discussions and presentations.

Course content

The financial crisis, the Hypo Bank in Austria, Volkswagen test result scandal, Bernie Madoff, and the earlier dramatic collapse of ENRON and WORLDCOM in the United States (and banking scandals, SIEMENS bribery, in Germany and PARMALAT in Italy) have focused world attention on how public corporations are governed, regulated and monitored. Over the last years, Europe and the United States reacted with new laws, new regulations, new initiatives and a new sense that investors in corporations need to be protected (even from themselves). This course will cover these developments and how corporate "culture" contributes to the need for corporate "governance."

Topics

  • Corporate structure and bodies
  • Corporate culture
  • Case study: ENRON
  • Case study: PARMALAT
  • Mini-Case study: TECHVILLE
  • International business legal environment
  • Regulatory bodies
  • Issues: remuneration, nomination, capital maintenance, audit committees, etc.
  • USA: Sarbanes-Oxley Act
  • EU: Action PLan
  • Austrian Code of Corporate Governance
  • Corporate social responsibility
  • Wirtschaft und Recht
  • Corporate culture

Literature

Handouts; excerpts from laws and regulations; internet readings; "Corporate Goverance," Robert A.G. Monks and Neil Minow, eds. (2003).

Link to further information

Instructor's website (www.wagneruslaw.com)

Examination information

Im Fall von online durchgeführten Prüfungen sind die Standards zu beachten, die die technischen Geräte der Studierenden erfüllen müssen, um an diesen Prüfungen teilnehmen zu können.

Examination methodology

Evaluation of in-class exercises, mini-case studies, and final presentation.

Examination topic(s)

Corporate governance and corporate culture as applied to student-selected companies.

Assessment criteria / Standards of assessment for examinations

Evaluation of in-class discussions, mini-case studies and final presentation on a student-selected company.

Grading scheme

Grade / Grade grading scheme

Position in the curriculum

  • Bachelor's degree programme Applied Business Administration (SKZ: 518, Version: 14W.3)
    • Subject: Business Language in Context (Compulsory subject)
      • §9(1) English III: Advanced Professional Communication ( 2.0h KS / 3.0 ECTS)
        • 554.033 English III: Advanced Professional Communication c: Law and Corporate Government (2.0h KS / 3.0 ECTS)
  • Bachelor's degree programme Applied Business Administration (SKZ: 518, Version: 12W.1)
    • Subject: Business Language in Context (Compulsory subject)
      • English III: Advanced Professional Communication ( 2.0h KS / 3.0 ECTS)
        • 554.033 English III: Advanced Professional Communication c: Law and Corporate Government (2.0h KS / 3.0 ECTS)
  • Bachelor's degree programme Information Management (SKZ: 522, Version: 12W.1)
    • Subject: Englische Wirtschafts- und Technikkommunikation (Compulsory elective)
      • 4.1.1 Englische Wirtschafts- und Technikkommunikation ( 0.0h XX / 8.0 ECTS)
        • 554.033 English III: Advanced Professional Communication c: Law and Corporate Government (2.0h KS / 3.0 ECTS)

Equivalent courses for counting the examination attempts

Wintersemester 2019/20
  • 554.033 KS English III: Advanced Professional Communication c (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
Sommersemester 2019
  • 554.033 KS English III: Advanced Professional Communication c: Human Resources Management (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
Wintersemester 2018/19
  • 554.033 KS English III: Advanced Professional Communication c: Human Resources Management (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
Sommersemester 2018
  • 554.033 KS English III: Advanced Professional Communication c: Human Resources Management (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
Wintersemester 2017/18
  • 554.033 KS English III: Advanced Professional Communication c: Human Resources Management (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
Sommersemester 2017
  • 554.033 KS English III: Advanced Professional Communication c: Human Resources Management (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
Sommersemester 2016
  • 554.033 KS English III: Advanced Professional Communication c (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
Wintersemester 2014/15
  • 554.031 KU English III: Advanced Professional Communication a (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)