Financial Ethics (BS0044)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : MSE-3-FE

In the world of business, the subject of ethics is a very important one, affecting behaviour towards others in the workplace, advertising, and sustaining the environment; this course deals with ethical issues that rise in the field of finance.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : Successful completion of Principles of Finance OR Corporate Finance OR permission of Course Organiser based on some other finance course or experience. Please note that students from abroad who will not be here to take the final examination in April/May are NOT PERMITTED to take the course

Variants

? This course has variants for part year visiting students, as follows

Financial Ethics (VS1) (Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2))

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Business Studies, (Management School and Economics, Schedule H)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
19/09/2006	14:00	15:50	Room 9.01, David Hume Tower	Central	Week 2 onwards: Mondays 0900-1050 in William Robertson Building, Room G.04

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Monday	09:00	10:50	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

Mission of the Course
1] To assist members in developing a personal ethical motto
2] To examine financial situations where you need to think about
the ethical implications of your actions
3] To consider the instructions of some of the ethical authorities
4] To look at the regulations governing the financial world, and the
ethical nature, if any, of these regulations

Assessment Information

Assessment will be in the form of a final exam lasting three hours. This exam will be open book. You may bring any of your own notes, any book you like, any handouts. You MUST bring the binder containing the case studies to the exam. You should not take this course if you will not be able to take an exam in April/May.

Examination 90%
In-class presentations 10%