Advice and recommend corporate governance practices

Reference no: EM133697154

Capstone: Accounting and Governance

Assessment - Corporate governance, sustainability, and risk management practices

Your Task
Analyse the corporate governance practices of a given organisation and identify challenges in terms of sustainability and risk. Interpret and critically analyse organisational risk and sustainability practice, prepare a written memorandum, and deliver a presentation that addresses challenges and opportunities.

Assessment Description
As the capstone unit, this subject requires students to bring together their accounting and governance knowledge and techniques developed within prior subjects and throughout this course and apply these to the interpretation, analysis and critique of present-day business and governance practices to identify problems and to propose solutions. Building on students' in-depth understanding of relevant theories and practices already developed in accounting and governance and their proficiency in the tools and techniques, this assessment further develops research, analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills demanded by the accounting profession in the 21st Century.

Specifically for this assessment, using a given case study, students will analyse the corporate governance practices of an organisation, identify, and explain stakeholder concerns, and recommend appropriate actions to address the issues and contribute to the business strategy and goals. Case studies to be assigned in-class with additional information made available in week 6. Students will be required to continue with the same case study assigned for Assessment 1.

Assessment Instructions

This is an individual assessment that requires an analysis of a [given] case study/scenario, out of class and the preparation of a memorandum for submission by Turnitin Sunday, Week 9 (20 Marks), and the subsequent delivery of a 5-minute summary presentation of the memorandum in-class Week 10 (20 Marks).

Following are the general instructions for completing this assessment.

Read and analyse the case study, paying attention to the business context and any issues and concerns facing stakeholders.

Based on the issues identified in the case study, conduct research of academic journals, professional practitioner literature and recent news releases relating to "best practice corporate governance," "sustainability," and "risk management practices."

Based on your analysis, prepare a written memorandum (1,500 words) to those charged with governance that addresses the different views and positions of the stakeholders and investors presented in the case study along the following lines:

Provide advice and recommend corporate governance practices which will positively contribute to the business strategy and goals presented in the case study.

Provide a summary of the significance, benefits, and challenges of producing sustainability and other non-financial reports for the business operating in the specific industry presented in the case study.

Using the memorandum in (3) above, prepare a five (5) minute PowerPoint presentation of no more than five slides for presentation to the Board and stakeholders. This will be presented in the class of Week 10. General presentation guidelines include the following:

Choose a format and structure such that your findings against the questions presented in the case study and in (3) above are clear.

Assume the audience to be stakeholders who may not have the same level of accounting and governance knowledge as you.

Identify the sources relevant to the slide deck (e.g., case study facts, journal articles, textbooks, websites, regulatory bodies etc.). These must include academic journal articles but may include various other sources including professional guidelines and reporting standards which will also inform your advice. You must reference each source as per KBS referencing guidelines.

Reference no: EM133697154

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