Business Ethics and Compliance Management

llsms2280  2017-2018  Louvain-la-Neuve

Business Ethics and Compliance Management
5 credits
30.0 h
Q1
Teacher(s)
Desmet Carlos;
Language
English
Main themes
Business Ethics and Compliance management are key elements that define modern business competitiveness, and companies are actively seeking professionals and future business leaders to join their Ethics and Compliance functions. This course aims to provide future leaders and professionals with a solid understanding of the complex dilemmas and the managerial tools to allow them to operate and implement effective business ethics and compliance programs in their company or join a team in that fast growing segment of activities.
Aims

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

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During their programme, students of the LSM Master¿s in management or Master¿s in Business engineering will have developed the following capabilities¿

CORPORATE CITIZENSHIP

  • Decide and act by incorporating ethical and humanistic values, integrity, respect for the laws and conventions, solidarity and civic action, and sustainable development.

A SCIENTIFIC AND SYSTEMATIC APPROACH

  • Consider problems using a systemic and holistic approach : recognize the different aspects of the situation and their interactions in a dynamic process.

WORK EFFECTIVELY IN AN INTERNATIONAL AND MULTICULTURAL ENVIRONMENT

  • Position and understand the functioning of an organization, in its local and international socio-economic dimensions and identify the associated strategic issues and operational decisions.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

  • Analyse a project within its environment and define the expected outcomes : identify what is at stake, the required outcomes and the environmental constraints; clearly define the project objectives and associate the performance indicators.
  • Make decisions and take responsibility for them in an uncertain world : take initiatives and act, anticipate and be proactive, show discernment and good judgment and be prepared to make quick decisions, taking into account multiple factors and uncertainties; accept the risks and consequences of  decisions.
 

The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Content
  • Business ethics theories
  • Governance models
  • Risk Management
  • Building blocks of successful compliance programs
  • Leading internal investigations
  • Embedding ethics and compliance in the audit program.
Teaching methods
  • General and interactive courses combining theory and practical managerial experience;
  • Review of the leading theories and practices in the field.
  •  Focus on a couple of selected themes within the subject (e.g. Competition laws, Human Rights, Anticorruption, Export controls);
  • Challenges on practical implementation with leading professionals in global organizations
  • A selection of case studies will be used to allow participants to think about complex business issues and decisions.
Evaluation methods
Continuous evaluation
  • Date: Will be specified later
  • Type of evaluation: Case study and presentation
  • Comments: Group work
Evaluation week
  • Oral: No
  • Written: No
  • Unavailability or comments: No
Examination session
  • Oral: No
  • Written: 2 hours
  • Unavailability or comments: No
Other information
Link with the LSM competency framework :
Priority in this course is given to
  1. corporate citizenship to enhance your ability to act consciously, aware of your responsibilities, placing human and ethical considerations at the very heart of your thinking and actions
  2. master a multidisciplinary body of knowledge (contents, methods, models and conceptual frameworks) related to Business Ethics and Compliance; and
  3. personal development to prepare yourself to act effectively as an emerging leader or as a professional in this emerging field.
Bibliography
Continuous evaluation
  • Date: Will be specified later
  • Type of evaluation: Case study and presentation
  • Comments: Group work
Evaluation week
  • Oral: No
  • Written: No
  • Unavailability or comments: No
Examination session
  • Oral: No
  • Written: 2 hours
  • Unavailability or comments: No

 
Faculty or entity
CLSM


Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Aims
Master [120] in Electro-mechanical Engineering
ELME2M
5
Master [120] in Electrical Engineering
ELEC2M
5
Master [120] in Management
GESM2M
5
Master [120] in Biomedical Engineering
GBIO2M
5
Master [120] in Business Engineering
INGE2M
5
Master [120] in Mathematical Engineering
MAP2M
5
Master [120] in Computer Science and Engineering
INFO2M
5
Master [120] in Chemical and Materials Engineering
KIMA2M
5
Master [120] in Civil Engineering
GCE2M
5
Master [120] in Physical Engineering
FYAP2M
5
Master [120] in Management
GEST2M
5
Master [120] in Computer Science
SINF2M
5
Master [120] in Business Engineering
INGM2M
5
Master [120] in Mechanical Engineering
MECA2M
5