Birmingham City University MSc Accountancy & Finance Course Overview

1. MSc
Accountancy
&
Finance

2. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
& OPERATIONS RISK ANALYSIS
AND CONTROL
Stephen Ong,
BSc(Hons) Economics (LSE),
MBA International Business(Bradford)
MBI/MSc Bioprocessing(UCL)
Visiting Fellow, Birmingham City University, UK
Visiting Professor, Shenzhen University
stephenongch@gmail.com

3. • Introduction to Course
Plan1
• Lecture 1 : Introduction
to Corporate Governance2
• Group : Practice Case3
Today’s Overview

4. Learning Objectives
• To further understanding and analysis of the present
global economic environment.
• To study all aspects of risk management.
• To learn the organisational roles and relationship
structures of stakeholders.
• To discuss the issues of change management and related
strategies.
• To expose students to strategic management and
planning as well as financial strategy evaluation in real-
world business cases.
• To introduce control systems using risk management
methods.

5. Synopsis
• This course provides students with an understanding of the
global economic environment and corporate governance
issues.
• Students will learn project management skills in the
context of managing risks.
• A sound appreciation of stakeholder relationships and
their influences on the organisation is necessary for
evaluating change management strategies.
• Evaluating real-world case studies will enable students to
be more critical in their selection of strategic options in
business strategy, performance management and risk
management methods.

6. Assessment
Coursework (30%)
Individual written assignments
encompassing -
• 5 case studies (10%) and
Presentation (individual
assessment)
• 1 case study research paper
(3,000 words) (20%) on the
analysis of the corporate
governance issues and
financial risks faced recently
by a PLC in Asia.
Examination (70%)
• Closed book examination
based on CIMA format to
satisfy professional
exemption requirements
and encompass the entire
sphere of learning
outcomes.

7. Course Content
• Introduction to Corporate Governance,
accountability and governance systems
worldwide
• Project Risk management approaches
• Stakeholders and corporate social reporting
• Organisational strategy, business models and
risk management
• Strategic change management
• Organising risk management

8. Resources : E-Learning
• <Intranet site text here>
<http://elearning.tarc.edu.my>
• <Additional online materials here>
<https://www.facebook.com/groups/562211463
818301/>
• Lecture slides resources:
<http://www.slideshare.net/stephenongch>

9. Resources : Core Reading
• Solomon, Jill (2010) Corporate Governance and Accountability 3rd
Edition, Wiley, UK.
• Goergen, Marc (2012) International Corporate Governance,
Pearson.
• Monks, A.G. & Minow, N. (2011) Corporate Governance, 5th Edition,
Wiley.
• Gray, Rob, Owen, Dave & Adams, Carol (1996) Accounting &
Accountability, Prentice Hall/Pearson Essex, UK.
• Baron, David P.(2013) Business and its environment, 7th Edition,
Pearson
• Ward, Stephen (2005) Risk Management – Organisation and
Context, Institute of Risk Management UK.
• Chapman, Robert J.(2011) Simple tools and techniques for
enterprise risk management, 2nd edition, Wiley, UK.
• Johnson, Gerry, Whittington, Richard & Scholes, Kevan (2011), 9th
edition, FT Prentice Hall/Pearson UK.

10. Recommended Reading
• Larcker, David & Tayan, Brian (2011) Corporate
Governance Matters, FT Press/Pearson New Jersey.
• Chapman, Chris & Ward, Stephen, (2003) Project Risk
Management, 2nd edition, Wiley, UK.
• Dallas, G. (2004) Governance and Risk, McGraw Hill
• CIMA - Performance Strategy: Study Text (2012) BPP
Learning Media Ltd.
• P3 Performance Strategy - Study Text (CIMA Study
Text) (2012) Kaplan Publishing
• Boatright, John R. ed.(2010) Finance Ethics : Critical
issues in theory and practice, Wiley

11. Resources : Journals
Emerald & ProQuest
http://web3.tarc.edu.my/v1/news/intranet/n_onresources.asp
Accountancy
Accounting Auditing And
Accountability
Accounting Organisation And
Society
Accounting Horizons
Accounting Review
British Accounting Review
Critical Perspectives On
Accounting
Corporate Governance
Corporate Governance Advisor
Corporate Governance: An
International Review
European Accounting Review
Internal Auditing and Business
Risk
Internal Auditor
International Journal Of
Accounting
International Journal of Auditing
Journal Of Accounting Research
Journal of Business Ethics
Review Of Accounting And
Finance
Risk Management

12. QUESTIONS?