4408111: Ethics in Finance

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Semester:WS 17/18
Type:Lecture
Scheduled in semester:3
Semester Hours per Week / Contact Hours:28.0 L / 21.0 h
Self-directed study time:69.0 h

Module coordination/Lecturers

Curricula

Master's degree programme in Finance (01.09.2015)

Modules

Description

Ethics Essentials: Theory, Principles, and World-Views

  • The Ethical Leader: Self-Mastery and Ethics, Mind-Sets

Corporate Ethics: Shared Values, Professionalism (as part of Standards of Professional Conduct)
  • CFA Institute Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Conduct
  • GARP Ethics and Code of Conduct

Learning Outcomes

  • Understanding the origins, discipline and business case of ethics
  • Discussing defining moments such as ethical dilemma in the corporate context
  • Familiarizing with institutional (CFA, GARP) standards of ethics and professional conduct

Qualifications

Lectures Method

Interactive lecture with discussion, cases.

Literature

Required reading:

  • Boatright, J.R. (2014). Ethics in Finance, 2nd edition. London: Wiley-Blackwell.
  • CFA Standards of Practice Handbook (11th ed.) (effective 1 July 2014) [http://www.cfapubs.org/toc/ccb/2014/2014/4]
  • GARP (2010). Code of Conduct, revised edition.
[http://go.garp.org/garp-code-of-conduct]

Materials

Lecture slides will be available on Moodle

Exam Modalities

Written exam (60 minutes)

Dates

DatumZeitRaum
14.12.201709:00 - 16:30S3
15.12.201709:00 - 16:30S3
16.12.201709:00 - 16:30H3

Exams

  • PWW-MA_Ethics in Finance (WS 17/18, bewertet)
  • PWW-MA_Ethics in Finance (SS 18, bewertet)