This course is designed to inform and stimulate thinking on issues of good corporate governance, ethics and social responsibility encountered in business. The material covered is intended to prepare students to recognize and manage ethical and social responsibility issues as they arise and to help them formulate their own standards of integrity and professionalism. The overall course objectives are to increase awareness of the ethical dimension of business conduct, to develop analytical skills for identifying, resolving and deciding about ethical and social responsibility issues in business. The course likewise covers identification and assessment of business risks and devising ways to mitigate them. Focus is also given on understanding a business firm’s internal control and how it could provide reasonable assurance of achieving objectives related to reliable financial reporting, efficiency and effectiveness of operations and compliance with applicable laws and regulations.