The student knows the tasks and responsibilites, based on the company law, of the board of directors of a limited company. The student knows the rights and responsibilities of a single board member. The student knows the meaning of corporate governance. The student is able to improve the board work of virtual enterprises.
Student's Workload
- lectures 6 hours
. participating in the board work (6 meetings, 6 hours)
- meetings (15 hours)
- independet work (30 hours)
Prerequisites / Recommended Optional Courses
- Virtual Enterprise
Contents
- Company law, especially regulation concerning board of directors and members of the board
- tasks of the board of directors
- corporate governance
- internal controls, internald auditing, risk management
- evaluating board work
- board work, presenting issues and handling of issues in the board of directors
- general meeting of a corporation.
Recommended or Required Reading
- Company law
- Talentem Fokus, company law
- other material informed by the teacher
Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
- lectures
- taking part in the work of the boards of directors
- meetings
- independet work
Assessment Criteria
To complete the course a student has to:
1. Be an active executive board member in one or two virtual enterprises.
2. Prepare agendas for the executive board meetings.
3. Be able to evaluate his/her own performance in the virtual enterprise executive boards, keeping in mind the Corporate Law’s requirements.
4. Take part in further developing the virtual enterprises and updating the strategies and business plans as part of the executive board work.
5. Give feedback and suggestions on developing the working methods of the executive boards after the board meetings.
6. Prepare a learning diary