Ethics in Finance

MGMT 833.380

Develop an understanding of the ethical issues faced by financial professionals, and how to apply ethical behavior in everyday business practices.

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What you can learn.

Explore ethical issues confronting financial professionals, including extensive coverage of the recent financial crisis and the very latest developments affecting ethics within the financial world
Understand the ethical standards in finance, including the primary elements necessary to make proper ethical decisions
Learn key definitions, issues, and general theories of business and finance ethics, citing examples from the recent scandals that have shaken public confidence in Wall Street and the world financial markets

About this course:

This course focuses on ethical issues confronted by financial professionals, with attention to recent financial crises, and the latest developments affecting ethics within the financial world. Students will get an overview of ethical standards in finance, including the primary elements necessary to make proper ethical decisions. The course also covers fundamentals of ethics in finance; the retail customer; investments; financial markets; financial management; key definitions, issues, and general theories of business and finance ethics; and examples from scandals that have shaken public confidence in Wall Street and world financial markets.