1. Course Desc<x>ription:
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<br>This course is to introduce legal fundamentals and economic/financial concepts 
<br>governing corporations’ operation, finance, and relations among the management, 
<br>shareholders, and other stakeholders in a corporation. In addition to a focus of 
<br>corporate finance and the functions of the security market, this course will, from 
<br>time to time, make comparison between the U.S. and Taiwanese models of corporate 
<br>law, corporate governance, while looking into emerging trends in business 
<br>sustainability or ESG (environmental, social & corporate governance). 
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<br>2. References:
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<br>The course materials are those to be assigned and distributed to students bit by 
<br>bit in class.
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<br>3. Teaching Methods:
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<br>Via course lectures, students will develop critical skills in assessing the 
<br>relevance of the principles of corporate law, corporate governance and finance to 
<br>real-world situations. Moreover, active and significant student participation in 
<br>class discussion is required.
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<br>4. Course Schedule:
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<br>(1) An Introduction to Corporate Governance
<br>(2) Fundamentals of Corporate Law: Introduction to Legal and Economic Views of 
<br>Business Associations
<br>(3) Functions of the Board of Directors and the Role of Independent Directors
<br>(4) Corporate fraud, agency conflicts, and corporate governance
<br>(5) Sustainable Corporate Governance: An International and Comparative Perspective
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<br>5. Aligned Learning Goals and Learning ob<x>jectives:
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<br>(1) To recognize and explain concepts of corporate law 
<br>(2) To understand traditional corporate governance on agency conflicts and 
<br>corporate fraud
<br>(3) To discuss the cutting-edge issue of sustainable corporate governance
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