ACCT 6217 — Corporate Governance, Ethics, and Financial Reporting
3 semester hoursGraduateLectureusually offered: falltypical days: T/ThBostonHybridTraditional
Deals with issues related to corporate governance and audit committee mechanisms in preventing financial reporting disasters and in providing high-quality financial reports to global capital markets. Emphasizes the role of the board of directors and its committees, management, shareholders, external auditors, and internal auditors in developing sound ethical practices and a good corporate governance culture. Examines efforts by legislative and regulatory bodies and the accounting profession in improving financial reporting transparency and auditor independence.
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | 1 | 26 | 36 | 72% | 10.0 |
| Summer A 2024 | 1 | 38 | 40 | 95% | 2.0 |
| Fall 2024 | 1 | 13 | 36 | 36% | 23.0 |
| Summer A 2025 | 2 | 54 | 70 | 77% | 8.0 |
| Fall 2025 | 1 | 21 | 35 | 60% | 14.0 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 0% · T 100% · W 0% · Th 61% · F 0%
Common patterns: TR (61% of sections), T (39% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
Summer A
- Daniel Sunderland (100% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Links
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