Modiwl ASB-9056:
HAG
Human Aspects of Global Financial Crime 2023-24
ASB-9056
2023-24
Bangor Business School
Module - Semester 2
30 credits
Module Organiser:
Ama Eyo
Overview
The legislation and wider legal and regulatory environment for defining, identifying and countering criminal behaviours is discussed in the context of human trafficking, corruption, and terrorist financing. The module also considers techniques and methods of detection of these crimes and appropriate approaches to monitoring and reporting of these behaviours – from individual suspicious transactions to comprehensive law enforcement investigations.
Assessment Strategy
Threshold C- to C+ (50-59%): Satisfactory performance. No major omissions or inaccuracies in the deployment of information/skills. Some grasp of theoretical/conceptual/practical elements. Integration of theory/practice/information present intermittently in pursuit of the assessed work's objectives. Knowledge of key areas/principles only. Weaknesses in understanding of some areas. Limited evidence of background study. Answer inadequately focused on task and with some irrelevant material and poor structure. Arguments presented but lack coherence. Minor factual/computational errors. Lacking original interpretation.
Good B- to B+ (60-69%): Good performance. Most of the relevant information accurately deployed. Good grasp of theoretical/conceptual/practical elements. Good integration of theory/practice/information in pursuit of the assessed work's objectives. Evidence of the use of creative and reflective skills. Understands most but not all concepts/issues. Evidence of background study. Focused answer with good structure. Arguments presented coherently. Mostly free of factual errors. Some limited original interpretation. Well known links between topics are described. Problems addressed by existing methods/approaches. Good presentation with accurate communication
Excellent standard: 70+ An outstanding performance, exceptionally able. The relevant information is accurately deployed. Excellent grasp of theoretical/conceptual/practice elements. Good integration of theory/practice/information in pursuit of the assessed work's objectives. Strong evidence of the use of creative and reflective skills.
Learning Outcomes
- Research and understand the risks of failure to comply with regulations, obligations, and legal responsibilities associated with corruption, terrorist financing and human trafficking.
- To create and apply policies of due diligence, based on financial intelligence, that mitigate money laundering and financial crime associated with terrorist financing, corruption and human trafficking.
- To establish a critical awareness, through research, of corruption, human trafficking, and terrorist financing, as forms of financial crime, fraud and money laundering.
- To evaluate methods that detect human behaviour in the context of corruption, human trafficking , and financing and resourcing of terrorist activities - based on research.
Assessment method
Coursework
Assessment type
Crynodol
Description
A critical evaluation of ‘best practice for risk mitigation’ in human aspects of global financial crime as indicated in the study materials & supplementary readings, across the three topics in the module (1500 words)"
Weighting
25%
Due date
13/08/2024
Assessment method
Coursework
Assessment type
Crynodol
Description
Research that requires the student to identify the ‘current state-of-play’ in human aspects of global financial crime in the student's product & geographic areas of operation for each of the three topics in the module, & assess how these compare to developments in the industry globally. (5500 words).
Weighting
75%
Due date
07/10/2024