What is Compliance?

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What is Compliance?

This course is part of Regulatory Compliance Specialization

Instructors: Andrew Kandel

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4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

1,518 reviews

1 week to complete

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

96%

Most learners liked this course

What you'll learn

Define compliance within an industry setting
Describe the ways in which compliance affects any industry, company, or organization
Identify the reasons industries, companies, and organizations should engage in compliance
Examine the importance of compliance in supporting the financial, reputational, and functional aspects of an industry, company, or organization

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Compliance isn’t only about preventing problems and ensuring that everyone is abiding by laws, rules, and regulations. It’s also about the positive impact a robust and ethical compliance program can have on a business or organization.

In this course we will discuss why compliance is important – from the needs facing businesses in highly regulated industries to avoiding fines and penalties to preventing reputational and economic nightmares. We’ll examine real-world examples of compliance and governance failures and their impact, and consider strategies for avoiding similar situations in our own organizations. You’ll be able to think about risk management in new ways and apply strategies to manage it.

What is compliance and why is it important? In this module, we answer those questions while also looking at some recent high-profile cases of non-compliance in the business world.

What's included

8 videos3 readings2 assignments2 discussion prompts

8 videos Total 36 minutes

Welcome to the Course 2 minutes
Defining Compliance 5 minutes
Making Rules "Stick" 6 minutes
Knowing the Rules 5 minutes
Case Study: Enron's Systemic Compliance Failures (Part 1) 4 minutes
Case Study: Enron's Systemic Compliance Failures (Part 2) 6 minutes
Case Studies: The "One Guy" Problem 4 minutes
Module 1 Summary 4 minutes

3 readings Total 55 minutes

Pre-Course Survey (Optional) 10 minutes
What Is Compliance? 20 minutes
Enron Scandal: The Fall of a Wall Street Darling 25 minutes

2 assignments Total 45 minutes

Making Rules "Stick" 30 minutes
Module 1 Quiz 15 minutes

2 discussion prompts Total 40 minutes

Introduce Yourself 10 minutes
Rules & the Airline Industry 30 minutes

Non-compliance can have massive real-world implications for the general public, not just individuals directly related to a non-compliant company. In this module, we examine laws that specifically create compliance obligations, as well as the potential costs of non-compliance.

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6 videos1 reading4 assignments1 discussion prompt

6 videos Total 23 minutes

Obligations are Numerous, Pervasive and Varied 5 minutes
The Demands of a Settlement Agreement 4 minutes
The Board of Directors Has a Fiduciary Duty 6 minutes
Avoiding Reputational Harm 3 minutes
The Indispensable and Positive Value of Compliance 5 minutes
Module 2 Recap 1 minute

1 reading Total 45 minutes

Avoiding Fines and Penalties 45 minutes

4 assignments Total 110 minutes

Is It a Financial Driver? 30 minutes
The Board of Directors' Duties 30 minutes
The Positive Values of Compliance 30 minutes
Module 2 Quiz 20 minutes

1 discussion prompt Total 30 minutes

Identifying Penalties 30 minutes

Every company and organization must deal with risk, and compliance is ultimately a vehicle to mitigate risk. This module explores the close relationship between compliance and risk management. We will analyze the ways in which compliance programs manage risk, as well as alternative forms of risk management.

What's included

5 videos2 readings2 assignments1 discussion prompt

5 videos Total 17 minutes

Compliance & Risk Management 3 minutes
Risk Analysis 4 minutes
Risk Tolerance 3 minutes
Outsourcing Risk & Compliance 2 minutes
Insurance as Another Vehicle to Manage Risk 5 minutes

2 readings Total 45 minutes

Responses to Reputational Harm 20 minutes
Chipotle's Food Safety Crisis 25 minutes

2 assignments Total 25 minutes

Reading Quiz - Assessing Chipotle's Risk 5 minutes
Module 3 Quiz 20 minutes

1 discussion prompt Total 10 minutes

Managing Risk 10 minutes

This module highlights developments in the ever-evolving world of compliance, with special emphasis on recent trends in regulatory focus.

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3 videos3 readings1 assignment1 peer review1 discussion prompt

3 videos Total 14 minutes

Compliance Taken More Seriously by Enforcement Agencies 7 minutes
Institutional Compliance v. Compliance in Specific Subject Areas 4 minutes
The Burgeoning Profession of Compliance 3 minutes

3 readings Total 40 minutes

"Loot Boxes" & Regulation 20 minutes
Concluding Thoughts 10 minutes
Post-Course Survey (Optional) 10 minutes

1 assignment Total 30 minutes

Generalist or Specialist? 30 minutes

1 peer review Total 60 minutes

Complete a Risk Profile 60 minutes

1 discussion prompt Total 10 minutes

Shifts in Compliance 10 minutes

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Reviewed on Jan 14, 2021

This is a great intro level course. The videos are of very high quality. The case studies and reading given was very interesting to read. I actually had a lot of fun completing this.

Reviewed on Apr 27, 2020

I got to have a better perspective of compliance and its role in the business environment. The instructors are well conversant and will enrich you.I would highly recommend this course.

Reviewed on Aug 13, 2023

I found the lectures to be informative and easy to follow. The professors were engaging, which made it effortless to comprehend and retain the material. I am eagerly looking forward to the next class.

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