Ethics & Compliance Law: Turning Rules into Business Action

Ethics & Compliance Law: Turning Rules into Business Action

This course is part of Ethics and Compliance Law for Business Professionals Specialization

Instructor: Nicola Sharpe

What you'll learn

Communicate legal and compliance risk to executives by leading with business impact and offering compliant alternatives
Translate statutes like the FCPA accounting provisions into system-enforced controls and binary checklists
Design and evaluate scenario-based compliance training using adult learning principles and the Kirkpatrick framework

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Assessments

15 assignments

Taught in English

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There are 2 modules in this course

This course is for legal, compliance, and business professionals who want to turn legal knowledge into practical action. You will begin by learning how to communicate legal risk to executives, lead with business impact, and offer compliant alternatives instead of a flat no. You will then learn how to convert dense statutes, such as the FCPA accounting provisions, into system-enforced controls and binary checklists. Finally, you will study how to design compliance training using scenarios, case studies, adult learning research, and risk-based tailoring, evaluate it with the Kirkpatrick framework, and build your own training segment.

You will learn how to communicate legal and compliance risk to executives by leading with business impact, offering compliant alternatives, and keeping the legal analysis in support. You will also learn how to pitch a pause on a high-risk deal without alienating business partners. In addition, you will learn how to turn dense statutes, such as the FCPA accounting provisions, into system-enforced controls and simple yes-or-no checklists that business teams can follow in their daily tools.

What's included

6 videos1 reading5 assignments

6 videosTotal 43 minutes

The Cost of No7 minutes
Business Impact9 minutes
Illusion of the Corporate Policy Binder8 minutes
Deconstructing Complex Legalese13 minutes
Conclusion6 minutes
A Message on Your Professional Development Paths 1 minute

1 readingTotal 10 minutes

Further Pathways to Expand Your Legal Credentials10 minutes

5 assignmentsTotal 150 minutes

Knowledge Check: The Cost of No30 minutes
Knowledge Check: Business Impact30 minutes
Knowledge Check: Illusion of the Corporate Policy Binder30 minutes
Knowledge Check: Deconstructing Complex Legalese30 minutes
Knowledge Check: Conclusion30 minutes

You will learn why scenario-based training and the case method build judgment better than rule recitation, and how adult learning research should shape training design. You will also learn how to tailor training to risk using the DOJ's guidance, why delivery must be consistent and keep its promises, and why training alone cannot change culture without leadership signals. In addition, you will learn how to evaluate training with the four-level Kirkpatrick framework and how to design your own short training segment using a five-step process.