This course is for professionals who build, manage, or advise on corporate ethics and compliance programs. You will begin with the culture, trust, and behavioral science that determine whether a program works in practice, including how regulators evaluate culture. You will then study the DOJ's framework for effective compliance programs, covering risk assessment, third-party due diligence, the code of conduct, training, and reporting channels. Finally, you will learn how to measure whether a program works through compliance function independence, monitoring, auditing, and continuous improvement.
Ethics & Compliance Law: Culture, Trust, & Program Design
Ethics & Compliance Law: Culture, Trust, & Program Design
This course is part of Ethics and Compliance Law for Business Professionals Specialization
Instructor: Nicola Sharpe
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Beginner level
Recommended experience
1 week to complete
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
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What you'll learn
Explain how culture, trust, and incentives shape employee behavior and how regulators evaluate a culture of compliance
Apply the DOJ's framework to design a risk-based compliance program with tailored training and effective reporting channels
Evaluate whether a compliance program works using independence, resources, monitoring, auditing, and lessons learned
Skills you'll gain
- Compliance Reporting
- Law, Regulation, and Compliance
- Behavior Management
- Compliance Management
- Due Diligence
- Program Standards
- Risk Control
- Governance Risk Management and Compliance
- Organizational Leadership
- Behavioral Economics
- Regulatory Compliance
- Continuous Monitoring
- Leadership Studies
- Business Ethics
- Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI)
- Program Evaluation
- Ethical Standards And Conduct
- Compliance Auditing
- Performance Measurement
- Compliance Training
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Assessments
17 assignments
Taught in English
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