MGX3100 - Corporate social responsibility and business ethics - 2019

6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Faculty

Business and Economics

Organisational Unit

Department of Management

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Elizabeth Prior Jonson

Coordinator(s)

Dr Elizabeth Prior Jonson (Caulfield and Prato)
Ms Priya Sharma (Malaysia)

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • Second semester 2019 (On-campus)

Clayton

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prato

  • Winter semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

Completion of 12 units (72 points) of study

Enrolment in this unit is subject to an application process. More information on this unit is available herehere (https://study.abroad.monash.edu/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgramAngular&id=10039).

Synopsis

Do corporations have any responsibilities beyond profit maximisation? To what extent should business activities be left to the operation of the free market and to what extent should they be regulated through internal and external mechanisms? This unit examines the theoretical foundations of the different answers that have been given to these two fundamental questions. More specifically it examines the topics of ethical issues in marketing and advertising, climate change and environmental protection regulation and corporate governance, human resource management and social accounting.

Outcomes

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

  1. identify important ethical issues that arise in various business contexts
  2. explain the implications of adopting different approaches to Corporate Social Responsibility
  3. critically assess the strengths and weaknesses of the different approaches to Corporate Social Responsibility
  4. critically assess the strengths and weaknesses of different mechanisms for regulating business behaviour
  5. apply different approaches to Corporate Social Responsibility and different approaches to regulation to issues specific to marketing, HRM, environment and social accounting.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 60% + Examination: 40%

Workload requirements

First and Second semester

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities. The unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Winter semester

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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