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This course is a general introduction to the changing responsibilities of business to society and the environment. This course is designed to 1) help you to understand current perspectives on the impact of business on climate change globalisation, and consumerism, and, 2) to help you analyse and develop ways in which business organisations respond ethically to the needs of society and the environment. Each of the topics is addressed at a global, national and organisational level.
No organisation lives on an island. This course is a general introduction to the changing responsibilities of business to society and the environment. The objective is to help you understand the impact globalisation, consumerism and the environment has on business and vice versa. You will learn about ways in which business organisations are affected by and can respond succesfully to the needs of society and the environment. We address each topic at a global, New Zealand and organisational level.
By the end of the course you should be able to: Identify and discuss forces that shape business activities and vice-versa. In particular, the environment, consumerism and globalisation.Identify and discuss conflicting ideologies of the social and environmental responsibilities of business and how these affect business practices.Identify useful and succesful practices for responding to the needs of society and the environment. Evaluate such practices in relation to a sample of New Zealand companies.
Any 60 points in ACCT, ACIS, ECON, MGMT, MKTG, MSCI, PSYC, SOCI or other social science approved by the Head of Department of Management or Accounting and Information Systems.
MGMT230
All classes require students to come on time and be prepared for participating in discussions relating to the assigned readings or tasks. Students should expect to, in addition to class time, study for about 6-8 hours per week.Please note: If at all possible do attend classes. The subjects are very interesting but also vast. Hence the lectures, examples and class discussion are all designed to improve your chances to do well in your assessment.
Marjo Lips-Wiersma
Week 1-3Associate Professor Marjo Lips-Wiersma Week 4-6Professor Michael Hall Michael.HallWeek 6-12Associate Professor Marjo Lips-Wiersma
The marks for assessments may be scaled before a final grade is determined. You should not regard 50% as a pass mark.
There is no textbook for this course. The readings for this course will be uploaded on LEARN
LEARN
Departmental Academic Policies The Department assumes that you have read this document.You should also read the General Course and Examination Regulations Dishonest PracticeThe University of Canterbury considers cheating and plagiarism to be serious acts of dishonesty. All assessed work must be your own individual work unless specifically stated otherwise in the assessment guidelines. Material quoted from any other source must be clearly acknowledged. You must not copy the work of another person (student or published work) in any assessment including examinations, tests and assignments. Any person, who is found to have copied someone else's work, or to have allowed their work to be copied, will receive a fail grade for that piece of assessment and may face disciplinary action which may lead to a fine, community service or exclusion from the university.IMPORTANT: Where there are concerns regarding the authorship of written course work, a student can be required to provide a formal, oral explanation of the content of their work.Coversheets - Group and Individual
Domestic fee $682.00
International fee $3,000.00
* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.
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