MGMT230-11S2 (C) Semester Two 2011

Business, Society and the Environment

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 11 July 2011
End Date: Sunday, 13 November 2011
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Friday, 22 July 2011
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 7 October 2011

Description

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.

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 of business on climate change, consumerism, and (in)equality. You will also learn about ways in which business organisations can respond to the needs of society and the environment. Each of the topics are addressed at a global, national and organisational level.

Learning Outcomes

  • By the end of the course you should be able to:

  • Identify and discuss predominant beliefs about the role of business in society
  • Identify and discuss global and national forces that shape business activities and vice-versa. In particular, climate change, consumerism and globalisation
  • Identify and discuss conflicting ideologies of the social and environmental responsibilities of business
  • Identify and discuss the impact of such ideologies on day-to-day management practices
  • Identify ways in which business can and do respond to the needs of society and the environment.

Prerequisites

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.

Restrictions

Equivalent Courses

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Michael Hall

Lecturer

Puck Algera

Week 1-3: Jeffrey Birchall
Week 4-6: Professor Michael Hall
Week 6-12: Puck Algera

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Individual Project 29 Jul 2011 30% Individual Project
Individual Essay 19 Aug 2011 30% Individual Essay
Final Examination 40% Final Examination


The marks for assessments may be scaled before a final grade is determined. You should not regard 50% as a pass mark.

Textbooks / Resources

The readings for this course will be uploaded on LEARN

Notes

Departmental Academic Policies
If you require a hard copy of this document, please ask the course co-ordinator. The Department assumes that you have read this document. You should also read the “Information related to courses and assessment” on page 32 of the Enrolment Handbook 2011 (also in UC Calendar under “General Course and Examination Regulations”).

Dishonest Practice
The 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

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $630.00

International fee $2,775.00

* 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.

For further information see Management, Marketing and Tourism .

All MGMT230 Occurrences

  • MGMT230-11S2 (C) Semester Two 2011