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In pursuing the ethical basis for business policy and practice, we will look at changing notions of corporate performance. Participants will address such issues as: What is success in business? What good does business do and how does it do it? What are major causes of the breakdown of business ethics? We will also study the practice of business ethics, with the aim to expand capacity for moral inquiry, dialogue, and decision making in ways that will be useful in your professional and civic lives.
This course considers the roles of organisations and individuals in business and society. The notion that corporations are simply wealth creating organisations, with little social and ethical responsibility to the broader public and the physical environment, is no longer acceptable. Communities command that corporations go beyond their economic brief to provide surplus resources in the form of philanthropy and other social initiatives. In this course we examine how corporations and businesses are attempting to balance the pursuit of profits and good corporate citizenship as stakeholder expectations accelerate the need to better understand the role of corporations in society.Course requirements, expectations and regulationsStudents are expected to be conversant with all materials discussed in lectures. The Department of Management, Marketing and Entrepreneurship assumes that students have read the relevant sections concerning course regulations and special consideration applications in the UC Calendar, “General Course and Examination Regulations”. No late assignments will be accepted, no extensions will be granted, no make-up work will be offered for assessment items not completed, and no extra credit will be awarded. The Department of Management, Marketing and Entrepreneurship may standardise the marks for this course. As marks may be scaled at the end of the semester, there is no set pass mark for each individual item of assessment. A passing mark will depend on your overall performance on all items of assessment compared with other members of the class. A summary of Departmental academic policies on course grading special considerations, etc. is available here You should also read the General Course and Examination Regulations.Relationship to other coursesThis course is an elective course for students majoring in Human Resource Management (HRM), Marketing or Management in the BCom Programme. It builds on the foundation laid in MGMT230.WorkloadLectures 24 hoursLecture Preparation 42 hoursReflective Journals 18 hoursFinal Examination 3 hoursEssay and Exam Preparation 63 hoursTotal 150 hours
Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) Learning GoalsLG.1 Graduates can demonstrate advanced knowledge of their selected subject major, informed by the broader context of commerce;LG.2 Graduates are able to use analytical thinking and problem-solving skills to address specific problems;LG.3 Graduates can understand issues from a range of ethical, global and multicultural perspectives;LG.4 Graduates are able to communicate effectively both orally and in written form.MGMT333 Learning OutcomesUpon completion of the course, students will be able to:LO.1 Analyse the impact of the capitalist context for corporate responsibilityLO.2 Understand personal and organisational factors that enhance and diminish ethical decision-making and corporate responsibility.LO.3 Apply ethical and multi-stakeholder frameworks to decision-makingLO.4 Apply ethical understanding to real world cases.LO.5 Explore the possibility of working for or setting up ‘business for good’ opportunities through the study of exemplary businesses.Learning Outcomes......Assessed with: 1.......................Assessments 1 and 2 2.......................Assessments 1 and 3 3.......................Assessments 1 and 3 4.......................Assessments 1 and 3 5.......................Assessments 1 and 3
This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attributes specified below:
Critically competent in a core academic discipline of their award
Students know and can critically evaluate and, where applicable, apply this knowledge to topics/issues within their majoring subject.
Employable, innovative and enterprising
Students will develop key skills and attributes sought by employers that can be used in a range of applications.
Biculturally competent and confident
Students will be aware of and understand the nature of biculturalism in Aotearoa New Zealand, and its relevance to their area of study and/or their degree.
Globally aware
Students will comprehend the influence of global conditions on their discipline and will be competent in engaging with global and multi-cultural contexts.
(1) MGMT230; and (2) Any 30 points at 200-level or above in MGMT RP: Other essay-based courses
Other essay-based courses
Tyron Love
Anna Earl
ASSESSMENT 1: REFLECTIVE JOURNALS X 6 (best 5 marks chosen, max 4% each) (20%)Reflective journal submission 1: Monday, 2pm (Week 2)Reflective journal submission 2: Monday, 2pm (Week 4)Reflective journal submission 3: Monday, 2pm (Week 6)Reflective journal submission 4: Monday, 2pm (Week 8)Reflective journal submission 5: Monday, 2pm (Week 10)Reflective journal submission 6: Monday, 2pm (Week 12)A reflective journal entry relating to the course material will be due before class in weeks 2, 3, 4 and 6, 7, 8. Each reflective journal question will be set one week in advance. You will submit, through LEARN (as a word file attachment), a one - two page response to each of the reflective journal questions. Each reflective journal submission is worth 4% accumulating to a maximum of 20% over the duration of the assessment - your top 5 reflective journal marks will count toward your final grade. Requirements concerning the reflective journals will be explained in class during week 1 and on the LEARN site. This assessment is designed to assess learning outcomes 1, 2 and 3. __________________________________________________________________ASSESSMENT 2: ESSAY (30%: 3000 words: 28 March)In this essay you will write a 3000 word essay on Vivian Xu’s presentation during weeks 3-6. More information will be given in class.__________________________________________________________________ASSESSMENT 3: EXAM (50%: 3 hours: exam period)The final exam will consist of 1 long essay question (compulsory to complete) and three short essay questions from which students can choose 2 essay questions to answer. The exam will examine lecture material, text and course readings covered in weeks 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10.Important Assessment Information Marks and GradesMarks will be posted on the LEARN site as soon as possible after the assessments have been marked. You will be notified by email when the marks are available. Tests are not returned – however you can look at your individual test in the lecturer’s office (during consultation times or by appointment at other times).GradingYour final score is calculated after the raw marks for each assessment have been standardised. You should not regard 50% as a pass mark.
Shaw, W. H., Barry, V., Issa, T., Catley, B., & Muntean, D; Moral Issues in Business ; 3rd Asia Pacific Edition; Cengage Learning Australia, 2016.
LEARN Coversheets - Group and Individual
Class RepresentativeA class representative may be asked to volunteer in the first few weeks of class. Any problems with the course can be raised with the class rep. Their email can be found at UCSA. The class representative will take up any issues raised by class members with the lecturer concerned as they occur.A summary of departmental academic policies on course grading, aegrotat considerations, etc. is available under: Departmental Academic Policies If you want 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 General Course and Examination RegulationsDishonest 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.
Domestic fee $806.00
International fee $3,513.00
* 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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