School: Business and Law

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Business Ethics
  • Unit Code

    MAN3810
  • Year

    2017
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Julie Anne CREWS

Description

The world in which we live has become more complex. Business now operates in a global economy and with that a world in which nations are more connected and interdependent than at any time in history. This is transforming the relationships business has with many individuals and organisations in society. There is now greater demand on business to demonstrate practices that are environmentally, economically and socially responsible. Consumers also have an expectation that the products and services they use are produced in an ethically and socially responsible manner. This unit examines the corporate governance and ethical challenges facing global operations and how this is influencing the nature of strategic decision making by business leaders. This unit combines the study of principal theories of ethics and governance through business cases to develop a critical awareness of the nature and importance of responsible corporate practices.

Equivalent Rule

MAN3105 and MAN3611

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Understand and apply fundamental ethical theories to appraise common ethical issues in the contemporary business context.
  2. Define corporate governance and the principles of how it operates in the context of business.
  3. Assess how corporations meet their economic and legal obligations while being socially responsible.
  4. Examine the responsibilities business has to its stakeholders, including; consumers, employees and the community.
  5. Define global corporate citizenship and assess how corporations can work collaboratively with governments and the civil sector to address global social issues.
  6. Evaluate public issues and their significance to the global corporation.
  7. Examine how technological innovation has changed the way business operates and interacts with its global stakeholders.
  8. Examine the role of global business in the challenges relating to sustainable development.
  9. Understand the relationship between business and society.

Unit Content

  1. Introduction to ethics and the business environment.
  2. The principles of governance and corporate social responsibility
  3. Ecology and sustainable development in global business.
  4. Ethical theories and reasoning
  5. Technology, organisations and society.
  6. The challenges of globalisation.
  7. The corporation and its stakeholders.
  8. The ethical organisation: Challenges for managers and employees.

Additional Learning Experience Information

On-campus students attend a weekly three-hour seminar. Participation in both group and individual activities is a requirement, and in-class discussions are based on weekly lectures, case studies and reflective journal writing.
Online students will access the program via Blackboard. Regular online access is required. Students will participate in online discussions based on weekly recorded lectures, case studies and reflective journal writing.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
Reflective PracticeIndividual Reflective Journal40%
PresentationCase Study Discussion and Presentation30%
TestOnline Quizzes30%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
Reflective PracticeIndividual Reflective Journal40%
PresentationCase Study Discussion30%
TestOnline Quizzes30%

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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School: Business and Law

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Business Ethics
  • Unit Code

    MAN3810
  • Year

    2017
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Julie Anne CREWS

Description

The world in which we live has become more complex. Business now operates in a global economy and with that a world in which nations are more connected and interdependent than at any time in history. This is transforming the relationships business has with many individuals and organisations in society. There is now greater demand on business to demonstrate practices that are environmentally, economically and socially responsible. Consumers also have an expectation that the products and services they use are produced in an ethically and socially responsible manner. This unit examines the corporate governance and ethical challenges facing global operations and how this is influencing the nature of strategic decision making by business leaders. This unit combines the study of principal theories of ethics and governance through business cases to develop a critical awareness of the nature and importance of responsible corporate practices.

Equivalent Rule

MAN3105 and MAN3611

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Understand and apply fundamental ethical theories to appraise common ethical issues in the contemporary business context.
  2. Define corporate governance and the principles of how it operates in the context of business.
  3. Assess how corporations meet their economic and legal obligations while being socially responsible.
  4. Examine the responsibilities business has to its stakeholders, including; consumers, employees and the community.
  5. Define global corporate citizenship and assess how corporations can work collaboratively with governments and the civil sector to address global social issues.
  6. Evaluate public issues and their significance to the global corporation.
  7. Examine how technological innovation has changed the way business operates and interacts with its global stakeholders.
  8. Examine the role of global business in the challenges relating to sustainable development.
  9. Understand the relationship between business and society.

Unit Content

  1. Introduction to ethics and the business environment.
  2. The principles of governance and corporate social responsibility
  3. Ecology and sustainable development in global business.
  4. Ethical theories and reasoning
  5. Technology, organisations and society.
  6. The challenges of globalisation.
  7. The corporation and its stakeholders.
  8. The ethical organisation: Challenges for managers and employees.

Additional Learning Experience Information

On-campus students attend a weekly three-hour seminar. Participation in both group and individual activities is a requirement, and in-class discussions are based on weekly lectures, case studies and reflective journal writing.
Online students will access the program via Blackboard. Regular online access is required. Students will participate in online discussions based on weekly recorded lectures, case studies and reflective journal writing.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
Reflective PracticeIndividual Reflective Journal40%
ParticipationCase Study Discussion 30%
TestIndividual Assessment30%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
Reflective PracticeIndividual Reflective Journal40%
ParticipationCase Study Discussion30%
TestIndividual Assessment30%

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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