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Managerial Ethics & Business Environment (BUSA90481)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 6.25Online and On Campus (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
September
Overview
Availability | Summer Term - On Campus March - On Campus April - On Campus June - On Campus September - On Campus October - Online |
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Fees | Look up fees |
In this subject, students learn about the societal context in which business operates, together with the skills for reasoning about ethical problems that arise in this context. The course examines the various stakeholders of business and discusses the obligations of corporations to those stakeholders. It considers strategies for achieving corporate social responsibility goals – such as environmental sustainability and social outcomes ‐‐ taking into account both the ethical case and the business case for such strategies. The course also examines a range of alternative approaches to moral reasoning as well as the applications of those approaches to the complex and dynamic ethical problems that confront leaders of modern organizations, both in Australia and in other cultures.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should:
- Apply the different approaches to moral reasoning and appreciate the limitations of these different approaches;
- Apply various ethical frameworks in the analysis and resolution of ethical problems
- Recognise some of the potential pitfalls of individual moral judgment;
- Describe the different forms that corporate social responsibility can take;
- Demonstrate a critical understanding of the business case for corporate social responsibility;
- Appreciate the ethical dilemmas that arise in persuasion and communication with stakeholders, including customers, workers, and shareholders;
- Respond to the ways in which consumers’ purchase decisions are influenced by their ethical frameworks.
- Identify stakeholder perspectives and adapt to societal changes that affect the business environment
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Prerequisites
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
BUSA90532 | Business Essentials |
January (On Campus - Parkville)
April (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
BUSA90480 | Leadership |
June (On Campus - Parkville)
Winter Term (On Campus - Parkville)
March (On Campus - Parkville)
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
October (Online)
September (On Campus - Parkville)
March (On Campus - Parkville)
|
6.25 |
BUSA90552 | Business Essentials |
October (Online)
August (Online)
September (On Campus - Parkville)
July (Online)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
OR
Online students
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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BUSA90552 | Business Essentials |
October (Online)
August (Online)
September (On Campus - Parkville)
July (Online)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Admission into the MC-BAOL Master of Business Administration, GD-BAOL Graduate Diploma in Business Administration, GC-BAOL Graduate Certificate in Business Administration, PR-BAOL Professional Certificate in Business Administration
Corequisites
Non-allowed subjects
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Assessment
June
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Contribution to class learning, ongoing
| Throughout the teaching period | 10% |
Syndicate presentation (equivalent to 500 words per individual)
| During the teaching period | 20% |
Individual research assignment
| 2 Weeks after the end of teaching | 60% |
Case preparation and discussion, ongoing
| Throughout the teaching period | 10% |
September
Description | Timing | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Contribution to class learning, ongoing
| Throughout the teaching period | 10% |
Syndicate presentation (equivalent to 500 words per individual)
| During the teaching period | 20% |
Individual research assignment
| 2 Weeks after the end of teaching | 60% |
Case preparation and discussion, ongoing
| Throughout the teaching period | 10% |
Summer Term
Description | Timing | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Contribution to class learning, ongoing
| Throughout the teaching period | 10% |
Syndicate presentation (equivalent to 500 words per individual)
| During the teaching period | 20% |
Individual research assignment
| 2 Weeks after the end of teaching | 60% |
Case preparation and discussion, ongoing
| Throughout the teaching period | 10% |
Additional details
January, June and September (Full time and Part Time).
March (EMBA):
- Syndicate assignment (equivalent to 500 words per individual), due at the end of the subject (20%)
- Final examination (2 hours), held at the end of the subject (80%)
Hurdle requirement: to pass this subject, students are required to pass the final examination.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- Summer Term - On Campus
Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total time commitment 70 hours Pre teaching start date 6 January 2023 Pre teaching requirements students are required to complete approximately 15 hours of readings to prepare for the subject during the pre-teaching period Teaching period 13 January 2023 to 15 January 2023 Last self-enrol date 6 January 2023 Census date 13 January 2023 Last date to withdraw without fail 17 January 2023 Assessment period ends 22 January 2023 - March - On Campus
Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total time commitment 70 hours Pre teaching start date 9 February 2023 Pre teaching requirements students are required to complete approximately 30 hours of readins to prepare for the subject during pre-teaching period Teaching period 9 March 2023 to 16 April 2023 Last self-enrol date 14 February 2023 Census date 10 March 2023 Last date to withdraw without fail 24 March 2023 Assessment period ends 16 April 2023 - April - On Campus
Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 15 hours Total time commitment 70 hours Pre teaching start date 7 April 2023 Pre teaching requirements students are required to complete approximately 10 hours of reading to prepare for the subject during pre-teaching period Teaching period 14 April 2023 to 16 April 2023 Last self-enrol date 7 April 2023 Census date 14 April 2023 Last date to withdraw without fail 18 April 2023 Assessment period ends 23 April 2023 - June - On Campus
Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total time commitment 70 hours Pre teaching start date 16 June 2023 Pre teaching requirements students are required to complete approximately 15 hours of readings to prepare for the subject during the pre-teaching period Teaching period 23 June 2023 to 25 June 2023 Last self-enrol date 2 June 2023 Census date 23 June 2023 Last date to withdraw without fail 27 June 2023 Assessment period ends 2 July 2023 - September - On Campus
Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 15 hours Total time commitment 70 hours Pre teaching start date 15 September 2023 Pre teaching requirements Students are required to complete approximately 10 hours of reading to prepare for the subject during pre-teaching period. Teaching period 22 September 2023 to 24 September 2023 Last self-enrol date 15 September 2023 Census date 22 September 2023 Last date to withdraw without fail 26 September 2023 Assessment period ends 1 October 2023 September contact information
- October - Online
Mode of delivery Online Contact hours Total time commitment 70 hours Teaching period 23 October 2023 to 1 December 2023 Last self-enrol date 23 October 2023 Census date 2 November 2023 Last date to withdraw without fail 17 November 2023 Assessment period ends 8 December 2023
Time commitment details
70 hours
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Additional delivery details
PLEASE NOTE: this subject is not being run in April or July, please ignore any references to April or July teaching availabilities above.
This subject is only available to students admitted to GD-BA, GD-MKTG, MC-BAPT, MC-BAPTME, or students with permission of the MBA Course coordinator.
In some offerings, this subject will have a pre-teaching period:
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- Students are required to complete readings and preparation tasks as specified by the lecturer in the pre-teaching period.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Subject notes
This subject is only available to students admitted to GD-BA, GD-MKTG, MC-BAPT, MC-BAPTME, or students with permission of the MBA Course coordinator
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Business Administration Course Master of Marketing Course Master of Marketing Course Master of Marketing Course Master of Business Administration Course Graduate Diploma in Marketing Course Graduate Diploma in Business Administration
Last updated: 31 January 2024