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Ethics for Managers (BUSA90558)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 6.25Online
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
July
Overview
Availability(Quotas apply) | July - Online |
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Fees | Look up fees |
Ethical issues, sustainability and stakeholder management are increasingly important factors impacting organisations. This subject examines different ethical and moral frameworks for addressing ethical issues that students may encounter in their professional lives. Students also consider sustainability, both from an ethical and moral perspective and from an economic perspective as a stakeholder management tool to ensure the long-term viability of their organisation.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Assess the impact of shifts in societal norms and stakeholder issues on business practices
- Critique the use of individual moral judgment to resolve ethical issues
- Critique different moral reasoning approaches
- Use selected frameworks to identify potential ways to resolve ethical issues
- Explain what sustainability is and the different forms it can take
- Articulate a business case for sustainability
Generic skills
- Team working skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking, analytical and problem-solving skills
- Organisational skills
Last updated: 28 March 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
BUSA90556 | Business Foundations for Managers |
September (Online)
March (Online)
October (Online)
May (Online)
July (Online)
|
12.5 |
BUSA90552 | Business Essentials |
September (On Campus - Parkville)
January (On Campus - Parkville)
April (On Campus - Parkville)
Summer Term (Online)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
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: 28 March 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Contribution to class learning
| Throughout the teaching period | 21% |
Video presentation (individual assessment)
| Week 3 | 25% |
3 x individual written assessments
| From Week 1 to Week 4 | 24% |
Individual Assessment
| Week 5 | 15% |
Individual assessment
| End of the teaching period | 15% |
Last updated: 28 March 2024
Quotas apply to this subject
Dates & times
- July - Online
Mode of delivery Online Contact hours Total time commitment 85 hours Teaching period 8 July 2024 to 16 August 2024 Last self-enrol date 8 July 2024 Census date 19 July 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 9 August 2024 Assessment period ends 23 August 2024 July contact information
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Last updated: 28 March 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
Last updated: 28 March 2024