| Effective Term: | 2024/05 |
| Institute / School : | Institute of Innovation, Science & Sustainability |
| Unit Title: | Principles of Responsible Business |
| Unit ID: | BUGEN2630 |
| Credit Points: | 15.00 |
| Prerequisite(s): | Nil |
| Co-requisite(s): | Nil |
| Exclusion(s): | (BUGEN3711) |
| ASCED: | 080399 |
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| Brief description of the Unit |
This course aims to enable students to develop an understanding of ethical, socially responsible and sustainable business practices. The role of business is explored and the relationship between business, society and the environment considered. |
| Grade Scheme: | Graded (HD, D, C, P, MF, F, XF) |
| Work Experience Indicator: |
| No work experience |
| Placement Component: | No |
| Supplementary Assessment:Yes |
| Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment |
| Course Level: |
| Level of Unit in Course | AQF Level(s) of Course | | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | | Introductory | | | | | | | | Intermediate | | |  | | | | | Advanced | | | | | | |
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| Learning Outcomes: |
| Knowledge: |
| K1. | Recognise the interdependence of people, planet and profits and the challenges this poses to business |
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| K2. | Explain key concepts of sustainability |
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| K3. | Distinguish between differentworldviewsand ethical decision making styles |
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| K4. | Identify ethical dilemmas faced by individuals in the context of business decision making |
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| K5. | Contrast different perspectives on business social responsibility |
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| Skills: |
| S1. | Identify business practices that integrate social and environmental commitment with economic performance |
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| S2. | Engage with systems thinking and complexity |
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| S3. | Engage in self-reflection, exploration and transformation |
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| S4. | Develop independent research, oral and written expression skills |
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| S5. | Develop active listening skills and recognise alternative views |
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| S6. | Develop critical thinking skills including a critical awareness of bias |
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| Application of knowledge and skills: |
| A1. | Use critical thinking, written and oral communication skills to evaluate challenges and propose solutions |
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| A2. | Confidently construct and deliver responses to conflict in a business environment |
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| A3. | Work co-operatively, demonstrating intercultural awareness and understanding |
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| A4. | Integrate social, environmental and economic perspectives into businesspractice |
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| Unit Content: |
•Engaging with the terms ethics, sustainability, social responsibility - what do we mean?
•Concepts of systems thinking inter-relatedness of environmental, economic and social systems
•Ethics - identifying ethical dilemmas and models for ethical decision making.
•Personal values identifying, developing and practicing personal values in business contexts
•The role of business in the 21st century - business structures, models and environments
•Integrity within supply chains - sustainable procurement, fair trade, labour standards
•Creating value through corporate and business social responsibility reputation, economic benefits, measuring success beyond profits, the triple bottom line
•Sustainability as a business imperative? |
| Graduate Attributes: |
| | Learning Outcomes Assessed | Assessment Tasks | Assessment Type | Weighting | | 1. | K1, K2, K5, S2, S3, S4, S6, A1, A4 | Recount how learning evolves during the course. | Reflective writing/essay/written report | 20 - 30% | | 2. | K1, K3, K4, S1, S3, S5, A1, A2, A3 | Group task with individual contribution required | Individual verbal and or written contribution to group written script and or report with presentation and or role play | 20 - 30% | | 3. | K1, K2, K3, K4, K5, S2, S4, S6, A1, A3 | Reviewing, demonstrating knowledge of key concepts, analysis | Exam | 50 - 60% |
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