MMH733 - Ethics and Corporate Sustainability
Unit details
| Year: | 2023 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Previously coded as: | Nil |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 2: Achinto Roy |
| Previously: | Ethics for Managers |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus: | 1 x 2 hour class and 1 x 1 hour seminar per week |
| Scheduled learning activities - online: | 1 x 2 hour class (recordings provided) and 1 x 1 hour online seminar per week |
Content
This unit aims to develop student’s abilities to analyse the complex, ethically and politically charged, nature of managerial work and its impact on Corporate Sustainability; differentiate between the multiple responsibilities managers have towards different local and global stakeholders; and evaluate the ways in which management seeks to discharge these responsibilities in an ethically sustainable manner.
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Analyse the ethically and politically charged nature of managerial work arising from responsibilities towards diverse stakeholder groups. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Propose and evaluate managerial responses to complex ethical and sustainability issues. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Develop a knowledge and capacity to manage in a sustainable, socially responsible and ethical manner. | GLO6: Self-management |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1: (Individual) Report (Business) | 1500 words | 20% | Week 5 |
| Assessment 2: (Individual) Report (Business) | 3000 words | 40% | Week 8 |
| End-of-unit assessment Task: Written response test | 2000 words | 40% | End-of-unit assessment period |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning Resource
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: MMH733 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
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