MMM343 - Business Ethics

Unit details

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Year:

2019 unit information

Enrolment modes:Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waterfront (Geelong), Online
Trimester 3: Burwood (Melbourne), Online
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Trimester 1 Unit Chair:

Matthew Lupoli

Trimester 3 Unit Chair:

Ambika Zutshi

Prerequisite:

For students commencing courses M300, M307, D301, D313, D317, D321, D322, D325, D338, D366 or D388:

MMM132 plus 10 credit points

For all other students: Must have passed 12 credit points

Corequisite:Nil
Incompatible with: Nil
Scheduled learning activities - campus:

1 x 2 hour classes, 1 x 1 hour seminar per week

For Trimester 3 2019 only:

Week 1: 1 x 2 hour video recording
Week 2: 2 x 2 hour class + 1 x 3 hour seminar
Week 5: 2 x 2 hour class +  2 x 2 hour video recording + 1 x 3 hour seminar
Week 6: 2 x 2 hour class + 1 x 2 hour video recording + 1 x 3 hour seminar
Week 11: 1 x 2 hour class + 1 x 2 hour seminar

note: no on-campus contact hours in the following weeks:3, 4, 7, 8, 9 & 10

 

 

 

Scheduled learning activities - cloud (online):

Online independent and collaborative learning activities including 10 scheduled online seminars

For Trimester 3 2019 only.

11 x 2 hour class (recordings provided)

Week 1: 1 x 1 hour online seminar

Week 2: 1 x 1 hour online seminar

Week 3/ 4/ 5/ 6:  2 x 1 hour online seminar

Week 11: 1 x 1 hour online seminar

 

Content

This unit aims to develop students' awareness of the role that ethical issues play in business life, in particular, business policy formulation and implementation; management policy formulation and implementation; and employee rights and obligations. It also aims to develop students' ability to critically analyse ethical issues which arise in business life.

Assessment

Assessment 1 (Individual) - Written Assignment (3,000 words) - 50%

Examination (2 hours) - 50%

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