MMM343 - Business Ethics

Unit details

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Year:

2020 unit information

Important Update:

Classes and seminars in Trimester 3, 2020 will be online.

Last updated: 5 October 2020

Enrolment modes:Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waterfront (Geelong), Online
Trimester 3: Burwood (Melbourne), Online
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Trimester 3: Ambika Zutshi
Trimester 1: Achinto Roy
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
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 classes, 1 x 1 hour seminar per week

For Trimester 3 2020 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 independent and collaborative learning activities including 10 scheduled online seminars.

For Trimester 3 2020 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.

 

These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this Unit
At the completion of this Unit, successful students can:

Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes

ULO1

Demonstrate an awareness of the role that ethical issues play in business life; in particular business policy/procedure formulation and its implementation.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO3: Digital literacy

ULO2

Articulate and discuss the principles of business ethics.

GLO2: Communication
GLO3: Digital literacy
GLO5: Problem solving

ULO3

Articulate an understanding of the contextual issues surrounding business ethics in different societies nationally and internationally.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication
GLO3: Digital literacy
GLO5: Problem solving

ULO4

Rationalise and argue for their perceptions of each concept in a manner that highlights an objective understanding of the issues concerned.

GLO2: Communication
GLO3: Digital literacy
GLO5: Problem solving

 

These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year

Assessment

Assessment Description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week 
Assessment 1 (Individual) - Written Assignment 3000 words 50% Week 8
Examination 2 hours 50% Exam 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: MMM343 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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