Course Website: www.myuni.adelaide.edu.au 

On successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

1	Apply their critical and analytical thinking skills to problems and dilemmas in global corporate responsibility.
2	Develop applied research skills to a practical problem in global corporate responsibility, specifically, problem framing, literature research, data collection, analysis and interpretation, formulation of managerial recommendations.
3	Develop and employ team leadership, management and collaboration skills in small groups.
4	Integrate knowledge and skills from preceding courses of the bachelor of commerce program, particularly, small group research skills with knowledge of international business, foundations in accounting, finance, marketing and management.
5	Develop argumentation skills within contemporary debates in global corporate responsibility, such as the shareholder-stakeholder debate, strategic CSR, environmental and social dumping, social business and social entrepreneurship.
6	Understand the conceptual foundations in the field of corporate responsibility and comprehend the complexity of corporate responsibility for the global business.

Relevant readings will be shared in MyUni.

Please see the course MyUni site.

E-learning material, quizzes and lecture slides will be uploaded to MyUni.

In addition, course communication and possible additional readings and links will be provided in MyUni throughout the course.

We have built INTBUS 3501 Corporate Responsibility for Global Business to be highly interactive and engaging to make it easy and enjoyable to learn the theoretical framework of corporate social responsibility. We use valuable shared time together to deepen your understanding and develop skills through peer interaction,

This is therefore not a traditional lecture-driven course, but rather follows a “flipped classroom” approach in which the majority of the content is delivered asynchronous online in the form of short videos and texts via MyUni in advance of the weekly seminars.

The weekly seminars are therefore designed to be focused on interactive group work to engage with the content: discussions, case studies, simulations, etc.

The seminars usually consist of short explanations/discussions in plenum before the activity is completed in small groups (4-6 students). Group assignments are usually submitted on the same day via MyUni.

Not participating in group work would be detrimental to your learning and your experience overall. Furthermore, not contributing to group work would affect your course grade since it accounts for 25% of your total mark.

The knowledge and skills activated in the group work is then integrated into the keystone assessment piece, the Individual Research Project (IRP).

Moving beyond the course itself, it is our hope that you will actively use skills and knowledge gained in this course in your career and personal life.

As a guide, a three-unit course comprises a total of 156 hours of work (this includes 36 hours of contact, any online components, and self-directed study). Students in this three-unit course are expected to attend the weekly three-hour seminars. 

In addition, students are expected to:

• Be prepared for seminars by completing pre-reading and preparing questions and reflections
• Actively participate and engage in class discussions
• Complete and submit all items of assessment by the prescribed due dates.

The Schedule of Activities will be uploaded on the MyUni site.

Overview

Assessment Task	Individual/Group	Due	Weighting	Learning Outcomes
Individual Research Project	Individual	Phased project  (see MyUni for details)	60%	1, 2, 4, 5, 6
Group Activities	Group	Various	25%	1 to 6
Class Participation	Individual	Various	15%	4 & 6

Individual Research Project
Students research and analyse the CSR performance of torganisations integrating course themes (e.g. trade wars, nationalism,, etc.) and provide recommendations. Further details will be provided during the first class.

Group Case Analysis

In groups of 3-5 members, you will be required to evaluate a practical case example. Group memberships and case allocation will be finalized in the first week of the semester. In part 1 of the assessment, you will present a video recording of roughly 10 minutes that highlights the key issues in the case study. All group members are expected to contribute to the task and must present in the video.
The feedback provided on the video should guide the report to be submitted in Part 2. Please note that while this is a group activity, each student will be marked individually. The peer review process will also be used to help determine the contribution of individual group members.

Part 2 of the Group Assignment requires submitting a written report on the case study, with emphasis on providing a strategic response to the issues highlighted in Part 1 (video presentation).

Class Participation (Individual)

Students will be evaluated on their class participation (assessed on: preparation before class, level of engagement, and quality of arguments made). To ensure that students receive timely feedback, they will receive qualitative feedback halfway through the semester, indicating what potential grade each student may receive based on their engagement. A final grade will be provided after assessing performance throughout the semester.

You are required to submit a digital version of your assignments through the MyUni assignments portal in a PDF OR Word format. Direct emails to the course co-ordinator or instructor/ tutor will NEITHER be accepted NOR count as being “in the system”. No hardcopy is required. Please note that assignments will be passed through the “Turnitin” plagiarism checking software.

Helpful guides for academic writing and observance of the Harvard referencing style conventions and protocols are provided on The University of Adelaide Writing Centre web page (Writing Centre) and in The Communication Skills Guide. A copy of the Communication Skills Guide would have been given to you at the beginning of your program and can assist you structure your assignments. This publication also provides guidelines on a range of other important communication skills including writing essays and making oral presentations, etc.

In preparing any written piece of assessment for your studies it is important to draw on the relevant ‘literature’ to support critical analysis. Also essential is to reference the literature used. Correct referencing is important because it identifies the source of the ideas and arguments that you present and the source of the actual words you use, helping to avoid the problem of plagiarism. The Harvard system is widely used in Business Schools and use of this style of referencing can be found in the Communication Skills Guide. Further assistance with referencing and writing is available from The University of Adelaide Writing Centre and the Faculty’s Learning Support Advisors.

You should consistently and appropriately reference your assignments using the Harvard referencing system. You should try to cite peer-reviewed academic journals and specialist books in the area. Your submission should look like something that you would be proud to present in a professional environment (i.e. presented in a professional manner) and be free of grammatical and spelling errors.

LATE SUBMISSION
To maintain a fair and equitable system for all students, you are required to submit your work by the due date. Extensions are generally only given for medical or compassionate reasons. All requests for extensions must be emailed to the teaching staff before the due date and should be accompanied by documentary evidence from a social service professional (e.g. doctor, counsellor, psychologist) confirming the circumstances that require an extension. The application will be assessed accordingly and a decision on whether an extension is granted will be communicated to the student. You should start early on assignments so that foreseeable pressures like work or assessment for other courses does not delay you completing assignments for this course on time. A late assignment (without prior arrangement) will be penalised by a mark reduction for each day that it is late. Assignments that are submitted late will be penalised at 5% of the potential grade per day.

RETURN OF ASSIGNMENTS
Alll assessments will be returned within 4 weeks of the deadline for submission. Markers aim to mark and return assignments to students within two weeks of the due date with written feedback. Students will be able to access their marked assignments from their MyUni course site.

GRADE REVIEW / RECONSIDERATION
Students (or groups) who believe their work should receive a different grade should apply in writing within 48 hours of the publication of the grades. They must write/email directly to their marker, and copy to the course coordinators, an analytical piece, in which they give strong reasons on why they believe they have achieved the requirements. Students who choose to apply for a review or reconsideration must be logical and concise in their appeal, and provide as much detail as possible. Claims like “I believe I have done to the requirements and deserve a better grade” will not be accepted. It is at the marker’s discretion whether the work should be reviewed or reconsidered. If the application is accepted, a different marker will conduct a review/reconsideration independent from the original grade, and the outcome can be a higher grade, no change, or a lower grade, and this new grade will be final.