INTBUS 3501OL - Corporate Responsibility for Global Business III

Online - Trimester 1 - 2016

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This course gives students an insight into how to anticipate and deal with some of the major challenges faced in the international business arena. Topics include: an introduction to the economics and politics of globalisation and the emergence of "corporate social responsibility"; internal corporate governance issues - how a company identifies new markets, manages risks, overcomes exporting and importing challenges while dealing with trade law and the WTO; external challenges - how a company navigates corporate legal obligations, consumer concerns, labour and human rights issues, poverty, sustainable development and environmental issues.

  • General Course Information
    Course Details
    Course Code INTBUS 3501OL
    Course Corporate Responsibility for Global Business III
    Coordinating Unit Adelaide Business School
    Term Trimester 1
    Level Undergraduate
    Location/s Online
    Units 3
    Course Description This course gives students an insight into how to anticipate and deal with some of the major challenges faced in the international business arena. Topics include: an introduction to the economics and politics of globalisation and the emergence of "corporate social responsibility"; internal corporate governance issues - how a company identifies new markets, manages risks, overcomes exporting and importing challenges while dealing with trade law and the WTO; external challenges - how a company navigates corporate legal obligations, consumer concerns, labour and human rights issues, poverty, sustainable development and environmental issues.
    Course Staff

    Course Coordinator: Sajid Anwar

    Course Timetable

    The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from Course Planner.

  • Learning Outcomes
    Course Learning Outcomes
    This course is designed as an introductory course in corporate responsibility for global business. The objectives of this course are to provide students with an understanding of the key concepts of corporate responsibility for global business and to provide an insight into the role of the corporation and its stakeholders including the social environment, the business and ethical environment, business and government in a global society, the corporation and the natural environment, business and technological change, and how the corporation can build relationships with stakeholders. In meeting these objectives, this course will:

    Knowledge and Understanding
    • Broaden students’ appreciation of corporate responsibility for global business issues across the corporation and society;
    • Enhance their understanding of how organizations go about corporate and socially responsible decisions in global business;
    • Develop their necessary skills so as to be able to be involved in international operations within an awareness of how to identify and address issues of corporate responsibility for large and smaller global organisations;
    • Appreciate multiple perspectives of culture, business arrangements and organizational structure for addressing corporate responsibility in global business; and
    • Understand the ethics and environmental impact of global business activities.
    Communication Skills
    • Provide students with the opportunity for continuing development of good inter-personal and communication skills, which is widely recognized as important for Business graduates; and
    • Develop students’ abilities to analyze documentary material, to work in groups, and to write a group management report.  
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  • Learning & Teaching Activities
    Learning & Teaching Modes

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    Workload

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    Learning Activities Summary

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  • Assessment

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    1. Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
    2. Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
    3. Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
    4. Assessment must maintain academic standards.

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    Submission

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    Course Grading

    Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:

    M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme)
    Grade Mark Description
    FNS   Fail No Submission
    F 1-49 Fail
    P 50-64 Pass
    C 65-74 Credit
    D 75-84 Distinction
    HD 85-100 High Distinction
    CN   Continuing
    NFE   No Formal Examination
    RP   Result Pending

    Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.

    Grade Descriptors are available which provide a general guide to the standard of work that is expected at each grade level. More information at Assessment for Coursework Programs.

    Final results for this course will be made available through Access Adelaide.

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