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BMGT45340

Academic Year 2026/2027

Business & Society (Mod) (BMGT45340)

Subject:
Business Management
College:
Business
School:
Business
Level:
4 (Masters)
Credits:
5
Module Coordinator:
Professor Rosa Chun
Trimester:
Autumn
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

The primary aim of this course is to provide an integrated understanding of Business and Society in relation to other key subjects such as Marketing, Strategy, OB, Communication and International Business; and to discuss how it is related to business performance (financial and non-financial).

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

On completing this module, you will be able to:

- take a duty based traditional ethics further to find strategic solution to ethical dilemma, one that leads to performance of the organization.
- have opporunities to debate on the latest news, controversial cases,
- learn tools and models which allow ethics issues to incorporate multiple perspectives of ethical issues, via cross cultural and inter-diciplinary approaches.
- identify challenges and opporunities of ESG in business and society
- take part of forward thinking in business and society such as AI in ethics.
- learn how to apply theories to practice through combined lectures and lively case discussions.
- improve communication skills through various role plays during the case discussion.
- Ultimately, to identify ways to improve both ethical reputation and performance of companies.

Indicative Module Content:

This course deals with at least 20 hours of ESG related content in addition to an assignment focusing on ESG, accounted for 80% of the total grade. .
1 Three approaches in bus & society, models and measurement
ESG: Environment
2 ESG: Social
Ethical Dilemmas in world business
The Stakeholder Theory: Power and Interest
3. ESG: Social
Marketing ethics
4 ESG: Governance
Values and Codes of Conduct
5. ESG: Governance
Ethical leadership
6 Latest topics:
Reputation Risk, AI ethics

Student effort hours are 125 hours and can be broken down as lectures (20), specified leaning activies (50) autonomous student learning (51) online learning (4).

The United Nations identified seventeen Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as core to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and UCD contributes in general to SDG 4 Quality Education. Further SDGs explored within this module if relevant are listed below. A scale of 1 - 5 indicates the extent to which the SDG is covered.


Goal Name Description Coverage

End poverty in all its forms everywhere 4

End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture 3

Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages 5

Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all 3

Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls 3

Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all 4

Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all 3

Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all 4

Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation 3

Reduce inequality within and among countries 3

Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable 3

Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns 5

Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts 3

Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development 1

Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss 1

Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels 4

Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development 4
 

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

125
Total

125

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
learning by doing through lecures with matching case studies
reflective thinking through ithe ndividual assignment
develop strategic solution through the group project

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 

Assessment Strategy
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Participation in Learning Activities: Attendance and participation Week 15 Graded Yes
20
 Yes
Reflective Assignment: Individual assignment due Sep 3. Week 2 Graded No
20
 No
Group Work Assignment: Group assignment due Oct 3 Week 10 Graded No
60
 No

As part of UCD's student support, under the Additional Consideration policy, extensions may be available for the following assessments in the module: Assignment (including essay/poster), Portfolio, Reflective Assignment, Report(s), and Individual Project.


Carry forward of passed components
No
 

Remediation Type Remediation Timing
In-Module Resit Prior to relevant Programme Exam Board
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.

see the syllabus and shared google drive.

Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
Autumn Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 2 Fri 08:30 - 18:30
Autumn Online Learning Offering 1 Week(s) - 0 Sat 08:30 - 12:30
Autumn Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 2 Sat 08:30 - 18:30
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