Overview:
- Credits:
- 10.0
- Level:
- 4
- Semester:
- Autumn and Summer (separate)
- Subject:
- Business Management
- School:
- Business
- Coordinator:
- Dr Orna O'Brien
BMGT4073S Responsible Business & Sustain
Academic Year 2023/2024
"This module explores the complex sets of relationships and obligations thatexist between business professionals, enterprises, and society. Shareholders
and other key stakeholders expect businesses to behave responsibly and to
build in concerns about social and environmental sustainability into their
business models and practices. Corporate social responsibility and
Sustainability have emerged as important new business concerns. Their goals
are to encourage businesses to look beyond the profit motive and strive to
have a positive impact on people and the planet. This sustainability knowledge
is vital for environmentally awareness and is a central feature of responsible
leaders of 21st century. The module relies on cases, scenarios, and experiential
activities to engage students in identifying social and environmental
sustainability related opportunities and risks facing businesses today and with
finding a balance between them. The module encourages students to revisit
roles played by corporations and their stakeholders, identify and develop the
competencies needed to develop and drive sustainability initiatives and
redesign strategies that incorporate sustainability into corporations’ long-term
goals.
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Curricular information is subject to change
Learning Outcomes:
On completing this module, you will be expected to be able to:
1. Assess the importance of sustainability to the business and society relationship;
2. Engage in critical thinking about the responsibilities of business leaders and enterprises towards broader society;
3. Argue the business case for sustainability and the value of strong leadership to drive sustainable and responsible business;
4. Explore the challenges and opportunities from collaborating with key stakeholders and entering into partnerships to create new value;
5. Demonstrate core knowledge, skills and competencies needed to formulate a practical action plan to drive a sustainable and responsible business;
6. Show how you embrace sustainability as an everyday part of life beyond the classroom.
| Student Effort Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Lectures | 20 |
| Specified Learning Activities | 80 |
| Autonomous Student Learning | 150 |
| Total | 250 |
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Not applicable to this module.
Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
| Remediation Type | Remediation Timing |
|---|---|
| Repeat | Within Two Trimesters |
Feedback Strategy/Strategies
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
How will my Feedback be Delivered?
Not yet recorded.
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Dr Christina Burke | Tutor |
| Ms Michele Connolly Doran | Tutor |
| Shirley Ho | Tutor |
| Cubie Lau | Tutor |
| Dipan Mehta | Tutor |
| Chee Shong Tan | Tutor |
| Charlene Tan Puay Koon | Tutor |
| Siti Zarifah | Tutor |
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