Corporate Social Responsibility: the Quest for Business Sustainability
LMC701
Overview
To enrol in this unit, you must be accepted into a course from the provider.
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Level of study: What does Postgraduate mean?
Postgraduate
EFTSL: What does EFTSL mean?
0.125
Delivery Method: What does delivery method mean?
Fully Online
Prerequisites: What are the prerequisites?
Duration:
13 weeks
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Domestic student fee:
$2,000.00 (AUD)
International student fee:
$2,225.00 (AUD)
Description
The unit aims to help students understand global debates and policies concerning Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and it contextualises contemporary developments in Australia in this broader environment. The role of stakeholder models and theories together with organisational and governance aspects are strongly represented throughout the unit as integral components of CSR strategies. The development of an Australian theme concurrently allows the student to explore implications for Australian organisations and students' current or future roles in their own professional and industry domains. As an example, students are taken through the pragmatic steps associated with certain environmental and social management tools.
Please note: Assessment values are indicative only; details will be advised at the start of the unit.
Enrolment Restriction
In order to enrol in this unit, you must be accepted into one of the following courses:
- Graduate Diploma of Technology (Business Systems)
- Master of Technology (Business Systems)
- Graduate Certificate of Commerce
- Graduate Diploma of Commerce
- Master of Commerce
If you wish to seek approval to enrol in this unit without being accepted in a course, please contact OUA regarding the process.
Prerequisites
Should you wish to undertake this unit as part of a Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma of Commerce you must apply directly to the Program Coordinator.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this unit students will be able to:
• Conceptualise CSR from the perspectives of a range of stakeholder interests at an international and national level
• Understand community engagement initiatives incorporating, industry, market, joint government industry, educational, and government initiatives
• Appreciate the significance of CSR as a response to the quest for sustainable development from the perspective of financial, social and environmental dimensions of corporate activities, products and services (or Triple Bottom Line (TBL))
• Identify critical issues for commercial activity within the CSR agenda including corporate codes of conduct, monitoring and compliance, supply chain management, training and capacity building, stakeholder engagement processes
• Appreciate the implications of CSR for corporate governance and ethical responsibility in responding to external regulatory and broader business practices as well as managing human resources in a highly competitive and complex environment
• Evaluate the debates on the merits of legal versus voluntary compliance from the perspectives of a range of stakeholders, and the impact on the legislative framework surrounding corporate existence
• Broaden an understanding of the issues above through research into an industry and organisational perspective and implications for the student’s own existing or anticipated organisational role
Topics
This unit addresses the following topics.
| Number | Topic |
|---|---|
| 1 | What is CSR? CSR and the Triple Bottom Line |
| 2 | CSR and financial sustainability |
| 3 | CSR and social responsibility |
| 4 | CSR and environmental responsibility |
| 5 | CSR: global initiatives |
| 6 | CSR: the business case |
| 7 | The diversity in corporate community support for CSR: case studies |
| 8 | The Australian Government's CSR initiatives |
| 9 | Other regulatory initiatives |
| 10 | CSR: the case for voluntary or regulatory control |
| 11 | CSR: your industry and your organisation |
| 12 | CSR and community engagement |
| 13 | CSR: the way forward |
Study Resources
This unit is delivered using the following methods and materials:
Print based materials
- Welcome Letter
Online materials
- Printable format materials
Textbooks are subject to change within the academic year. Students are advised to purchase their books no earlier than one to two months before the start of a unit.
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Required textbooks
By:Werther William B
ISBN: -
Format:Print
Supplier:Go to Unibooks
Recommended textbooks
Relevant Courses
This unit is a core requirement in the following courses:
This unit is an approved elective in the following courses:
- Graduate Diploma of Technology (Business Systems), Swinburne University of Tnlgy
- Master of Technology (Business Systems), Swinburne University of Tnlgy
- Graduate Diploma of Commerce, Swinburne University of Tnlgy
- Master of Commerce, Swinburne University of Tnlgy
This unit may be eligible for credit towards other courses:
- Many undergraduate courses on offer through OUA include 'open elective' where any OUA unit can be credited to the course. You need to check the Award Requirements on the course page for the number of allowed open electives and any level limitations.
- In other cases, the content of this unit might be relevant to a course on offer through OUA or elsewhere. In order to receive credit for this unit in the course you will need to supply the provider institution with a copy of the Unit Profile in the approved format, which you can download here. Note that the Unit Profile is set at the start of the year, and if textbooks change this may not match the Unibooks textbook list.
