Corporate Responsibility for Global Business
UndergraduateADU-IBUS30102027
Previously UAD-INT3501OUA
Course information for 2027 intake View information for 2026 course intake
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Enrol by
- 25 Apr 2027
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 13 weeks
- Price from
- $2,200
- Upfront cost
- $0
- Loan available
- FEE-HELP available
Corporate Responsibility for Global Business
About this subject
On successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Apply their critical and analytical thinking skills to problems and dilemmas in global corporate responsibility.
- 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.
- Develop and employ team leadership, management, and collaboration skills in small groups.
- Integrate knowledge and skills from preceding courses, particularly, small group research skills with knowledge of international business, foundations in accounting, finance, marketing, and management.
- 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.
- Understand the conceptual foundations in the field of corporate responsibility and comprehend the complexity of corporate responsibility for global business.
- Business Ethics
- Corporate Social Performance & Stakeholder Analysis
- Applied Research Project in CSR
- Institutions and CSR around the world
- Philanthropy, CSR and Corporate Shared Value (CSV)
- The global value chain and CSR
- CSR Communications & Reporting
- Applied Research Project in CSR
- Government and policy
- Sustainability Balanced Scorecard
- Eco-innovation
- Applied Research Project in CSR
This course is designed to explore contemporary social and ethical challenges facing global corporations in our increasingly globalised and inter-connected world. Through analysis of recent developments in Corporate Social Responsibility, triple-bottom-line accounting, and sustainability requirements, students will examine issues such as ethics and leadership, the shareholder-stakeholder debate, corruption, the changing trade environment as well as how modern corporations are dealing with the challenges of poverty, climate change, and dangerous conflict situations. The aim is to increase students' ability to apply critical analysis and ethical principles to practical problems that they will face in the workplace and to engage with and influence ongoing debates on the future role of global corporations in contributing to a more prosperous and sustainable global environment.
All assessment is assignment based.
- Report (40%)
- Report (30%)
- Case Study (30%)
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Entry requirements
To enrol in this subject, you must be admitted into a degree.
Equivalent subjects
You should not enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:
UAD-INT3501OUA (Not currently available)
Others
Must not have completed INTBUS3501OUA Corporate Responsibility for Global Business at the University of Adelaide.
Additional requirements
- Equipment requirements - Headphones or speakers (required to listen to lectures and other media). Headset, including microphone (highly recommended). Webcam (may be required for participation in virtual classrooms and/or presentations).
- Software requirements - It is essential for students to have reliable internet access in order to participate in and complete your units. myLearning is the Adelaide University's online learning environment. myLearning provides access to various features including announcements, course materials, discussion boards and assessments.
- Other requirements - Based on duty of care requirements, a student admitted to Adelaide University must be at least 17 years of age by the date of enrolment, in accordance with Adelaide University's Admission for Coursework Programs Procedure.
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.
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