Corporate Responsibility for Global Business

About this subject

• What you'll learn

  On successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

  1. Apply their critical and analytical thinking skills to problems and dilemmas in global corporate responsibility.
  2. 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.
  3. Develop and employ team leadership, management, and collaboration skills in small groups.
  4. Integrate knowledge and skills from preceding courses, particularly, small group research skills with knowledge of international business, foundations in accounting, finance, marketing, and management.
  5. 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.
  6. Understand the conceptual foundations in the field of corporate responsibility and comprehend the complexity of corporate responsibility for global business.

• Topics covered

• Description

• Assessments

• Textbooks

• About Adelaide University

Entry requirements

Part of a degree

To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:

Core

• ADU-INB-DEG-2026 - Bachelor of International Business

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

Successful completion and passing of four core open access courses and admission into the Bachelor of International Business.

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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