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Ethics and Sustainability in Business and Society

Unit Code: HBH528




Duration

Contact Hours

Campus

Prerequisite

Corequisite

1 Semester

36 Hours

Hawthorn

Nil

Nil

Credit Points: 12.5 Credit Points

Aims & Objectives:

At the conclusion of this unit students will be able to:
  • Appraise a variety of ethical frameworks (analysis skills)
  • Apply their knowledge of ethical and sustainability principles to management practices and inform management and human resources management in general (problem solving skills)
  • Evaluate methods of applying ethical principles and judgement to organizational processes (ability to tackle unfamiliar issues)
  • Communicate appropriate solutions to management and human resources problems (work independently and in team)
  • Persuade others to adopt ethical, responsible and sustainable practices (communication skills)

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Teaching Methods:

This unit is project-based and aims to facilitate the acquisition of knowledge and skills through activities that involve individual and group tasks and reflection. Guidance and resources are designed to support the process for the formulation and development of the project. Students will be expected to work independently to explore resources and possibilities, to gather materials and develop the skills needed to fulfill the requirements of the project brief.
 
Lecture/seminars, Tutorials, Creation of Scenarios, Experiential Learning

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Assessment:

Individual Test (30%) Group Test (30%) Final Group/Individual Assignment (40%)

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Content:

The subject focuses on five main domains of knowledge and elaborates on them separately and from an interconnected perspective. The first domain represents the theoretical thrust of the subject. The second highlights the importance of ethical principles and standards in human resources management. The third domain focuses on ethics in individual and organizational settings embedded in a management framework. The fourth domain stresses the links between organizational and personal ethics and the environment; this link will be described as sustainable management. The fifth domain explores new forms of organizations and management and positions ethics and ethical judgement in them.
  • Ethics Theories and Frameworks
  • Ethical and sustainable HMR practices
  • Ethical and sustainable Organizations
  • Managing Sustainability
  • Ethics and the Self

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Reading Materials:

To be advised based on available texts and readings at the time. If a suitable text book incorporating these topics is not available, a set of readings will be compiled

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