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MGMT303 – Business Leadership: Ethics and Social Responsibility
2019 – S1 Evening
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| Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Lecturer
Edward Wray-Bliss
Contact via Email
Please view consultation hours via iLearn - https://ilearn.mq.edu.au/login/
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| Credit points |
Credit points
3
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| Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
Admission to BBusLeadCom and ((45cp at 100 level or above) including MGMT304)
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| Corequisites |
Corequisites
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| Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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| Unit description |
Unit description
The principal aim of this unit is to provide students with an understanding of the myriad of ethical issues and dilemmas faced by leaders in corporate, not-for-profit or government sectors. Issues explored will relate both to the society and environment within which organisations and their leaders operate, and to individuals employed within organisations. The unit has a strong research focus and students will apply the theoretical knowledge gained in the course to real-world situations. This will equip them to engage with the complex ethical issues that will inevitably arise during the course of their careers.
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Important Academic Dates
Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Starting on the path towards being a wise, responsible leader.
- Building specific habits, skills, responses, and experience in acting responsibly.
- Demonstrate effective team process and product in a professional context.
Assessment Tasks
| Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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| Individual Essay | 40% | No | Week 5 |
| Group Report | 30% | No | Week 11 |
| Individual Reflective Essay | 30% | No | Week 13 |
Individual Essay
Due: Week 5
Weighting: 40%
This essay requires you to engage with the conceptual material and models of the first four weeks of the unit. Detailed essay guidance will be provided on the iLearn site.
Type of Collaboration Individual Submission Please Submit Via Turnitin Link on iLearn Format Please refer to the iLearn Unit page Length 2,000 Words Inherent Task Requirements None Late SubmissionLate essays must also be submitted through Turnitin. No extensions will be granted. There will be a deduction of 10% made from the total available marks for each 24 hour period or part thereof that the submission is late (for example, 25 hours late in submission incurs a 20% deduction). Late submissions will be accepted up to 96 hours after the due date and time.
This penalty does not apply for cases in which an application for Special Consideration is made and approved. Note: applications for Special Consideration Policy must be made within 5 (five) business days of the due date and time.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Starting on the path towards being a wise, responsible leader.
- Building specific habits, skills, responses, and experience in acting responsibly.
Group Report
Due: Week 11
Weighting: 30%
Late tasks must also be submitted through Turnitin. No extensions will be granted. There will be a deduction of 10% of the total available marks for each 24 hour period or part thereof that the submission is late (for example, 25 hours late in submission incurs a 20%). Late submissions will be accepted up to 96 hours after the due date and time.
This penalty does not apply for cases in which an application for Special Consideration is made and approved. Note: applications for Special Consideration Policy must be made within 5 (five) business days of the due date and time.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Starting on the path towards being a wise, responsible leader.
- Building specific habits, skills, responses, and experience in acting responsibly.
- Demonstrate effective team process and product in a professional context.
Individual Reflective Essay
Due: Week 13
Weighting: 30%
Late tasks must also be submitted through Turnitin. No extensions will be granted. There will be a deduction of 10% of the total available marks for each 24 hour period or part thereof that the submission is late (for example, 25 hours late in submission incurs a 20%). Late submissions will be accepted up to 96 hours after the due date and time.
This penalty does not apply for cases in which an application for Special Consideration is made and approved. Note: applications for Special Consideration Policy must be made within 5 (five) business days of the due date and time.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Starting on the path towards being a wise, responsible leader.
- Building specific habits, skills, responses, and experience in acting responsibly.
- Demonstrate effective team process and product in a professional context.
Delivery and Resources
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| Unit web page | The web page for this unit can be found at: https://ilearn.mq.edu.au/login/ |
| Technology Used and Required | Students will need to be familiar with a web browser to access the unit web page. |
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| Recommended readings |
Unit Schedule
| Week | Lecture Topic | Tutorial Readings |
| 1 | Introduction | no tutorial |
| 2 | Leadership 1: Conventional approaches | Wray-Bliss, E. (2018) Neoliberalism, Management and Religion: Reexamining the Spirits of Capitalism. London, Routledge. Chapter Two 'Gods'. |
| 3 | Leadership 2: Post-conventional approaches | Alvesson, M. and Sveningsson, S. (2003) 'Managers doing leadership: The extra-ordinarization of the mundane' Human Relations 56(12): 1435-1459. |
| 4 | Responsibility and CSR 1: Contextualising | Mgbemene, C.A., Nnaji, C.C. & Nwozor, C. (2016). 'Industrialization and its backlash: Focus on climate change and its consequences' Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 9: 301-316. |
| 5 | Responsibility and CSR 2: Conceptualising | Kates, R.W., Parris, T.M., & Leiserowitz (2005) 'What is sustainable development? Goals, indicators, values and practice' Environment: Science and policy for sustainable development 47(3): 8-21 |
| 6 | Values, morals and ethics 1: Examining ethical positions | to be advised later |
| 7 | Values, morals and ethics 2: Raising value issues in the wokplace | Gentile, M. (2012) Giving Voice to Values New Haven, Yale University Press: chapter One 'Giving Voice to Values: The Though Experiment' |
| 8 | Values alingment, CSR and Leadership 1: Conventional practices | Kramer, M. & Kania, J. (2006). 'Changing the game: Leading corporations switch from defence to offense in solving global problems' Stanford social innovation review available at https://ssir.org/articles/entry/changing_the_game |
| 9 | Values alignment, CSR and Leadership 2: Emerging practices | Light, P. (2006) 'Reshaping Social Entrepreneurship' Stanford social innovation review Fall 2006 |
| 10 | Dealing with ethical failure | Bachmann, R., Gillespie, N., & Priem, R. (2015). 'Repairing trust in organizations and institutions: Toward a conceptual framework' Organization Studies, 36(9), 1123-1142. |
| 11 | Being reflexive | Cunliffe, A. L. (2004). 'On becoming a critically reflexive practitioner' Journal of Management Education, 28(4), 407-426. |
| 12 | Open week for emerging topics and issues | to be advised later |
| 13 | Summary, evaluation and conclusions | none |
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Macquarie University policies and procedures are accessible from Policy Central (https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policy-central). Students should be aware of the following policies in particular with regard to Learning and Teaching:
- Academic Appeals Policy
- Academic Integrity Policy
- Academic Progression Policy
- Assessment Policy
- Fitness to Practice Procedure
- Grade Appeal Policy
- Complaint Management Procedure for Students and Members of the Public
- Special Consideration Policy (Note: The Special Consideration Policy is effective from 4 December 2017 and replaces the Disruption to Studies Policy.)
Undergraduate students seeking more policy resources can visit the Student Policy Gateway (https://students.mq.edu.au/support/study/student-policy-gateway). It is your one-stop-shop for the key policies you need to know about throughout your undergraduate student journey.
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Student Code of Conduct
Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/study/getting-started/student-conduct
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Graduate Capabilities
Creative and Innovative
Our graduates will also be capable of creative thinking and of creating knowledge. They will be imaginative and open to experience and capable of innovation at work and in the community. We want them to be engaged in applying their critical, creative thinking.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Learning outcome
- Building specific habits, skills, responses, and experience in acting responsibly.
Problem Solving and Research Capability
Our graduates should be capable of researching; of analysing, and interpreting and assessing data and information in various forms; of drawing connections across fields of knowledge; and they should be able to relate their knowledge to complex situations at work or in the world, in order to diagnose and solve problems. We want them to have the confidence to take the initiative in doing so, within an awareness of their own limitations.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Learning outcomes
- Starting on the path towards being a wise, responsible leader.
- Demonstrate effective team process and product in a professional context.
Assessment tasks
- Individual Essay
- Group Report
- Individual Reflective Essay
Engaged and Ethical Local and Global citizens
As local citizens our graduates will be aware of indigenous perspectives and of the nation's historical context. They will be engaged with the challenges of contemporary society and with knowledge and ideas. We want our graduates to have respect for diversity, to be open-minded, sensitive to others and inclusive, and to be open to other cultures and perspectives: they should have a level of cultural literacy. Our graduates should be aware of disadvantage and social justice, and be willing to participate to help create a wiser and better society.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Learning outcomes
- Starting on the path towards being a wise, responsible leader.
- Building specific habits, skills, responses, and experience in acting responsibly.
- Demonstrate effective team process and product in a professional context.
Assessment tasks
- Individual Essay
- Group Report
- Individual Reflective Essay
Socially and Environmentally Active and Responsible
We want our graduates to be aware of and have respect for self and others; to be able to work with others as a leader and a team player; to have a sense of connectedness with others and country; and to have a sense of mutual obligation. Our graduates should be informed and active participants in moving society towards sustainability.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Learning outcomes
- Starting on the path towards being a wise, responsible leader.
- Building specific habits, skills, responses, and experience in acting responsibly.
- Demonstrate effective team process and product in a professional context.
Assessment tasks
- Individual Essay
- Group Report
- Individual Reflective Essay
PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
Demonstrate knowledge of leadership theories and their application to practice
Demonstrate knowledge of the key concepts and principles of the chosen major
Conduct comprehensive self-analysis
Apply power and influencing techniques within organisations
Demonstrate competence in the technical skills required to apply the key concepts and principles of the chosen major or majors to business contexts
Critically and strategically analyse business issues
Develop creative solutions to business challenges
Demonstrate effective oral communication in a business environment
Demonstrate effective written communication in a business environment
Demonstrate an awareness of contemporary issues in the chosen major or majors
Demonstrate an awareness of the role of ethical behaviour in businesses