最新糖心Vlog

Co Lecturers:
Sigrid (Siggi) Frede
Business School, 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide
Email: sigrid.frede@adelaide.edu.au 

Jim Redden
Business School, 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide
Email: james.redden@adelaide.edu.au

Glen Wheatley
Business School, 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide 
Email: glen.wheatley@adelaide.edu.au 

Course Website:  

Introductory Video: 

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 of the bachelor of commerce program, 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 the global business.

A new approach to teaching has been taken with INTBUS 3501, namely a blended learning one in which most of the theoretical content for the course is delivered via videos and not textbooks or academic articles. As such, readings are intended to supplement the online content and allow students to delve deeper.

The readings for the course are therefore split into three categories:

Required Readings: Readings which provide the foundations for the video material and can be considered required in order to develop a deep understanding of the subject matter. Investing the time and effort in these materials will assist you in mastering it and thus more likely to receive a higher mark in the course.

Recommended Readings: Readings which are similar in importance to Required Readings, yet due to copyright restrictions, cannot be offered as part of the course. Students are welcome to acquire the resources outside of the course and use them accordingly. They are highlighted below in light blue and some external links can be found in the references section.

Optional Readings: Resources which help you delve deeper into relevant course themes.

Upon semester begin the readings by category will be shared in MyUni.

Please see myuni and reference to the main text book

E-learning material, quizzes and lecture slides will be uploaded to MyUni.

In addition, course communication and possible additional readings and links will be provided in MyUni throughout the course.

We have built INTBUS 3501 Corporate Responsibility for Global Business to be highly interactive and engaging to make it easy and enjoyable to learn the theoretical framework of corporate social responsibility. We use valuable shared time together to deepen your understanding and develop skills through peer interaction,

This is therefore not a traditional lecture-driven course, but rather follows a “flipped classroom” approach in which the majority of the content is delivered asynchronous online in the form of short videos and texts via MyUni in advance of the weekly seminars.

The weekly seminars are therefore designed to be focused on interactive group work to engage with the content: discussions, case studies, simulations, etc.

The seminars usually consist of short explanations/discussions in plenum before the activity is completed in small groups (4-6 students). Group assignments are usually submitted on the same day via MyUni.

Not participating in group work would be detrimental to your learning and your experience overall. Furthermore, not contributing to group work would affect your course grade since it accounts for 25% of your total mark.

The knowledge and skills activated in the group work is then integrated into the keystone assessment piece, the Individual Research Project (IRP).

Moving beyond the course itself, it is our hope that you will actively use skills and knowledge gained in this course in your career and personal life.

The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.

As a guide, a three unit course comprises a total of 156 hours work (this includes 36 hours of contact, any online components, and self directed study). Students in this three-unit course are expected to attend the weekly three-hour seminars. 

In addition, students are expected to:

• Be prepared for seminars by completing pre-reading and preparing questions and reflections
• Actively participate and engage in class discussions
• Complete and submit all items of assessment by the prescribed due dates.

Week	Content	Formative Activities
1	Power: Use and Abuse	Lecture and class activities
2	Challenges of Globalisation	Lecture and class activities
3	Looking Closer at CSR Performance	Lecture and class activities
4	Follow the Leader	Lecture and class activities
5	Trade Wars: Who Wins?	Lecture and class activities
6	Problems: Wicked and Otherwise	Lecture and class activities
7	Negotiating Diversity	Lecture and class activities
8	Complexity and Change	Lecture and class activities
9	Enough Thinking, Act!	Lecture and class activities
10	Is Sustainability Competitive?	Lecture and class activities
11	Government Regulations or Voluntary Codes?	Lecture and class activities
12	Responsibility for Your Future	Lecture and class activities

Overview

Assessment Task	Individual/Group	Due	Weighting	Learning Outcomes
Individual Research Project	Individual	Phased project  (see MyUni for details)	60%	1, 2, 4, 5, 6
Group In-Class Exercises & Case Studies	Group	Various	25%	1 to 6
Module Quizzes	Individual	Various	15%	4 & 6

Individual Research Project
Students research and analyse the CSR performance of two competing global organisations integrating course themes (e.g. wicked problems, trade wars, nationalism, polarisation, etc.) and provide recommendations.The resulting integrated document should contain the following elements:

• Qualitative and quantitative data related to the organisations and issues faced
• Conclusions from data analysis; assessment of CSR performance and identification of major relevant CSR issues
• Opportunities for performance improvement, including how they could address course themes
• Managerial recommendations
• Short video presentation for peer review

To assist in pacing of the work and allow feedback to be integrated, the project is submitted in the following four steps:

In-Class Activities & Case Studies
Each seminar will include group activities such as discussions, case studies, and/or simulations. Each group activity will be unique and introduced during the seminar and groups will be given a specific task to complete for submission (usually within 24 hours) via MyUni.

Submissions will usually involve a short text document in MS Word format containing results and/or reflections from the activity and will be marked according to demonstration of relevant learning outcomes and graduate attributes.


Module Quizzes
Each Module Quiz is made available to the student via MyUni upon completion of the respective module and is to be completed within the time frame allotted for the module itself, usually two weeks.

You are required to submit a digital version of your assignments through the MyUni assignments portal in a PDF OR Word format. Direct emails to the course co-ordinator or instructor/ tutor will NEITHER be accepted NOR count as being “in the system”. No hardcopy is required. Please note that assignments will be passed through the “Turnitin” plagiarism checking software.

Helpful guides for academic writing and observance of the Harvard referencing style conventions and protocols are provided on The 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide Writing Centre web page (Writing Centre) and in The Communication Skills Guide. A copy of the Communication Skills Guide would have been given to you at the beginning of your program and can assist you structure your assignments. This publication also provides guidelines on a range of other important communication skills including writing essays and making oral presentations, etc.

In preparing any written piece of assessment for your studies it is important to draw on the relevant ‘literature’ to support critical analysis. Also essential is to reference the literature used. Correct referencing is important because it identifies the source of the ideas and arguments that you present and the source of the actual words you use, helping to avoid the problem of plagiarism. The Harvard system is widely used in Business Schools and use of this style of referencing can be found in the Communication Skills Guide. Further assistance with referencing and writing is available from The 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide Writing Centre and the Faculty’s Learning Support Advisors.

You should consistently and appropriately reference your assignments using the Harvard referencing system. You should try to cite peer-reviewed academic journals and specialist books in the area. Your submission should look like something that you would be proud to present in a professional environment (i.e. presented in a professional manner) and be free of grammatical and spelling errors.

LATE SUBMISSION
To maintain a fair and equitable system for all students, you are required to submit your work by the due date. Extensions are generally only given for medical or compassionate reasons. All requests for extensions must be emailed to the teaching staff before the due date and should be accompanied by documentary evidence from a social service professional (e.g. doctor, counsellor, psychologist) confirming the circumstances that require an extension. The application will be assessed accordingly and a decision on whether an extension is granted will be communicated to the student. You should start early on assignments so that foreseeable pressures like work or assessment for other courses does not delay you completing assignments for this course on time. A late assignment (without prior arrangement) will be penalised by a mark reduction for each day that it is late. Assignments that are submitted late will be penalised at 5% of the potential grade per day.

RETURN OF ASSIGNMENTS
Alll assessments will be returned within 4 weeks of the deadline for submission. Markers aim to mark and return assignments to students within two weeks of the due date with written feedback. Students will be able to access their marked assignments from their MyUni course site.

GRADE REVIEW / RECONSIDERATION
Students (or groups) who believe their work should receive a different grade should apply in writing within 48 hours of the publication of the grades. They must write/email directly to their marker, and copy to the course coordinators, an analytical piece, in which they give strong reasons on why they believe they have achieved the requirements. Students who choose to apply for a review or reconsideration must be logical and concise in their appeal, and provide as much detail as possible. Claims like “I believe I have done to the requirements and deserve a better grade” will not be accepted. It is at the marker’s discretion whether the work should be reviewed or reconsidered. If the application is accepted, a different marker will conduct a review/reconsideration independent from the original grade, and the outcome can be a higher grade, no change, or a lower grade, and this new grade will be final.