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Name of Course
Business & Society
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Course Code
BBDM2013
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Credit Value
3
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Learning outcomes
28
21
66
Total SLT
120
Transferable Skills
Skills and how they are developed and assessed, Project and practical experience and
Internship
Transferable Skills
Critical thinking and
problem solving skills
Teamwork skills
Ethical, professional, and
moral skills
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Assessment
Assessed through tutorials,
coursework and
examination
Assessed through tutorials,
coursework and
examination
Assessed through tutorials,
coursework and
examination
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Synopsis
As the world economy becomes more integrated, the relationship between business and society
becomes ever more complex. Students will be made aware that with the globalisation of
business, corporate governance, and host of new technologies, ecological and environmental
problems, new governmental regulations and international agreements have significantly altered
the strategic direction of businesses.
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Mode of Delivery
Lecture and Tutorial
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1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
Competition Policy
The dilemma of corporate power
Antitrust regulation
Corporate mergers
Global competition and antitrust
policy
7
1.5
1.5
Managing Technological
Challenges
Business protecting privacy
The management of information
security
The management of adult-oriented
information
Protecting intellectual property
Managing scientific breakthroughs
1.5
10
1.5
11
Consumer Protection
1.5
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12
1.5
13
1.5
14
Assessment:
Coursework
Examination
Total
Total
Total SLT
Subject Credit
Main references supporting the course
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1.5
28
21
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5
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5
56
66
120
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Lawrence, AT & Weber, J 2011, Business and society: Stakeholders, ethics, public policy,
13th edn, McGraw-Hill.
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Steiner, GA & Steiner, JF 2012, Business, government and society, 13th edn, McGraw-Hill.
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Carroll, AB 2012, Business and society, 8th edn, South Western/Cengage Learning.