2023/24 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue
LUBS5993M CSR, Ethics and Sustainability
15 creditsClass Size: 300
Module manager: Stacey Mottershaw
Email: s.mottershaw@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2023/24
This module is mutually exclusive with
LUBS5992M | Digital Information and Organisations |
This module is not approved as an Elective
Module summary
Understanding contemporary issues around CSR, ethics and sustainability is vital for managers in the modern business world. This module offers an overview of the key issues and challenges facing modern organisations. The module will be taught via a series of weekly lectures and workshops. The workshops will be interactive and will focus on case studies.You will complete individually assessed coursework that will provide you with the opportunity to explore CSR, ethics and sustainability in depth and with reference to relevant theory, as well as the opportunity to reflect upon and articulate your own position in relation to these key areas.Objectives
The aim of this module is to provide students with an overview of issues surrounding Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), alongside the ethical and sustainability challenges that businesses face.Students will consider how to be ethical and responsible in practice, drawing on effective analysis of ethical issues, as well as developing their appreciation of the effects of globalisation, internationalisation and cultural difference on the modern business world.
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of this module, students will be able to:
1. Recognise and summarise key terms and theories relating to CSR, ethics and sustainability.
2. Critically assess the impact of CSR, ethics and sustainability on business practice.
3. Critically evaluate the roles of professionals and business leaders in providing ethical leadership.
4. Reflect upon and articulate their own position in relation to CSR, ethics and sustainability.
Syllabus
Indicative content:
- The purpose and value of business
- The challenge of CSR, ethics and sustainability
- Ethical leadership
- Contemporary ethical issues
- Sustainability in business
Teaching methods
Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
Workshop | 11 | 1.00 | 11.00 |
Lecture | 11 | 1.00 | 11.00 |
Private study hours | 128.00 | ||
Total Contact hours | 22.00 | ||
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 150.00 |
Private study
This could include a variety of activities including reading preparatory material for workshops, reviewing and consolidating notes made during class, watching videos, as well as researching and writing the module assessment.Opportunities for Formative Feedback
Formative feedback will be given during in-class discussions and students may also request to meet with the module leader during their office hours.Methods of assessment
Coursework
Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
Portfolio | 3,000 words | 100.00 |
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100.00 |
Students will be asked to submit a portfolio that links to each of the learning outcomes, including for example, an analysis of the CSR activity, ethical issues and sustainability within a sector of their choice and a reflective summary of their own position in relation to CSR, ethics and sustainability. Resit will be of the same assignment, with an alternative sector provided.
Reading list
The reading list is available from the Library websiteLast updated: 15/03/2024
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