BEW3001 Ethics and sustainability in a business environment
Faculty of Business and Economics
BEW3001 Ethics and sustainability in a business environment is a level 3, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Business and Economics, offered in 2021 in Semester 2 at Malaysia. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2021
- Semester 2
- Malaysia
- Assessment
- No exam
- 1 task
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2021 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before BEW3001
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After BEW3001
No unit lists BEW3001 as a prerequisite in the 2021 handbook.
Enrolment rules
You must have completed 96 credit points of study to undertake this unit.
Overview
Should corporations be environmentally sustainable? To what extent should business organisations be ethical and just? To what extent should corporations have social responsibilities? Do managers have obligations to stakeholders such as employees and customers? This unit examines these fundamental questions by applying ethical theories. This unit will focus on ethical issues that arise in business organisations, which involve the 17 United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) relating to human rights, environmental protection, marketing and advertising, human resource management and social accounting.
Offerings in 2021
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Malaysia | On campus |
Assessment
- Within semester assessment100%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
identify significant ethical issues that arise in various business context and explain the implications of applying different ethical theories for business enterprises
- 2
critically assess the different approaches to corporate social responsibility
- 3
apply different ethical theories and approaches to corporate social responsibility including issues specific to the environment, human rights, marketing, human resources management and social accounting
- 4
propose innovative solutions to ethical and sustainability issues that arise in a business environment.
Workload and teaching
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities. The unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Ms Priya Sharma
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for BEW3001?
BEW3001 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is BEW3001 offered?
In 2021, BEW3001 runs in Semester 2 at Malaysia.
How much work is BEW3001?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does BEW3001 have an exam?
No. BEW3001 has 1 assessment task and no exam.