MGF5020 Business ethics in a global environment
Faculty of Business and Economics
MGF5020 Business ethics in a global environment is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Business and Economics, offered in 2025 in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Caulfield. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Semester 1, Semester 2
- Caulfield
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Overview
This unit is designed to develop your moral reasoning about the conduct of business in the global context. You will achieve this by exploring theories of ethics and justice in business and in its relationships with society, across different cultural and religious traditions; and reflecting on your own moral development through analysis of ethical and unethical behaviours in business.
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Caulfield | Flexible |
| Second semester | Caulfield | Flexible |
Assessment
- Within semester assessment100%
- Presentation20%
- Written80%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
critically analyse, reflect on and explain the challenges of business from social, legal, political, cultural and ecological perspectives
- 2
synthesise and develop an informed position on sustainable business issues and practices for managing the ethical economy
- 3
critically appraise participatory methodologies of the ‘multilevel stakeholders' form of governance, and reflect on diverse identities, positionalities, and interests
- 4
critically appraise, interpret and translate contested issues (resistance and movements) that create pressure on businesses to integrate transformative management practices that foster more open, inclusive, just and sustainable institutions
- 5
demonstrate knowledge or skills for crafting sustainable futures for people, organisations, communities, and/or the environment.
Workload and teaching
- Tutorials24 hours
- Lectures12 hours
- Teaching approachCase-based teaching
- Teaching approachEnquiry-based learning
- Teaching approachActive learning
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. You are expected to complete all pre-class activities prior to your scheduled class, and post-class activities should be completed after your scheduled class. Learning activities may include a combination of teacher directed, peer directed and online engagement activities.
This unit includes case-based teaching, where you apply your knowledge and engage in analytical and reflective thinking to solve complex contextual scenarios. Activities are often designed so that there is not one clear answer, but you need to work together to examine, analyse and make decisions to resolve the situation.
This unit engages you in enquiry-based learning, where you will be encouraged to use your own knowledge to develop and engage in a process of enquiry, study and research to identify areas to be investigated and an approach to doing so.
This unit engages you in actively applying your knowledge, skills and attributes in interactive, collaborative and reflective activities.
Where it fits
MGF5020 is part of 3 areas of study in the 2025 handbook.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Fahreen Alamgir
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for MGF5020?
MGF5020 has no prerequisites.
When is MGF5020 offered?
In 2025, MGF5020 runs in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Caulfield.
How much work is MGF5020?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does MGF5020 have an exam?
No. MGF5020 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include MGF5020?
MGF5020 is part of Contemporary management; Corporate environmental and sustainability management; and Environmental security.