MGX3100 Ethics and sustainable business practices
Faculty of Business and Economics
MGX3100 Ethics and sustainable business practices is a level 3, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Business and Economics, offered in 2025 in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Clayton and Caulfield. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Semester 1, Semester 2
- Clayton, Caulfield
- Assessment
- No exam
- 4 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before MGX3100
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After MGX3100
No unit lists MGX3100 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.
Enrolment rules
You must have completed 72 credit points of study to undertake this unit.
Overview
Do corporations have any responsibilities beyond profit maximisation? To what extent should business activities be left to the operation of the free market and to what extent should they be regulated through internal and external mechanisms? This unit examines the theoretical foundations of the different answers that have been given to these two fundamental questions. More specifically it examines the topics of ethical issues in marketing and advertising, climate change and environmental protection regulation and corporate governance, human resource management and social accounting.
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Clayton | Flexible |
| Second semester | Caulfield | Flexible |
Assessment
- Within semester assessment100%
- Written30%
- Project50%
- Exercise20%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
assess and apply ethical theories, concepts and frameworks to ethical issues in business contexts and transmit solutions to specialised audiences
- 2
demonstrate reflexive, critical thinking, research, collaborative and feedback skills to analyse and evaluate ethical approaches to sustainable business practices
- 3
demonstrate knowledge or skills for crafting sustainable futures for people, organisations, communities, and/or the environment
Workload and teaching
- Lectures12 hours
- Tutorials24 hours
- Teaching approachProblem-based learning
- Teaching approachCase-based teaching
- 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 problem-based learning approaches, where you engage in research, integrate theory and practice and apply knowledge and skills to develop viable solutions in response to a problem or set of problems.
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 actively applying your knowledge, skills and attributes in interactive, collaborative and reflective activities.
Where it fits
MGX3100 is part of 10 areas of study in the 2025 handbook.
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- BUSMNGMT02Business management unitsBusiness managementNo reviews yet
- BUSMNGMT03Core unitsBusiness managementNo reviews yet
- HRMNGMT02Core unitsHuman resource managementNo reviews yet
- HRMNGMT07Core unitsHuman resource managementNo reviews yet
- MNGTSTUD02Management studies unitsManagement studiesNo reviews yet
- MNGTSTUD07Core unitsManagement studiesNo reviews yet
- SSRSPMGT01Core unitsSustainability and responsible managementNo reviews yet
- SSRSPMGT02Caulfield and Clayton unitsSustainability and responsible managementNo reviews yet
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Sneha Ashish Chrispal
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for MGX3100?
MGX3100 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is MGX3100 offered?
In 2025, MGX3100 runs in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Clayton and Caulfield.
How much work is MGX3100?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does MGX3100 have an exam?
No. MGX3100 has 4 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include MGX3100?
MGX3100 is part of Behavioural commerce; Business management; Human resource management; Management studies; and Sustainability and responsible management.