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MBA8000 Applied Business Research and Ethics

Semester 2, 2022 Online
Units : 1
Faculty or Section : Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts
School or Department : School of Business
Grading basis : Graded
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Overview

This course provides students with foundation knowledge of ethical principles and applied research processes. The course examines ethical considerations implicit in business and professional contexts including issues of governance and economic corruption. Students will apply a range of theoretical approaches to corporate ethical decision making within the context of case based analysis and applied research methodologies.

This course will expose students to a range of complex and problematic ethical dilemmas in business and research. Students will be required to consider a variety of possible solutions for these dilemmas and to explore the ethical consequences of those solutions. The design of the course, and the associated assessment items, will result in students developing a holistic understanding of ethical business practice and ethical business research along with the associated issues, challenges and consequences of ethical decision making.

Course learning outcomes

On successful completion of this course students should be able to:

  1. use applied knowledge of the foundations of business ethics to address complex ethical dilemmas;
  2. identify ethical issues in complex cases and be able to apply business solutions to those issues;
  3. design and critically evaluate research to solve applied business problems;
  4. apply reflective practice to find solutions for ethical issues inherent in business decisions and behaviours;
  5. effectively communicate ideas and solutions to both ethical and research based problems to a professional standard.

Topics

Description Weighting(%)
1. Why bother with ethics? 10.00
2. Overview of ethical thinking 20.00
3. Ethical frameworks for decision making 20.00
4. Ethics in business 20.00
5. Ethics in research 20.00
6. Our global future: ethics in business and research 10.00

Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed

Summers, J & Smith, B 2014, Communication skills handbook, 4th edn, John Wiley & Sons, Milton, Queensland.
Shaw, W, Barry, V, & Muntean, D 2021, Moral Issues in Business, 4th edn, Cengage, Melbourne.
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Student workload expectations

To do well in this subject, students are expected to commit approximately 10 hours per week including class contact hours, independent study, and all assessment tasks. If you are undertaking additional activities, which may include placements and residential schools, the weekly workload hours may vary.

Assessment details

Approach Type Description Group
Assessment
Weighting (%) Course learning outcomes
Assignments Written Journal No 10 1
Assignments Written Reflection (personal/clinical) No 40 4,5
Assignments Written Essay No 50 2,3
Date printed 10 February 2023