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Title ETHICS, SUSTAINABILITY AND SOCIAL IMPACT
Code KDBA303
Coordinator Dr M Sarma
Strategy, IB and Entrepreneurship
Meera.Sarma@liverpool.ac.uk
Year CATS Level Semester CATS Value
Session 2020-21 Level 8 FHEQ Whole Session 30

Pre-requisites before taking this module (other modules and/or general educational/academic requirements):
KDBA300 THE DOCTORAL PRACTITIONER 

Modules for which this module is a pre-requisite:
 

Programme(s) (including Year of Study) to which this module is available on a required basis:
 

Programme(s) (including Year of Study) to which this module is available on an optional basis:
 

Teaching Schedule
  Lectures Seminars Tutorials Lab Practicals Fieldwork Placement Other TOTAL
Study Hours           200

 200
Timetable (if known)              
Private Study 100
TOTAL HOURS 300

Assessment
EXAM Duration Timing
(Semester)		 % of
final
mark		 Resit/resubmission
opportunity		 Penalty for late
submission		 Notes
             
CONTINUOUS Duration Timing
(Semester)		 % of
final
mark		 Resit/resubmission
opportunity		 Penalty for late
submission		 Notes
Class Discussion Questions There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is not an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When) :Weekly apart from wks  Whole Session    10       
Learning Team Participation There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is not an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When) :Weeks 1-9  Whole Session    25       
Critical Action Learning Progress Report There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is not an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When) :Weekly  Whole Session    10       
Problematizing Write-up There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is not an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When) :Week 5  Whole Session    10       
Critical Literature Review There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is not an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When) :Week 3  Whole Session    10       
Critical Action Learning Final Report There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is not an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When) :Week 10  Whole Session    35       

Aims

Synthesize various central concepts and theories of ESSI as the basis for analysing and evaluating the implications for the strategic development of an organisation:-

Distinguish between personal ethics and organisational responsibility;

Distinguish organisational social policy based upon compliance from strategic initiatives based upon personal and organisational integrity;

Apply and articulate an ethical reasoning framework to complex organisational situations;

Articulate the impact that organisational actions have on both the internal culture of the organisation and the external physical and societal environment;

Evaluate an organisation's obligation to and impact on its stakeholders for the decisions that its leaders make and its employees implement.

Learning Outcomes

(LO1) Synthesize various central concepts and theories of ESSI as the basis for analyzing and evaluating the implications for the strategic development of an organization;

(LO2) Distinguish between personal ethics and organizational responsibility;

(LO3) Distinguish organisational social policy based upon compliance from strategic initiatives based upon personal and organizational integrity;

(LO4) Apply and articulate an ethical reasoning framework to complex organizational situations;

(LO5) Articulate the impact that organizational actions have on both the internal culture of the organization and the external physical and societal environment;

(LO6) Evaluate an organisation’s obligation to and impact on its stakeholders for the decisions that its leaders make and its employees implement.

(S1) Numeracy;

(S2) Teamwork;

(S3) Communication skills;

(S4) Problem solving skills;

(S5) IT skills;

(S6) Time Management.

Teaching and Learning Strategies

Teaching Method 1 - Virtual Classroom hours (for online modules)
Description: Virtual classroom hours (for online modules)

Syllabus
 

The syllabus includes:

The context for ESSI Stakeholder analysis;

The triple bottom line Comparing ethical frameworks;

Comparing individual and organizational ethics;

Issues of transparency;

The sustainable organization.

Recommended Texts
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