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| MODULE DESCRIPTOR | |||
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| Module Title | |||
| Understanding Corporate Social Responsibility | |||
| Reference | SSM219 | Version | 2 |
| Created | May 2017 | SCQF Level | SCQF 11 |
| Approved | May 2016 | SCQF Points | 15 |
| Amended | August 2017 | ECTS Points | 7.5 |
| Aims of Module | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| To provide an overview of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and a critical appreciation of surrounding debates, approaches and practices. | |||
| Learning Outcomes for Module | |
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| On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to: | |
| 1 | Critically assess principles, vocabulary and theories of CSR. |
| 2 | Critically discuss and evaluate key contemporary developments in CSR practice within a variety of sectors. |
| 3 | critically evaluate the roles and impacts of CSR policies and actions. |
| 4 | Develop original and creative responses to problems and issues in implementing CSR strategies. |
| Indicative Module Content |
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| Analysis of key definitions; Characteristics, evolution and debates concerning CSR; triple bottom line; Governance; Development; Human rights; Globalisation; Strategic reporting and measurement; Regional variations; |
| Module Delivery |
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| A combination of lectures, seminars, presentations, directed online learning, directed reading, preparatory work and private study, as appropriate to the student's chosen mode of attendance. |
| Indicative Student Workload | Full Time | Part Time |
|---|---|---|
| Contact Hours | 36 | 12 |
| Non-Contact Hours | 114 | 138 |
| Placement/Work-Based Learning Experience [Notional] Hours | N/A | N/A |
| TOTAL | 150 | 150 |
| Actual Placement hours for professional, statutory or regulatory body |
| ASSESSMENT PLAN | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| If a major/minor model is used and box is ticked, % weightings below are indicative only. | |||||
| Component 1 | |||||
| Type: | Coursework | Weighting: | 30% | Outcomes Assessed: | 4 |
| Description: | Component 1 will be assessed by Coursework (Evaluation Plan) | ||||
| Component 2 | |||||
| Type: | Coursework | Weighting: | 70% | Outcomes Assessed: | 1, 2, 3 |
| Description: | Component 2 will be assessed by Coursework (Essay) | ||||
| MODULE PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTOR | ||||||||
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| Explanatory Text | ||||||||
| Component 1 (refer x axis along top of grid) contributes approximately 30% to the module total. Component 2 (refer y axis on left side grid) contributes approximately 70% to the module total. | ||||||||
| Coursework: | ||||||||
| Coursework: | A | B | C | D | E | F | NS | |
| A | A | A | B | B | C | D | ||
| B | B | B | B | C | D | E | ||
| C | B | C | C | C | D | E | ||
| D | C | C | D | D | D | E | ||
| E | D | D | E | E | E | E | ||
| F | E | E | E | F | F | F | ||
| NS | Non-submission of work by published deadline or non-attendance for examination | |||||||
| Module Requirements | |
|---|---|
| Prerequisites for Module | None in addition to course entry requirements or equivalent |
| Corequisites for module | None. |
| Precluded Modules | None. |
| INDICATIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY | |
|---|---|
| 1 | BENN, S., and BOLTON, D., 2011. Key concepts in corporate social responsibility. California: Sage. |
| 2 | BURCHELL, J., ed. 2008. The corporate social responsibility reader. Abingdon: Routledge. |
| 3 | CRANE, A., MATTEN, D., and SPENCE, L., eds. 2013. Corporate social responsibility: readings and cases in a global context. 2nd ed. Abingdon: Routledge. |
| 4 | FRYNAS, J., 2010. Beyond corporate social responsibility: oil multinationals and social challenges. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. |