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Postgraduate Course: Corporate Responsibility & Governance in a Global Context (CMSE11161)

Course Outline
SchoolBusiness School CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits15 ECTS Credits7.5
SummaryThere are different views of Corporate Responsibility & Governance out there. The dominant view is the understanding of Corporate Responsibility as corporate philanthropy and charity. In this regard, the course will

* Evaluate and challenge the different conceptions of Corporate Responsibility & Governance in different institutional contexts
* Explore the role of Corporate Responsibility as a Market Governance Mechanism and its influence on corporate strategy
* Examine how Corporate Responsibility is embedded in other management practices such as marketing, finance and accounting, human resources management, strategy and international business
* Give students a coherent and broad view of Corporate Responsibility and Governance in a systematic manner
* Examine the relationship between globalisation and the emphasis on Corporate Responsibility to fill the global governance void.
Course description This course will be run as a 10 week module. It will be arranged around 3 main themes:
1. Understanding Corporate Responsibility
2. Applying Corporate Responsibility
3. Managing Corporate Responsibility
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements For Business School PG students only, or by special permission of the School. Please contact the course secretary
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2014/15, Available to all students (SV1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 2
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 150 ( Lecture Hours 20, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 3, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 127 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 60 %, Practical Exam 40 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Students will be expected to read the provided lecture materials and relevant literature, to actively participate in discussions and to analyse the readings and the information provided in the lectures and seminars. The objective is to develop a critical understanding of the key issues. Consequently, also the assessment is geared towards identifying, describing, evaluating and discussing those issues by writing and presenting a paper that covers both the lectures and the recommended literature.

The assessment methods for the course and the contribution of each towards the final mark are as follows:
1. Group presentations/projects 40%
2. Individual Essay 45%
3. Personal Reflection 15%
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Subject specific knowledge and skills
    * Ability to imagine businesses from alternative and new paradigms
    * Understanding the principles and characteristics of corporate responsibility and governance, and managing across boundaries.
    * Ability to draw from contemporary societal challenges to generate and leverage knowledge and innovation globally.
  2. Cognitive abilities and non-subject specific skills
    * Evaluating the strategies and management of businesses against management models and frameworks.
    * Evaluating practical management problems and developing viable solutions.
    * Developing powerful, persuasive arguments.
    * Group working and presentation skills.
  3. * What is corporate sustainability and responsibility
    * What is the purpose of business in the global world order?
    * What are the possible roles of businesses in different cultures and societies?
    * How are businesses responding to some of the world's challenges?
    * What internal and external environments are required to enable businesses tackle some of the contemporary global challenges?
Reading List
Essential Reading:

Crane, Matten and Spence (2008). Corporate Social Responsibility: Readings and cases in a global context. Oxford: Routledge

Blowfield, M., and Murray, A. (2011). Corporate Responsibility: A critical introduction. Oxford University Press
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills * Evaluating the strategies and management of businesses against management models and frameworks.
* Evaluating practical management problems and developing viable solutions.
* Developing powerful, persuasive arguments.
* Group working and presentation skills.
KeywordsIBEM-CRGGC
Contacts
Course organiserDr Kenneth Amaeshi
Tel: (0131 6)50 2146
Email: Kenneth.Amaeshi@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMr Peter Newcombe
Tel: (0131 6)51 3013
Email: Peter.Newcombe@ed.ac.uk
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