Assignment 2 Non consequentialethicalanalysis

SOC10236 Applied Ethics and

Sustainability

Unit Information Guide Session 1, 2018

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About this unit

The influence of culture and society on the creation of knowledge, truth and morality provide the foundation to explore a broad range of ethical theories. These theories are applied to diverse contemporary issues including human rights and corporate governance. The unit explores the ethical roots of the ecological crisis and examines the contribution of the sustainability concept to the search for a solution.

Content Introduction

Case study – Interface & sustainable business

Culture and ethics: Case study – Traidcraft as an ethical organisation

Consequential ethical theories: Case study – Supersize me

Non-consequential ethical theories: Case study – Enron

Applied business ethics: Case studies – Shell Oil in Nigeria, Enron

Environmental ethics: Case study – Ethical agriculture

Sustainability & environment: Case study – Rocky Mountain Institute

Social & cultural sustainability: Case study – Learning from Ladakh

Economic sustainability: Case study – Guitang Sugar

Sustainable organisations: Case Study – Coopers Brewery

Contemporary ethical & global sustainability issues: Case Studies – Danone, Homeless World Cup

A global sustainable society: Case Study – Gross National Happiness in Bhutan

Graduate attributes and unit learning outcomes As a graduate of Southern Cross University, you will have developed skills, values and attitudes that are essential for gaining employment and advancing lifelong learning. The University refers to these as graduate attributes (http://policies.scu.edu.au/view.current.php?id=00091#s3) and identifies them as follows:

GA1 Intellectual rigour, GA2 Creativity, GA3 Ethical practice, GA4 Knowledge of a discipline, GA5 Lifelong learning, GA6 Communication and social skills, GA7 Cultural competence.

This unit will assist students to develop the following graduate attributes (shown below as they relate to this unit's learning outcomes):

Learning outcomes for this unit GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

1. describe major ethics and sustainability tools and concepts

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Learning outcomes for this unit GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7

2. utilise critical reasoning skills to identify solutions to ethical problems

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3. examine sustainability policy and practice at multiple levels

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4. evaluate the social, environmental and economic impact of business on stakeholders

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5. explain the importance of diverse cultural influences to ethics and sustainability

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6. analyse contemporary global ethical and sustainability issues.

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Learning resources

Prescribed texts and materials There are compulsory readings and a Study Guide for this unit. See MySCU (http://learn.scu.edu.au) for details.

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Studying this unit

The first step in managing your study for this unit is to familiarise yourself with this document and the MySCU (http://learn.scu.edu.au) Learning Site. You should refer frequently to the MySCU Learning Site for announcements and updates.

Teaching and learning arrangements Estimated workload

Scheduled hours Personal study Total

36 94 130

Your scheduled study hours are allocated as follows:

Gold Coast Teaching method Duration Frequency

Lecture online 1.5 hours 12 weeks

Workshop on-site 1.5 hours 12 weeks

Lismore Teaching method Duration Frequency

Lecture online 1.5 hours 12 weeks

Workshop on-site 1.5 hours 12 weeks

Coffs Harbour Teaching method Duration Frequency

Lecture online 1.5 hours 12 weeks

Workshop on-site 1.5 hours 12 weeks

Online Teaching method Duration Frequency

Workshop online 1.5 hours 12 weeks

Lecture online 1.5 hour 12 weeks

PNG - IBS - Port Moresby Teaching method Duration Frequency

Workshop on-site N/A N/A

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SCU Sydney Teaching method Duration Frequency

Lecture online 1.5 hours 12 weeks

Tutorial on-site 3 hours 12 weeks

SCU Melbourne Teaching method Duration Frequency

Lecture online 1.5 hours 12 weeks

Tutorial on-site 3 hours 12 weeks

PNG - IBS - Enga Teaching method Duration Frequency

Workshop on-site N/A N/A

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Assessment

Assessment overview This is a graded unit and grades are awarded as detailed in the University's Rules Relating to Awards. To achieve a passing grade in the unit all assessment tasks must be submitted and an overall mark of 50% or more must be obtained.

Any assignment submitted after the due date will be processed in accordance with the University's Assessment Policy and Procedures. In cases where there are no accepted mitigating circumstances as determined through Special Consideration procedures, the late submission of an assessment task will lead automatically to the imposition of a penalty. Specifically, this means a deduction of 5% of the available mark from the actual mark achieved by the student, one minute after the due date and time specified by the Unit Assessor. A further deduction of 5% of the available mark from the actual mark will then be imposed for each 24 hour period that the assignment remains overdue. For full details of the penalty and how it is applied, please refer to SCU’s Assessment Policy and Procures, available on the unit’s Blackboard site.

Assessment Group/ individual

Learning outcomes

Grading indicator

Min Score Weight

Length/ duration Due

Professional accreditation

1. Report Individual 2, 6 Graded N/A 20% 1000 words

08 Apr 2018 11:00 PM

N/A

2. Report Individual 2, 6 Graded N/A 20% 1000 words

29 Apr 2018 11:00 PM

N/A

3. Report Individual 3, 4, 5, 6 Graded N/A 40% 2000 words

28 May 2018 11:00 PM

N/A

4. Exam: closed book

Individual 1 Graded N/A 20% 1.5 hours Exam Period

N/A

Assessment details Assessment 1: Report This assessment is for these students only: Coffs Harbour; Gold Coast; Lismore; Online; PNG - IBS - Enga; PNG - IBS - Port Moresby; SCU Melbourne; SCU Sydney.

Assessment Group/ individual

Learning outcomes

Grading indicator

Min Score Weight

Length/ duration Due

Professional accreditation

Report Individual 2, 6 Graded N/A 20% 1000 words

08 Apr 2018 11:00 PM

N/A

Assignment 1: Consequential ethical analysis Due: 8 April 2018 11:00PM (AEDT)

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Weighting: 20%

Refer to Assessment Details in the online Unit Blackboard site for details of all assignments in this unit.

Assessment 2: Report This assessment is for these students only: Coffs Harbour; Gold Coast; Lismore; Online; PNG - IBS - Enga; PNG - IBS - Port Moresby; SCU Melbourne; SCU Sydney.

Assessment Group/ individual

Learning outcomes

Grading indicator

Min Score Weight

Length/ duration Due

Professional accreditation

Report Individual 2, 6 Graded N/A 20% 1000 words

29 Apr 2018 11:00 PM

N/A

Assignment 2: Non consequential ethical analysis Due: 29 April 2018 11:00PM (AEDT)

Weighting: 20%

Refer to Assessment Details in the online Unit Blackboard site for details of all assignments in this unit.

Assessment 3: Report This assessment is for these students only: Coffs Harbour; Gold Coast; Lismore; Online; PNG - IBS - Enga; PNG - IBS - Port Moresby; SCU Melbourne; SCU Sydney.

Assessment Group/ individual

Learning outcomes

Grading indicator

Min Score Weight

Length/ duration Due

Professional accreditation

Report Individual 3, 4, 5, 6 Graded N/A 40% 2000 words

28 May 2018 11:00 PM

N/A

Assignment 3: Ethics and sustainability analysis Due: 28 May 2018 11:00PM (AEDT)

Weighting: 40%

Refer to Assessment Details in the online Unit Blackboard site for details of all assignments in this unit.

Assessment 4: Exam: closed book This assessment is for these students only: Coffs Harbour; Gold Coast; Lismore; Online; PNG - IBS - Enga; PNG - IBS - Port Moresby; SCU Melbourne; SCU Sydney.

Assessment Group/ individual

Learning outcomes

Grading indicator

Min Score Weight

Length/ duration Due

Professional accreditation

Exam: closed book

Individual 1 Graded N/A 20% 1.5 hours Exam Period

N/A

You will be advised of the exam date during the study period. Refer to Examinations (http://www.scu.edu.au/exams) for more information about exams.

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You are permitted to bring the following into the exam room: unmarked (with no highlighting and no added tabs) foreign language translation dictionary (book form only).

You are not permitted to bring the following into the exam room: electronic devices such as mobile phones, electronic dictionaries and computers.

Final examination Exam period: date to be advised

Weighting: 20%

The final examination is scheduled for the end of the study period. The exam will be 1.5 hours, consisting of 40 multi-choice questions. The exam will be closed book.

Given SOC10236 is a first year unit, students who achieve a total mark which is less than that required to pass this unit will be offered one replacement assessment if there is a realistic chance that the student could pass the unit. All offers are made by email to the SCU student email account prior to grades being released. Normally students will have 2 weeks to complete the replacement assessment.

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