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Unit of Study SOCI1004 - Applied Ethics and Sustainability (2021)

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Unit description

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.

Unit content

Introduction to ethics

Consequential ethical theories

Non-consequential ethical theories

Managerial ethics

Business social responsibility

Environmental ethics

Introduction to sustainability

Personal to global sustainability

Sustainable economy

Sustainable organisations

Socially sustainable business 

A global sustainable society

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Melbourne N/A
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Papua New Guinea - IBSU Port Moresby N/A
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Perth N/A
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Sydney N/A
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On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

apply major ethics and sustainability tools and concepts

utilise critical reasoning skills to identify solutions to ethical problems

examine sustainability policy and practice at multiple levels

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

explain the importance of diverse cultural influences to ethics and sustainability

analyse contemporary ethical and sustainability issues.

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