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School of Business COMM331: Integrative Business Capstone Subject Outline 6 credit points

Subject Information Autumn, 2021, Wollongong On Campus This subject will include both On Campus and Online Remote Study teaching options** as detailed in the Lecture & Tutorial Sections of this outline. Please note that all class components can be undertaken online to accommodate both staff and students' changing circumstances throughout the session ** Remote Study Support Site: In addition to the Subject Moodle site, the Remote Study Support Moodle site (TCHR054_20) is accessible to support your studies from remote locations around the globe until you can return to on campus study. This site will appear as an additional site on your list of active Moodle subject sites. This site contains comprehensive information with a range of resources related to teaching and learning as well as other student support information Lecture Information: Mondays, 08:00 - 08:00, All COMM331 lectures are online via Moodle. Pre-requisites: 96 Credit Points including all Faculty of Business undergraduate 1st year core subjects Co-requisites: Nil Restrictions: COMM333 Contact Hours: Please refer to subject timetable/subject's Moodle site for contact hours detail Online Subject Material: The lecture material for COMM331 is all online. Students can access online materials via Moodle.

Faculty Vision, Mission and PRME The Mission of the Faculty is to promote responsible leadership and sustainable business practice, and contribute to a stronger economy and a more just society. The Faculty Vision, Mission and Values statements can be found at https://business.uow.edu.au/vision-mission/index.html The Faculty is also a signatory to the Principles of Responsible Management Education (PRME) and supports the realisation of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. More information on PRME can be found at https://business.uow.edu.au/about/index.html

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Teaching Staff Teaching Role

Coordinator

Name

Dr Nabi Zaher

Telephone

NA

Email

[email protected]

Room

NA

Consultation Times

Tuesday 09:30 - 11:30 (other times via appointment) Thursday 09:30 - 11:30 (other times via appointment)

Teaching Role

Head Tutor

Name

Ms Natalie Akmacic

Telephone

NA

Email NA

Room Consultation Times

Teaching Staff Additional Information Contact details of your tutors will be provided on COMM331 Moodle.

Expectations of Students UOW values are intellectual openness, excellence and dedication, empowerment and academic freedom, mutual respect and diversity, recognition and performance. We will provide a safe, equitable and orderly environment for the University community, and expect each member of our community to behave responsibly and ethically (UOW Student Conduct Rules https://documents.uow.edu.au/about/policy/learning/index.html ). We expect that students demonstrate these values and professional behaviour, both face to face and online, making genuine efforts to complete their studies successfully, arriving on time to class, taking part constructively in class discussions and activities, demonstrating appropriate professional and ethical conduct in all communication with UOW staff and community members, and submitting assignments on time (or completing a request for Academic Consideration in advance if needed).

Email Etiquette: Consultation with your subject coordinator and/or teachers via email Your teachers receive many emails each day. In order to enable them to respond to your emails appropriately and in a timely fashion, students are asked to observe basic requirements of professional communication: Consider what the communication is about • • •

Is your question addressed elsewhere (e.g. in this subject outline or, where applicable, on the subject's eLearning site)? Is it something that is better discussed in person or by telephone? This may be the case if your query requires a lengthy response or a dialogue in order to address. If so, see consultation times above and/or schedule an appointment. Are you addressing your request to the most appropriate person?

Specific email title/ header to enable easy identification of subject related/ student emails

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Identify the subject code of the subject you are enquiring about (as your teacher may be involved in more than one subject) in the email header. Add a brief, specific header after the subject code where appropriate.

Professional courtesy • • • • •

Address your teacher appropriately by name (and formal title if you do not yet know them). Use full words (avoid 'text-speak' abbreviations), correct grammar and correct spelling. Be respectful and courteous. Academics will normally respond within 1-2 business days. If the matter is urgent, you may wish to telephone the teaching staff whose contact details are given in this subject outline or contact the School. Please ensure that you include your full name and identify your seminar or tutorial group in your email so that your teachers know who they are communicating with and can follow-up personally where appropriate.

Cyber Bullying The University is committed to providing a safe, respectful, equitable and orderly environment for the University community, and expects each member of that community to behave responsibly and ethically. Students must comply with the University's Student Conduct Rules and related policies including the IT Acceptable Use Policy and Bullying Prevention Policy, whether undertaking their studies face-to-face, online or remotely. For more information on appropriate communication and etiquette in the online environment please refer to the guide Online and Email Etiquette or at https://www.uow.edu.au/student/learning-co-op/technology-andsoftware/email-etiquette/.

Copyright Commonwealth of Australia Copyright Regulations 1969 © 2021 University of Wollongong The original material prepared for this guide is covered by copyright. Apart from fair dealing for the purposes of private study, research, criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright Act, no part may be reproduced by any process without written permission.

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Table of Contents Section A: General Information .......................................................................................................................... 5 Learning Outcomes ............................................................................................................................................ 5 Student Learning Outcomes .......................................................................................................................... 5 Subject Description ....................................................................................................................................... 5 Course Learning Outcomes ........................................................................................................................... 5 eLearning, Readings, References and Materials ................................................................................................ 5 Subject eLearning ......................................................................................................................................... 5 Major Text(s) ................................................................................................................................................ 5 Key References ............................................................................................................................................. 6 Lectures, Tutorials and Attendance Requirements ............................................................................................ 7 Lecture Times * ............................................................................................................................................ 7 Lecture Program *......................................................................................................................................... 7 Lecture Recording.............................................................................................................................................. 8 Your Privacy - Lecture Recording ..................................................................................................................... 8 Additional Lecture Comments ...................................................................................................................... 8 Tutorial/Seminar/Workshop Times ............................................................................................................... 8 Tutorial/Seminar/Workshop Program ........................................................................................................... 9 Additional Tutorial/Seminar/Workshop Comments ................................................................................... 10 Attendance Requirements - Participation/Contribution to Lectures/Tutorials/Seminars/Workshops.............. 10 Recent Improvements to Subject ..................................................................................................................... 10 Extraordinary Changes to the Subject Outline ................................................................................................. 10 Learning Analytics ........................................................................................................................................... 10 Section B: Assessment ........................................................................................................................................ 11 Assessment Summary ...................................................................................................................................... 11 UOW Grade Descriptors ............................................................................................................................. 15 Assessment Learning Outcome Matrix ............................................................................................................ 16 Minimum Performance Requirements ............................................................................................................. 16 Types of Assessment and Collaboration .......................................................................................................... 17 Submission, Retention and Collection of Written Assessment ........................................................................ 17 Submitting Assessment Tasks ..................................................................................................................... 17 Extensions ................................................................................................................................................... 17 Faxing, Posting and Emailing Assessment Work ....................................................................................... 18 Late Submission of Assessment Tasks........................................................................................................ 18 Collection .................................................................................................................................................... 18 Retention ..................................................................................................................................................... 18 Scaling ............................................................................................................................................................. 18 Supplementary Assessment ............................................................................................................................. 18 Review and Appeal of Academic Decisions .................................................................................................... 18 Assessment Quality Cycle ............................................................................................................................... 19 Assurance of Learning (What will students learn in their degree?) ................................................................. 19 Academic Integrity .......................................................................................................................................... 19 Plagiarism Prevention ................................................................................................................................. 19 Referencing ...................................................................................................................................................... 20 Why do you need to reference? ................................................................................................................... 20 The Harvard System of Referencing ........................................................................................................... 20 Section C: General Advice for Students - Policies and Procedures ................................................................ 20

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Section A: General Information Learning Outcomes Student Learning Outcomes On successful completion of this subject, students will be able to: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Demonstrate the capacity to solve problem and effectively work in multidisciplinary contexts Demonstrate a deep understanding of theoretical principles that underpin the complexities of commercial practice Apply a wide range of innovative commercial practices as they construct and are constructed by intercultural values and identities in societies Demonstrate and apply the principles and ethical underpinnings of corporate governance best practice in a globalised environment Demonstrate a knowledge of the dynamics of working both within a team and a system Demonstrate an understanding of the use of specified information and communication technologies

Subject Description Integrative Business Capstone enables students to apply the principles of ethical, socially responsible, and sustainable commerce in a web based designed simulated business environment. The subject is based on a series of lectures and an action based learning project. In the action learning project students will form multidisciplinary teams and run a simulated business (which may include private, public and not for profit organisations) twenty four hours a day for a period of several weeks. Students will be required to make multidisciplinary interactive decisions based on sound ethical, socially responsible and sustainable practice. Course Learning Outcomes Course Learning Outcomes can be found in the Course Handbook https://www.uow.edu.au/handbook/index.html.

eLearning, Readings, References and Materials Subject eLearning The University uses the eLearning system Moodle to support all coursework subjects. The subject Moodle site can be accessed via: https://moodle.uowplatform.edu.au/course/view.php?id=23365 IN ADDITION TO THE UOW ONLINE WOLLONGONG DISTANCE MOODLE SITE YOU WILL ALSO HAVE ACCESS TO THE REMOTE STUDY SUPPORT SITE. Remote Study Support Moodle site (TCHR054_20) is accessible to support your studies from remote locations around the globe until you can return to on campus study. This site will appear as an additional site on your list of active Moodle subject sites. This site contains comprehensive information with a range of resources related to teaching and learning as well as other student support information. Major Text(s) Capstone Readings available through e-readings Textbook details are available online from the University Bookshop at https://unishop.uow.edu.au/

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Key References Beinhocker, ED 2006, 'The Big Picture', The Origin of Wealth: Complexity and the Radical Remaking of Economics, Harvard Business School Press, Boston, pp. 79-98. Clarke, F & Dean, G 2007, 'Governance Overload: A contestable strategy', Indecent Disclosures: Gilding the Corporate Lily, Cambridge University Press, Melbourne, pp. 51-64. Cooke, FL 2011, 'Social responsibility, sustainability and diversity of human resources', in A-W Harazing & AH Pinnington (eds.), International human resource management, 3rd edn., Sage, London, pp. 583-619. Cooper, K & Fargher, I 2011, 'Accounting for Corruption: Abuse of Rank and Privilege', in Critical Perspectives on Accounting Conference, Florida, 134, https://ro.uow.edu.au/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3208&context=commpapers. Delaet, DL 2006, 'The Contested Meaning of Human Rights', The Global Struggle for Human Rights, SouthWestern Cengage Learning, USA, pp. 1-24. Gaffikin, MJR 2008, 'Understanding Theory, Accounting Theory: Research, Regulation and Accounting Practice, Pearson Education Australia, Sydney, pp. 3-22. Hatch, M & Cunliffe, A 2006, 'Why Study Organization Theory', Organization Perspectives: Modern, Symbolic and Postmodern Perspectives, Oxford University Press, Oxford, pp. 3-23. Hutton, J 2010, 'Running the Pariah Company', Australian Financial Review Boss, 10 July, pp. 19-23. Ionescu, L 2011, 'The Influence of Corruption on Economic Growth', Economics, Management, and Financial Markets, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 453-458. Jackson, K 2008, 'Natural law, human rights and corporate reputational capital in global governance', Corporate Governance, vol. 8, no. 4, pp. 440-455. Jeacle, I 2006, 'Face Facts: accounting, feminism and the business of beauty’, Critical Perspectives on Accounting, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 87-108. Jenkins, R 2014, 'Identity Matters', Social Identity, 4th edn., Routledge, Oxon, pp. 1-15. Kaidonis MA & Stoianoff, NP 2006, 'Legislation, Citizens’ Rights and the Self Determination of a Developing Country: A Case Study', 4th International IUCN Academy Colloquium: Compliance & Enforcement: Toward More Effective Implementation of Environmental Law, Pace University of Law, USA. Kaidonis, MA, Stoianoff, NP & Andrew J 2010, 'The Shifting Meaning of Sustainability', in G Aras & D Crowther (eds.), A Handbook of Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility, Gower Publication, Surrey, England, pp. 83-90. Maani, K & Cavana, R 2007, 'Introducting Systems Thinking', Systems Thinking, System Dynamics: Managing Change and Complexity, 2nd edn, Pearson Education, New Zealand, pp. 2-13. Neuman, W 2011, 'Why Do Research?', Social Research Methods - Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches, Pearson Education Inc. Publishing, USA, pp. 1-23. Senge, PM, Kleiner, A, Roberts, C, Ross, RB & Smith, BJ 1995, 'Systems Thinking', The Fifth Discipline Fieldbook: Strategies and Tools for Building a Learning Organization, Rev. edn., Nicholas Brealey Publishing, London, pp. 86 - 120. Thorne, D, Ferrell, O & Ferrell, L 2011, 'Community Relations and Strategic Philanthropy', Business & Society - A Strategic Approach to Social Responsibility & Ethics, South-Western Cengage Learning, USA, pp. 308-349. Tsoukas, H & Vladimirou, E 2001, 'What is Organisational Knowledge?, Journal of Management Studies, vol. 38, no. 7, pp. 973 - 993.

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United Nations 2010, Principles of Responsible Management Education (PRME), United Nations Global Compact Office, New York: http://www.unprme.org/index.php United Nations 2010, UN Global Compact, United Nations Global Compact Office, New York: http://www.unglobalcompact.org/AboutTheGC/index.html Willis, A 2003, 'The Role of Global Reporting Initiative’s Sustainability Reporting Guidelines in the Social Screening of Investments', Jour...