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2016/2017  KAN-CCBLO2007U  Business and Social Responsibility in Two Francophone Countries

English Title
Business and Social Responsibility in Two Francophone Countries

Course information

Language French
Course ECTS 7.5 ECTS
Type Mandatory
Level Full Degree Master
Duration One Semester
Start time of the course Spring
Timetable Course schedule will be posted at calendar.cbs.dk
Study board
Study Board for BSc og MSc in Business, Language and Culture, MSc
Course coordinator
  • Mette Zølner - Department of Management, Society and Communication (MSC)
Main academic disciplines
  • CSR and sustainability
  • Language
Last updated on 14-08-2016
Learning objectives
To achieve the grade 12, students should meet the following learning objectives with no or only minor mistakes or errors:
  • Content:
  • The student should be able to formulate a relevant topic for discussion based on the themes and concepts in the curriculum
  • The student should be able to account for economic, social, political and cultural issues covered in the curriculum
  • The student should be able to account for the concept of social responsibility
  • The student should be able to account for the main actors of social responsibility in selected Francophone countries in Africa
  • The student should be able to reflect analytically upon the concept of social responsibility and challenges of applying it in selected Francophone countries in Africa
  • The student should ensure that the discussion moves forward by elaborating upon the topics and concepts raised and actively relating them to other topics and concepts addressed during the course, without having to be prompted by the examiner.
  • Language:
  • The student should be able to present and discuss a given topic in French using an appropriate and rich vocabulary and academic terminology.
  • The student should be able to communicate in a coherent manner without committing grammatical, lexical, idiomatic or pronunciation errors that disturb communication.
  • The student should be able to show sufficient linguistic awareness and to correct any errors in the exam situation.
  • The student should be able to demonstrate that s/he is sufficiently at ease in the language to respond fluently to the examiner’s questions, so that the examination flows as a dialogue.
Examination
The exam in the subject consists of two parts:
Business and Social Responsibility in Two Francophone Countries - Content:
Sub exam weight50%
Examination formOral exam based on written product

In order to participate in the oral exam, the written product must be handed in before the oral exam; by the set deadline. The grade is based on an overall assessment of the written product and the individual oral performance.
Individual or group examIndividual exam
Size of written productMax. 3 pages
This course has only one exam, and it consists of two parts: 50 % language and 50 % content. This grade is given for the content of the synopsis and the oral presentation.
Assignment typeSynopsis
Duration
Written product to be submitted on specified date and time.
30 min. per student, including examiners' discussion of grade, and informing plus explaining the grade
Grading scale7-step scale
Examiner(s)Internal examiner and second internal examiner
Exam periodSummer
Make-up exam/re-exam
Same examination form as the ordinary exam
Business and Social Responsibility in Two Francophone Countries - Language:
Sub exam weight50%
Examination formOral exam based on written product

In order to participate in the oral exam, the written product must be handed in before the oral exam; by the set deadline. The grade is based on an overall assessment of the written product and the individual oral performance.
Individual or group examIndividual exam
Size of written productMax. 3 pages
This course has only one exam, and it consists of two parts: 50 % language and 50 % content. This grade is given for the students' language skills.
Assignment typeSynopsis
Duration
Written product to be submitted on specified date and time.
30 min. per student, including examiners' discussion of grade, and informing plus explaining the grade
Preparation timeNo preparation
Grading scale7-step scale
Examiner(s)Internal examiner and second internal examiner
Exam periodSummer
Make-up exam/re-exam
Same examination form as the ordinary exam
Course content and structure

The course offers to provide students with a first understanding of the institutional contexts that shape business in Francophone countries in Africa. The course focuses at investigating how locally embedded cultures, identities and interests enable and constrain local receptivity of global trends.

 

The ideal of social responsibility will be used as a lens for comparing institutional particularities and diversities in new emerging economies in North Africa (Morocco) and selected Francophone Sub-Saharan countries. Particular attention will be paid to the various and conflicting business’ (MNCs, SME and sectoral interests) and stakeholders’ interest and identities when CSR and social responsibility acquire sense in Africa.

Teaching methods
A combination of lectures and student presentations, with focus on students’ abilities to analyze and conceptualize thematic and theoretical features against the backdrop of the course literature. Teaching and literature will be in French.
Course material will consist of articles from magazines and chapters from books. Some will be written for a broad public, and others will be academic articles. If possible this course will use teaching cases
Student workload
Lectures 30 hours
Exam 0.5 hours
Preparation 175.5 hours
Total 206 hours
Last updated on 14-08-2016