2015/2016
KAN-CCBLO2007U Business and Social Responsibility in Two
Francophone Countries
| English Title |
| Business and Social Responsibility in
Two Francophone Countries |
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| 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
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| Course
coordinator |
- Mette Zølner - Department of Intercultural Communication and
Management (ICM)
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| Main academic
disciplines |
- CSR and sustainability
- Language
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Last updated on
17-08-2015
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| 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.
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| Examination |
The exam in the subject consists of two parts:
| Business and
Social Responsibility in Two Francophone Countries -
Content: | | Sub exam weight | 50% | | Examination form | Oral 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 exam | Individual | | 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. | | Size of written product | Max. 3 pages | | Assignment type | Synopsis | | 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 scale | 7-step scale | | Examiner(s) | Internal examiner and second internal
examiner | | Exam period | Summer | | Make-up exam/re-exam | Same examination form as the ordinary
exam |
| Business and
Social Responsibility in Two Francophone Countries -
Language: | | Sub exam weight | 50% | | Examination form | Oral 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 exam | Individual | | 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. | | Size of written product | Max. 3 pages | | Assignment type | Synopsis | | 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 time | No preparation | | Grading scale | 7-step scale | | Examiner(s) | Internal examiner and second internal
examiner | | Exam period | Summer | | Make-up exam/re-exam | Same examination form as the ordinary
exam |
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| Course content and
structure |
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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.
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| 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 |
Last updated on
17-08-2015
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