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2020/2021  KAN-CCBLO1701U  Business and Social Responsibility in Francophone Countries

English Title
Business and Social Responsibility in 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 and 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
Teaching methods
  • Face-to-face teaching
Last updated on 29-06-2020

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Learning objectives
  • 1. Content:
  • Formulate a relevant topic for discussion based on the themes and concepts in the course literature.
  • Account for institutional contexts as these are covered in the course literature.
  • Account for the concept of social responsibility.
  • Account for the main actors of social responsibility in the two institutional contexts.
  • Reflect analytically upon the concept of social responsibility and upon challenges of applying it in selected Francophone countries.
  • Ensure that the discussion moves forward by elaborating upon the topics and concepts raised and he/she should actively relate these to other topics and concepts addressed during the course, without having to be prompted by the examiner.
  • 2. Language:
  • Present and discuss a given topic in French using an appropriate and rich vocabulary and academic terminology.
  • Communicate in a coherent manner without committing grammatical, lexical, idiomatic or pronunciation errors that disturb communication.
  • Show sufficient linguistic awareness and to correct any errors in the exam situation.
  • 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 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
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-point grading scale
Examiner(s)Internal examiner and second internal examiner
Exam periodSummer
Make-up exam/re-exam
Same examination form as the ordinary exam
Description of the exam procedure

The course has only one exam consisting of two parts. The grade is given for the content of the synopsis and the oral presentation.

Business and Social Responsibility in 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
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-point grading scale
Examiner(s)Internal examiner and second internal examiner
Exam periodSummer
Make-up exam/re-exam
Same examination form as the ordinary exam
Description of the exam procedure

The course has only one exam consisting of two parts. The grade is given for the content of the synopsis and the oral presentation.

Course content, structure and pedagogical approach

The course will focus on how global management trends and fashions are being received and adapted in two French speaking countries, one in Europe (i.e. France) and another in North-Africa (Morocco). The course adopts a comparative perspective in order to illustrate how history, traditions and institutions contribute in enabling and constraining how business actors’ sensemaking.

 

The ideal of socially responsible business will be used as a lens for comparing institutional particularities and diversities as well as different groups of business actors and their identities. Particular attention will be paid to the various and conflicting business’ (MNCs, SME and sectoral interests) and stakeholders’ interests when business and social responsibility acquire sense in the two francophone countries.

Description of the 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.
Feedback during the teaching period
Student feedback occurs regularly throughout the course, e.g. group exercises in class and student presentations.

Students are also encouraged to ask questions during course sessions, during breaks as well as to use the teacher’s office hours.
Student workload
Lectures 30 hours
Exam 0.5 hours
Preparation 175.5 hours
Total 206 hours
Last updated on 29-06-2020