BU1804 - Business, Environment and Society in the Tropics

Credit points:	03
Year:	2018
Student Contribution Band:	Band 3
Administered by:	College of Business, Law & Governance

This subject explores the external and internal environmental context of business and organisational practices in the tropics. It examines different facets of management operating in remote locations experiencing constraints on resources. The subject places emphasis on the fundamental building blocks of management: plan, organise, lead and control, which are crucial to starting growing and maintaining a successful business. Prominence is also placed on the contemporary drivers of global, societal and regional change, such as, sustainability, cultural perspectives, corporate social responsibility, ethical accountability and governance.

Learning Outcomes

• explain how organisations can be ethically, corporately and socially responsible in achieving sustainable practice;
• discuss the principles of diversity management;
• examine key features of the four functions of management in the context of organisational structures;
• analyse key drivers of change to business practices, including in a tropical context;
• explain the value of business principles and their application, within a tropical environmental context.

Inadmissible Subject Combinations:

BU1904 BU1004 BU1104 MG1731

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 22-Mar-2018
Coord/Lect:	Dr Alf Kuilboer.
Contact hours:	9 hours tutorials - Additional Tutorials/Workshops 38 hours - Combined Lectures; Tutorials/Workshops; Lecturer directed activities.
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); assignments (20%); online quiz (30%).
External, Study Period 1
Census Date 22-Mar-2018
Coord/Lect:	Dr Alf Kuilboer.
Contact hours:	0 hours
Method of Delivery:	WWW - LearnJCU
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); assignments (20%); online quiz (30%).
Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 22-Mar-2018
Coordinator:	Dr Alf Kuilboer
Lecturer:	Mr Roy Wybrow.
Contact hours:	9 hours tutorials - Additional Tutorials/Workshops 38 hours - Combined Lectures; Tutorials/Workshops; Lecturer directed activities.
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); assignments (20%); online quiz (30%).
JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 51
Census Date 05-Apr-2018
Coordinator:	Dr Alf Kuilboer
Contact hours:	47 hours - Combined Lectures; Tutorials/Workshops; Lecturer directed activities.
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); assignments (20%); online quiz (30%).
JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 53
Census Date 29-Nov-2018
Coordinator:	Dr Alf Kuilboer
Contact hours:	47 hours - Combined Lectures; Tutorials/Workshops; Lecturer directed activities.
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); assignments (20%); online quiz (30%).

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.