BU1804 - Business, Environment and Society in the Tropics

Credit points:	03
Year:	2019
Student Contribution Band:	Band 3
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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 affecting small & medium business practices;
• evaluate management principles that apply specifically to small & medium business environments.

Inadmissible Subject Combinations:

BU1904 BU1004 BU1104 MG1731

Availabilities
Townsville, , Study Period 1
Census Date 28-Mar-2019
Contact hours:	9 hours - Additional Tutorials/Workshops 38 hours - Combined Lectures; Tutorials/Workshops; Lecturer directed activities.
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); assignments (20%); online quiz (30%).
, Study Period 1
Census Date 28-Mar-2019
Contact hours:	0 hours
Method of Delivery:	WWW - LearnJCU
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); assignments (20%); online quiz (30%).
Cairns, , Study Period 1
Census Date 28-Mar-2019
Contact hours:	9 hours - 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, , Study Period 52
Census Date 08-Aug-2019
Contact hours:	47 hours - Combined Lectures; Tutorials/Workshops; Lecturer directed activities.
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); assignments (20%); online quiz (30%).
JCU Singapore, , Study Period 53
Census Date 05-Dec-2019
Contact hours:	47 hours - Combined Lectures; Tutorials/Workshops; Lecturer directed activities.
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); assignments (20%); online quiz (30%).
JCU Singapore, , Study Period 51
Census Date 11-Apr-2019
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.