NG4S731 - Corporate Social Responsibility for Organisational Managers 01 Apr 2025 - 31 Aug 2027 | Version 2

Associated Module Information

Module Code: NG4S731
Module Title: Corporate Social Responsibility for Organisational Managers
Faculty: Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Science
Faculty Group: Built Environment and Civil Engineering
Faculty Sub Group: Built Environment
Module Leader: Trevor Price
Module Team: Stuart Bunston, Angela Morris, Alan Protheroe
First Intended Intake: SEP 2018 Final Year of Intake:
Date Closed:
Credit Value: 20 Credit Level: 7
Language: English
Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: 0
Equivalent Module:
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Document Version Information

Version 2
Valid From 01 Apr 2025
Valid To 31 Aug 2027

Module Aims

In this module you will explore the importance of, and the interactions between:

· How organisations should conduct their business in a way that is both ethical and sustainable with respect to environmental and social issues.· How organisations should look beyond profit and financial gain, to become more responsible and sustainable· How organizations, through enhanced CSR activities, can have a beneficial impact upon local and global communities and environments.

Content Summary

ISO 26000 Guidance on social responsibility is the international standard developed to help organizations effectively assess and address those social responsibilities that are relevant and significant to their mission and vision; operations and processes; customers, employees, communities, and other stakeholders; and environmental impact. This module will look in detail at how ISO 26000 guidance can be applied and the issues surrounding such implementation as part of a wider integrated management system.

Specifically the following areas of social responsibility will be critically examined:

· concepts, terms and definitions related to social responsibility;· the background, trends and characteristics of social responsibility;· principles and practices relating to social responsibility;· the core subjects and issues of social responsibility;· integrating, implementing and promoting socially responsible behaviour throughout the organization and, through its policies and practices, within its sphere of influence;· identifying and engaging with stakeholders; and· communicating commitments, performance and other information related to social responsibility.

Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Lecture 26
Seminar 26
Independent Study 98
Directed Study 50
Total Hours Selected 200

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 To be able to critically evaluate the principles of corporate social responsibility and how its principles can be applied to real world situations.
LO2 To be able to research, design, develop and constructively critique organisational corporate social responsibility strategies.

Module Requisites

N/A

Assessment Criteria

Assessment Category Assessment Type Description Duration Word Count Weight (%) Best of? Pass Mark
Synchronous Onsite Practical Assessment Simulation (Onsite) 1 Assessment of application of knowledge and practical skills to real-world problems via simulation of an event or situation that reproduces the real-life characteristics with which a learner physically or virtually interacts. 0 4000 100 No 40

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1 LO2
Simulation (Onsite) 1

Reading List

ISO 26000 Social Responsibility Guidance Standard - the international standard developed to help organizations effectively assess and address those social responsibilities that are relevant and significant to their mission and vision; operations and processes; customers, employees, communities, and other stakeholders; and environmental impact.

Environmental Management Systems: An easy to use guide to boosting your organization’s environmental performance, Price T. J., (2016) 2nd edition, Createspace Publishing, ISBN-13: 978-1539398240

ISO 14000 series of environmental management standards - provide a framework for organizations that need to systematize and improve their environmental management systems.

Story D. & Price T.J., (2006) Corporate Social Responsibility and Risk Management, Journal of Corporate Citizenship, 22, pp. 39-51