L7 Success Through Business Ethics Module
Leader: Rehnuma Ali
Key Details and Requirements
Submission deadline: Thursday 03 October 2024, no later than 16:30pm (UK local time)
Learning outcomes:
1. To acquire the ability to apply ethical frameworks to improve the business decisions making process.
2. To enhance understanding of ethical decision-making and corporate social responsibility (CSR), guided by national regulations and experts.
3. To build and develop the ability to define and align ethics and values in a business context.
4. To display an understanding of ethical issues and challenges organisations must take into consideration when developing and implementing their business strategies, decision making and operational processes.
5. To examine and analyse the moral dilemmas and problems by thinking through the economic, legal and ethical parameters of a managerial decision in a logical, structured way;
Assessment details: Individual written report, 100% (2,500 words)
Referencing: Students are expected to use Harvard Referencing throughout their assignments where required. Please follow the Harvard Referencing Handbook for all your assignments at the ULBS.
Submission Method:
Turnitin - Your work will be put through Turnitin. All submissions will be electronically checked for plagiarism and the use of AI software. You have the option to upload your work ahead of the deadline, more than once. ULBS will be reviewing your last submission only. You can only upload one file.
For example if your work contains a word document and power point slides/Excel spreadsheet you will need to copy your slides/spreadsheet into the word document.
Note: Keep in mind that self-plagiarism (when you reuse your own specific wording and ideas from work that you have previously submitted without referencing yourself) is also a form of plagiarism and is not allowed.
Assessment Method LO’s Met Weighting
Individual written report of 2,500 words All Los of the module are met 100%
Students are required to choose a fashion brand (from the fashion industry) that fulfils the below criteria:
-The fashion brand has been involved in unethical practices between 2000 – 2023.
-The fashion brand can originate or operate anywhere in the world.
-The fashion brand can still be operating or have ceased to operate.
-The fashion brand is chosen after the student has verified that enough information from the prospective company and their external environment is available.
Students can use the following sources to assist in identifying a fashion brand to focus on:
-BBC News (2021). Fast fashion: 'We all have to face up to clothes' climate impact'. Online at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales- 59055817"https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-59055817 [Accessed 10/01/2024]
-Euro News (2020). Euroviews. Exploitation and sweatshops are at the core of fast fashion: It’s time to dismantle the system. By Frankie Leach. Online at: https://www.euronews.com/green/2020/07/10/exploitation-and-sweatshops- are-at-the-core-of-fast-fashion-it-s-time-to-dismantle-the-sys [Accessed 15/01/2024]
-Forbes (2020). The Not-So-Hidden Ethical Cost Of Fast Fashion: Sneaky Sweatshops In Our Own Backyard. By Sarah Meagher. Online at: https://www.forbes.com/sites/syamameagher/2020/02/05/the-not-so-hidden- ethical-cost-of-fast-fashion-sneaky-sweatshops-in-our-own- backyard/?sh=2096ad0c25d1"https://www.forbes.com/sites/syamameagher/20 20/02/05/the-not-so-hidden-ethical-cost-of-fast-fashion-sneaky-sweatshops-in- our-own-backyard/?sh=2096ad0c25d1 [Accessed 20/01/2024]
-The Guardian (2021) ‘Bad apples have been exposed’: can a fairer fashion industry emerge from crisis? By Ellie Violet Bramley. Online at: https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2021/apr/22/bad-apples-have-been- exposed-can-a-fairer-fashion-industry-emerge-from- crisis"https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2021/apr/22/bad-apples-have- been-exposed-can-a-fairer-fashion-industry-emerge-from-crisis [Accessed 15/01/2024]
-The Guardian (2022). ‘Dirty greenwashing: watchdog targets fashion brands over misleading claims. By Sarah Butler. Online at: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/jan/14/dirty-greenwashing- watchdog-targets-fashion-brands-over-misleading- claims"https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/jan/14/dirty- greenwashing-watchdog-targets-fashion-brands-over-misleading-claims
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