PUBRL304 helps develop in students the ability to gain deep insight into Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and how organisations’ responsible behaviour helps them negotiate with their communities in which they operate, to obtain and maintain a social licence (SLO). This paper will introduce students to theories and concepts needed for organisations to build support from their communities as well as their stakeholders. Students will be introduced to key cases in CSR and SLO which will help them develop a theoretical and practical understanding of the relationship between organisations and communities.

This paper will be conducted through a mixture of mini online lectures and a workshop. The mini lectures and associated class activities will be available for students to view and complete prior to the workshop session. As this module follows a FLEXI model, students have the choice of attending the class on campus or online. All relevant material for this module including lecture slides, recordings, assignment guidelines and other documents will be available on Moodle. The lecturer will communicate regarding these documents through Moodle announcement, as and when required

General assignment guidelines

The workshops and assignments are designed to help you achieve the learning outcomes for this course. Written assignments are to be submitted through Moodle unless otherwise notified under the assignment description. They will be put through Turnitin, an antiplagirism software. Refer to the plagiarism section of this document for more information. In order to avoid plagiarism, please ensure that the work you submit is your own and that all other material is adequately and appropriately referenced. Additionally, you must not submit assignments or part of assignments submitted to other papers, for credit towards this paper. When submitting your assessment, please ensure that your file name contains the name of the assignment and your own name. For example, Report Tania Nair.docx would be a good file name. Please avoid apostrophes and ampersands (&) as the system cannot open the files and hence would not be able to mark your work.

Presentation of written assignments

Unless otherwise stated, written assignments should:

1. Have a front cover sheet that indicates the name of the paper and course code, your full name, ID number, your tutor’s name, the due date and a word count.
2. Use 12 point font – Times New Roman
3. Use one and a half spacing and left justification
4. Leave margins of 2.54 cm
5. Number pages beginning with the first page of the text
6. Use proper paragraphing. Leave a blank between paragraphs or indent the first line
7. Follow the APA referencing system. See the library APA referencing website to check your referencing at https://www.waikato.ac.nz/library/guidance/referencing/apa
8. Be within your word limit (plus or minus 10%). Your word count does not include your title page, your reference list or any appendices.
9. Demonstrate evidence of revision and proofreading.

Attendance and participation: The paper requires every student to actively participate in all activities. This means that you should review your online mini lectures and attend your weekly workshops. For group assessments, other students in the class depend on you to fulfil your responsibilities as a team member and to be available for consultation and team meetings.

You are expected to attend one two-hour workshop weekly. You are also expected to review the online lectures and associated activities before attending the weekly workshop.

In addition, you are expected to read your recommended readings and additional readings that will be provided to you on Moodle. Time also needs to be allotted, outside class hours, for working towards individual and group assignments.