12767 (v.3) Philosophy and Business Management 701

Area:

Graduate School of Business

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

4.0

Lecture:

1 x 8 Hours Fortnightly

Syllabus:

Familiarisation with the basic terminology of philosophy and social psychology in a business and management setting. The theory of dialectics, critical thinking theory is presented. Students are required to select from a variety of philosophical stances and argue for or against their appropriatness for contemporary business practices. Given introductory input, students will be responsible for researching supporting materials. Guest speakers will present alternative viewpoints.

Unit Outcomes:

On successful completion of this unit, students will have - Discussed Western ideology. Applied the thinking to the business challenges of the future. Critically discussed one Western philosopher. Discussed some important Thai philosophies. Formulated, as a group, some sort of harmony between the two in the conduct of business. Contrasted positivist and interpretivist philosophical traditions.

Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information.

Unit References:

No prescribed references.

Unit Texts:

Cooper, D. E. (1996), World Philosophies: An historical introduction. Oxford, Blackwell Publishing. Mulder, N. (2000), Inside Thai Society: Religion, Everyday life, Change.Thailand, Silkworm Books. Payutto, P.A. (1997), (Translator, Bruce Evans) A Constitution for Living.

Unit Assessment Breakdown:

Critical paper 60%. PATOP critical analysis 40%. This is by grade/mark assessment.

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Area External	Central External
2004	Perth City Campus	Semester 1	Y
2004	Lingnan Uni HK	Semester 2	Y