Course Title: Apply corporate social responsibility to public relations

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C6155 Advanced Diploma of Marketing and Communication

Course Title: Apply corporate social responsibility to public relations

Portfolio: Vocational Education

Nominal Hours: 60

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Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

MKTG7881

City Campus

TAFE

650T Vocational Business Education

Face-to-Face or Internet

Term1 2018,
Term2 2018,
Term1 2020

Course Contact: Nick Reynolds

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 992550791

Course Contact Email: nick.reynolds@rmit.edu.au



Course Description

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to apply corporate, social responsibility(CSR) to public relations(PR)policy, i.e. planning for and communicating the establishment and maintenance of resource efficient and environmentally sustainable work practices. It includes developing and implementing policies and procedures to continuously support positive organisational initiatives through its activities on the environment, consumers, employees, communities, stakeholders and all impacted members of the public sphere

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

VU21661 Apply corporate social responsibility to public relations

Elements:

1. Explore how CSR applies to workplace PR strategies

2. Make recommendations on CSR application to PR policy

3. Apply the policy

4. Evaluate CSR policy


Learning Outcomes

You will learn how to  support processes and techniques necessary to develop approaches to CSR within organisations or a large enterprise.


Overview of Assessment


In order to achieve competency in this unit, you must provide:

Performance Evidence

Evidence of the ability to:

Skills Evidence

effective management of different points of view and dissenting stakeholders


• flexible communication skills to:

o enable clear and direct communication, using questioning to identify and confirm requirements, share information, listen and understand

o read and interpret complex and formal documents, such as policy and legislation

o suit different audiences and support information flow between various internal and external stakeholders, using language and concepts appropriate to cultural differences

o use and interpret non-verbal communication

• written skills to prepare written reports requiring:

o precision of expression

o language and structures suited to the intended audience

• innovation and problem solving skills to:

o analyse problems

o apply knowledge about policy to devise policies and procedures around impact upon the environment, consumer practices, employee behaviour, energy usage and resource efficiency and new technologies

o identify improvements and customer service

• research, analyse and present information and techniques

• team work for consultation and validation of policies and procedures

• technology skills for use of software systems, communication, and creating documents and reports.

Knowledge Evidence



the business case for CSR and how it applies to PR practices

• benchmarking against best practice approaches and support for new approaches

• best practice approaches relevant to industry and work area

• environmental or sustainability legislation, regulations, compliance and codes of practice applicable to industry and organisation

• policy development processes and practices and other relevant organisational policies, procedures and protocols

• principles, practices and available products, tools, technology and techniques of sustainability management relevant to the particular industry context

• quality assurance systems relevant to own organisation

• relevant products, technology, systems and procedures to aid in the achievement of an effective
CSR policy in the workplace

• sustainability and triple bottom line principles and concepts

• terms and conditions of employment, including:

• equity and diversity principles

• WHS implications of policy being developed

• policies and procedures