MLI-A1201 - Sustainability in Business, Lecture, 17.2.2025-7.3.2025

Please note! Course description is confirmed for two academic years, which means that in general, e.g. Learning outcomes, assessment methods and key content stays unchanged. However, via course syllabus, it is possible to specify or change the course execution in each realization of the course, such as how the contact sessions are organized, assessment methods weighted or materials used.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Learning outcomes for this course, upon successful completion, include the ability to: 1) understand how economic, environmental and social sustainability are an integral, interrelated and complex part of the landscape in which business organizations operate, 2) understand sustainability at three levels: societal, organizational and individual, 3) critically analyze the sustainability performance of an organization on a range of relevant dimensions, 4) reconcile complex ethical dilemmas based in domestic and international organizational contexts, and 5) examine sustainable business practices as a value driver for business and society.

Credits: 6

Schedule: 17.02.2025 - 07.03.2025

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Sheila Killian

Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):

CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):

Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):

Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    This course explores the relationship between business and sustainability, which encompasses environmental, economic, and social factors. Students are introduced to the key frameworks, concepts and tools of sustainability in business, including ethics and corporate social responsibility. Particular emphasis is placed on the role of the UN Sustainable Development Goals as well as contemporary best practices, cases and applications. In that context, students are encouraged to think creatively about potential responses by profit-based organizations to global sustainability challenges.

DETAILS

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FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information

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    Teaching Language: English

    Teaching Period: 2024-2025 Module 6
    2024-2025 Module 7
    2024-2025 Module 8
    2025-2026 Module 6
    2025-2026 Module 7
    2025-2026 Module 8

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    The course is targeted only for the Mikkeli Campus students.

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