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Sustainable Development and Responsible Business (3 cr)

Code: TE00CM54-3002

General information


Enrollment
02.08.2023 - 31.08.2023
Registration for the implementation has ended.
Timing
01.09.2023 - 28.12.2023
Implementation has ended.
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3 cr
Local portion
3 cr
Mode of delivery
Contact learning
Unit
Engineering and Business
Campus
Kupittaa Campus
Teaching languages
English
Degree programmes
Degree Programme in Industrial Management Engineering
Teachers
Babi Lyrintzis
Groups
LIPATMODGlobalInternationalBusiness
MOD Global International Business
PTUTAS21A
PTUTAS21A
PTUTAS21B
PTUTAS21B
Course
TE00CM54
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Evaluation scale

H-5

Content scheduling

- Corporate Social Responsibility
- Sustainable Development
- Circular Economy
- Cleantech

Timing: Duration of the course, 11/09/2023 - 30/11/2023 (a total of 8 short sessions) A more detailed schedule of the course and the themes/topics of the next lessons are described on the course's Itslearning platform.

Objective

Student familiarizes herself/himself with responsible business. She/he is able to:
- analyze changes in the operating environment and understands the importance of responsibility in business.

- explain basic challenges and opportunities that relate to the concept of sustainable development and responsibility

Content

Corporate Social Responsibility
Sustainable Development
Circular Economy
Cleantech

Materials

All the material used in the course has been instructed and distributed on the course's Itslearning platform.

Teaching methods

The course is based on independent work and group work. The assignments are related to writing a research essay and implementing a business plan as a group project, as well as project management. In addition, work-life connection is promoted through external expert visits.

Working is both independent remote working and face-to-face teaching, in which case we delve into a certain theme of the subject area by discussing and presenting the results of group work.

Exam schedules

There is an exam in the course. Assessment is based on learning tasks.
The dates for the returns of individual learning tasks (individual and group work) are mentioned in Itslearning.
Passing the course requires completion of the group task section, at least 50% attendance in classes and passing the exam.

International connections

The study course is implemented in accordance with innovation pedagogy, where studying is based on work-life-oriented learning and the development of innovation abilities. During the course, the student must play an active role and must independently take responsibility for his own learning and the implementation of learning tasks. The course is based on individual and group work, where the role of instructors is to support and guide the work.

Student workload

The course consists of learning tasks to be done on adjacent floors, an extensive individual essay and a business plan to be done as group work, as well as a responsibility analysis. The business plan of one's own company is presented to other small groups.
More detailed descriptions of learning tasks and instructions on the course's own Itslearning platform.

1 ECTS corresponds to 27 hours of student work, i.e. 3 ECTS = 81 hours.

Further information

Communication to the teacher through the message of the itslearning platform.

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