Skip to main content

Business Ethics in Sports (5cr)

Code: R300CE97-3001

General information


Enrollment
01.03.2026 - 31.07.2026
Registration for introductions has not started yet.
Timing
01.08.2026 - 31.12.2026
The implementation has not yet started.
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 cr
Local portion
5 cr
Mode of delivery
Contact learning
Unit
International Business
Teaching languages
English
Seats
15 - 40
Degree programmes
R301D Degree Programme in Innovative Business
International Sport Business Management
Teachers
Marko Korkeakoski
Teacher in charge
Marko Korkeakoski
Groups
R31DS25S
International Sport Business Management (full time day studies) Rovaniemi autumn 2025
Course
R300CE97

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

Having completed this study unit,
• You recognize what ethics and responsibility means in sport business context.
• You recognize the relationship between sport business and society.
• You are able to identify the main misbehaviours in the context of sport business.
• You know what cultural diversity and its relevance for sport business ethics is.

Competences: Ethics Competence, International and Multiculturalism Competence, Sustainable Development Competence

Content

Theme 1. Business ethics role within a sport working environment
Theme 2. Philosophical Frameworks for Business Ethics
Theme 3. Sustainable Business and Cultural Diversity

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Level 1
Business Ethics:
You are able to describe what ethics and responsibility means in the business context.
You recognize the relationship between sport business and society.
You are able to identify the main misbehaviours in the context of sport business.
You know what cultural diversity and its relevance for sport business ethics is.

Level 2
Business Ethics:
You know what ethics and responsibility means in the business context.
You you the relationship be-ween sport business and society.
You are able to describe the main misbehaviours in the context of sport business.
You understand what cultural diversity and its relevance for sport business ethics is.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Level 3
Business Ethics:
You understand what ethics and responsibility means in the business context.
You undertand the relation-ship between sport business and society.
You are able to describe by using examples the main misbehaviours in the context of sport business.
You are able to use examples to illustrate what cultural diversity and its relevance for sport business ethics is.

Level 4
Business Ethics:
You have a command of the meaning of ethics and responsibility in the business context.
You have a command recognize the relationship between sport business and society.
You are able to assess the main misbehaviours in the context of sport business and foresee their impact on the organisation’s operations.
You are able to analyze cultural diversity and its relevance for sport business ethics is.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Level 5
Business Ethics:
You have a command of the meaning of ethics and responsibility in the business context as a whole.
You have a good command the relationship between sport business and society.
You are able to critically assess the main misbehav-iours in the context of sport business and foresee their impact on the organisation’s operations.
You are able to critically analyze cultural diversity and its relevance for sport business ethics is.

Go back to top of page