Introduction to Sustainable Business (5cr)
Code: R301DL52OJ-19002
General information
- Enrollment
- 16.03.2020 - 06.09.2020
- Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 03.09.2020 - 04.12.2020
- Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 0 cr
- Virtual portion
- 5 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Distance learning
- Unit
- Bachelor of Business Administration, Business Economics R
- Campus
- Rantavitikka, Jokiväylä 11, Rovaniemi
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Degree programmes
- International Business
Evaluation scale
H-5
Objective
The student understands basic ethical principles and he/she is able to explain their own ethical background and how their own actions impact their everyday lives.
He/she understands sustainability and main reasons how it impacts people and business in global and local level. He/she is able to provide examples of how social, economic, and ecological ecosystems interact and influence each other.
Competences: Ethics Competence, Sustainable Development Competence
Content
- Introduction to ethics
- Business ethics in global and local setting
- Sustainable business concepts (economic, ecologic and social)
- UN Sustainable Development Goals
- Sustainability management
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
Level 1
Ethical principles:
The student understands and is able to explain basic concepts of ethical principles and is able to discuss his/her own ethical and moral background.
The student understands the role of sustainability in business.
Level 2
Ethical principles:
The student is able to analyse different ethical principles and do analysis of his/her own ethical and moral background.
The student has limited capability to analyse how some elements of sustainability impact business.
Assessment criteria, good (3)
Level 3
Ethical principles:
The student is able to analyse different ethical principles and do analysis of his/her own ethical and moral background.
The student is able to analyse how different elements of sustainability impact business.
Level 4
Ethical principles:
The student is able to evaluate and assess differences in ethical principles and is able to have critical look on his/her own ethical and moral background.
The student is able to assess different elements of sustainability in business in detail.
Assessment criteria, excellent (5)
Level 5
Ethical principles:
The student is able to critically evaluate and assess differences in ethical principles and is able to have critical look on his/her own ethical and moral background.
The student is able to critically assess different elements of sustainability in business.
Qualifications
NULL