Bachelor
2021/2022
Sustainable development
Type:
Elective course (Management)
Area of studies:
Management
Delivered by:
School of Management
Where:
Faculty of Management
When:
4 year, 2 module
Mode of studies:
distance learning
Open to:
students of one campus
Instructors:
Elena V. Shadrina
Language:
English
ECTS credits:
4
Contact hours:
28
Course Syllabus
Abstract
This course introduces the topic of sustainability from four perspectives: sustainable development goals, corporate sustainability (core of the module); business ethics and social innovation. Students will be involved in an engaging debate discussing the different economic, environmental and social perspectives on the topics discussed. At the end of this module, students will have a comprehensive understanding of sustainability issues, the relevance for policymakers, the role of corporations and the implications for decision-making. Blended: https://ru.coursera.org/learn/corp-sustainability
Learning Objectives
- Learning Outcomes - Know the history of the sustainable idea. - Be able to discuss the conflicts which are involved in the sustainable development concept on the national as well as on the global scale. - Be familiar with potential strategic options for sustainable development; - Be able to discuss the (dis-)advantages of instruments for sustainable development. - Understand the sustainable development challenge for companies, their responsibility and their potentials for action.
Expected Learning Outcomes
- Analyze the transformation of business goals.
- Student knows global issues.
- Able to identify sustainable development problems at the country, company, personal level.
- Define the role of business in sustainable development.
- Know How each individual, organization and system can start to analyse its behaviours and change towards more sustainable practices and models.
- understand the connection between sustainable development issues and business activities.
- understand the idea and knows the principles of sustainable development.
- understand the structure of social and innovative entrepreneurship, their role for sustainable development.
Course Contents
- Introduction to Sustainable Development.
- Sustainable Development and Business
- Social innovation and Sustainable Development
Assessment Elements
- Independent Study
- Essay
- Online exercises
- Project
- In-class examination
- Independent Study
- Essay
- Online exercises
- Project
- In-class examination
Interim Assessment
- 2021/2022 2nd module0.1 * Independent Study + 0.3 * Online exercises + 0.1 * Project + 0.4 * In-class examination + 0.1 * Essay
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- Sarkar, Runa, and Anup Sinha. Economics of Sustainable Development, Business Expert Press, 2016. ProQuest Ebook Central, https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/hselibrary-ebooks/detail.action?docID=5184983
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- Roosa, Stephen A.. Sustainable Development Handbook, The Fairmont Press, Inc., 2010. ProQuest Ebook Central, https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/hselibrary-ebooks/detail.action?docID=3239039.