Corporate social responsibility (5 cr)
Code: T87B320-3001
General information
Enrollment
20.08.2018 - 07.09.2018
Timing
03.09.2018 - 17.12.2018
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Campus
Mikkeli Campus
Teaching languages
- English
Seats
0 - 45
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Environmental Engineering
Teachers
- MYY Ymp1
Teacher in charge
Liisa Routaharju
Groups
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T8715SN
Objective
You will get familiar with the basis of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) concept: the corporate citizenship and social, economic and environmental dimensions of sustainable development. You examine the use of CSR in order to guide decision making within organization's internal and external activities You will gain knowledge of how governance, policy, economics and business are integrated in a responsible way.
Content
What is the CSR connection to the organizational mangement systems, standards and reporting? What is a conncetion between CSR and organization's reputation and business success? How CSR is titled to support organization's ethics,values and mission and how that is disseminated to stakeholders? How CSR should be utilized in a long term, goal oriented way?
Assessment criteria, good (3)
a. to use professional CSR vocabulary. b. to evaluate information sources critically. d. to manage with the principles of CSR concept towards stakeholders e. to adopt a critical and ethical approach towards organizations' CSR activities
Qualifications
Not required to have any prior know-how or skills.