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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

  • 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.