Corporate social responsibility (5 cr)
Code: T87B320-3002
General information
Enrollment
15.08.2019 - 30.08.2019
Timing
02.09.2019 - 21.12.2019
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Campus
Mikkeli Campus
Teaching languages
- English
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Environmental Engineering
Teachers
- Anne-Marie Tuomala
Groups
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T8716SN
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.