Corporate Social Responsibility
Organizations around the world are becoming increasingly aware of the need for environmental, social and economic responsibilities. In this course you will get a comprehensive picture of these themes. You will:
- explore the environmental challenges the world is facing
- learn about how socially responsible organization has a good reputation, is able to attract and retain workers and customers, and is able to maintain its employees’ morale and commitment
- learn about organisations economic responsibilities to their stakeholders: investors, employees and customers.
Kauppa, hallinto ja oikeustieteet, Tietojenkäsittely, Turvallisuusala
Aikataulutettu verkko-opiskelu
Toteutusaika: 01.08.2024 - 31.12.2024
7 paikkaa jäljellä
Ilmoittautuminen: 29.05.2024 - 18.07.2024
75,00 €
Tutkinto, johon opinto kuuluu Laureassa: Liiketalouden koulutus (HLY2), Laurea yhteinen
Koulutuksen laajuus: 5 opintopistettä
Pääasiallinen opetuskieli: englanti
Koulutuksen taso: AMK
Sijainti: Laurea Verkkokampus
Ilmoittautumistilanne: 3 / 10
Tietoa koulutuksesta
This course is conducted online work online but requires active participating in online discussions and carry out assignments. The course covers the following themes and tasks related to them:
1. Our Earth, individual work
What is biodiversity? How is it influenced by my footprint? What choices do I have?
All our actions have an effect on the environment but what are the main threats the world is facing?
In the first part of our study unit you will explore the environmental challenges the world is facing.
2. Social Responsibility, individual work
Organizations around the world are becoming increasingly aware of the need for socially responsible behavior. A socially responsible organization has a good reputation, is able to attract and retain workers and customers, and is able to maintain its employees’ morale and commitment.
ISO 26000 provides guidance for all types of organisations on concepts, terms, definitions, principles, and the core issues of social responsibility. GRI reporting system helps the companies to communicate the impact of business on critical sustainability issues.
3. Economic Responsibility, individual work
Organisations have economic responsibilities to their stakeholders: investors, employees and customers. Profitability is important as well as transparency in giving information about how the organisation is run.
GDP is a widely-used indicator of a nations’ economic success. What are the shortcomings of this measure? Is it actually a good indicator of well-being?
What is HDI? What are externalities? You will learn to define these in this third part of the study unit.
4. CSR Report, team work
You will now summarize everything you have learned so far.
In teams you will write a report where you describe the environmental, social and economic responsibilities including circular economy of an organisation of your choice. Find / choose a small- or medium-sized company (SME*), interview a company representative and describe the company’s best practices in the above areas (environmental, social and economic).
Feel free to include photographs showing examples of innovative practices. Your final report, excluding pictures, should be 5-10 pages.
In this course you will learn to:
- analyze environmental, social and economic responsibilities in service business
- develop sustainable practices in organisations.
There are no contact lessons during this course. You will work online, both individually and in teams, and actively participate in online discussions and carry out assignments.
You will be required to write reports individually and in teams.
This is a five credit course that means 135 hours of student work.
Materials are given by the lecturer in Canvas learning platform.
Please familiarize yourself with the cancellation process and cancellation terms.
