Sustainable and responsible business (5 ECTS)

Location and time

12.09.2024 09.00 - 10.00 Kick-off webinar 30.09.2024 14.00 - 15.00 Guidance webinar 29.10.2024 14.00 - 15.00 Guidance webinar 27.11.2024 14.00 - 15.00 Guidance webinar 12.12.2024 14.00 - 15.00 Guidance webinar 17.01.2025 14.00 - 15.00 Guidance webinar 14.02.2025 14.00 - 15.00 Guidance webinar 18.03.2025 14.00 - 15.00 Guidance webinar 14.04.2025 14.00 - 15.00 Guidance webinar 05.05.2025 14.00 - 15.00 Guidance webinar

Materials

Literature Articles Blogs Videos Podcasts

Employer connections

The student can connect her/his own planned or existing entrepreneurship to the contents of the course.

Exam schedules

Exams can be taken flexibly, without being tied to a time during the study period.

Completion alternatives

RPL accreditation

Evaluation methods and criteria

Assessment will be based on exams linked to the course themes, which will be taken on the course's Hoodle platform. In addition, students will give and receive peer assessments of their coursework.

Student workload

5 ECTS = 135 hours

Failed (0)

0: The student has not achieved the minimum objectives of the course concerning sustainable and responsible business planning and management.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

1-2: The student has room for improvement in understanding sustainable business. Business planning is not based on sustainability or lacks realism. There is room for improvement in profitability, the earning model or pricing, or all of these. There is room for improvement in the skills needed to set up and run a business.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

3-4: The student's competence in designing a sustainable business and earning model is at a good level. The values of sustainability, responsibility, and ethics are considered. The student has demonstrated a good command of the practices related to setting up and running a business.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

5: The student has demonstrated excellent competence in designing a sustainable business and earning model. The plan is built on a foundation of sustainability and responsibility. From these premises, a plan for a profitable business with a sustainability dimension has been developed. The student has demonstrated an excellent command of the practices involved in setting up and running a business.

Teaching methods

Independent/team work, self-directed work on the material, tutorials

Further information

The course can be taken individually or in a team (recommended). During the course, students will learn about sustainability and responsibility as a basis for business planning. The output of the module will be assessed through peer assessment and the students' own competences will be demonstrated in the module exams. The lecturer in charge of the course is Markus Suomi (markus.suomi@humak.fi).

Evaluation scale

0-5

Methods of completion

Online teaching

Methods of completion

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