Study Guide

Objective

Having completed this study unit

• You know the basics function of an organization and basics of sustainable business.
• You can define sustainability as a success factor in business
• You can identify sustainable business opportunities in the business environment
• You can identify the business processes and their correlation
• You can describe the company’s strategic choices and challenges related to sustainable development.
• You are able to provide examples of how social, economic, and ecological ecosystems interact and influence each other.


Competences: Ethics Competence, Sustainable Development Competence

Content

- Introduction to ethics
- Business ethics in global and local setting
- Sustainable business concepts (economic, ecologic and social)
- UN Sustainable Development Goals
- Sustainability management

Qualifications

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Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Level 1
Ethical principles:
The student understands and is able to explain basic concepts of ethical principles and is able to discuss his/her own ethical and moral background.

The student understands the role of sustainability in business.

Level 2
Ethical principles:
The student is able to analyse different ethical principles and do analysis of his/her own ethical and moral background.

The student has limited capability to analyse how some elements of sustainability impact business.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Level 3
Ethical principles:
The student is able to analyse different ethical principles and do analysis of his/her own ethical and moral background.

The student is able to analyse how different elements of sustainability impact business.

Level 4
Ethical principles:
The student is able to evaluate and assess differences in ethical principles and is able to have critical look on his/her own ethical and moral background.

The student is able to assess different elements of sustainability in business in detail.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Level 5
Ethical principles:
The student is able to critically evaluate and assess differences in ethical principles and is able to have critical look on his/her own ethical and moral background.

The student is able to critically assess different elements of sustainability in business.