Study Guide

Objective

Having completed this study unit,

- You can define what ethics and responsibility means in the business context

- You can reflect on the relationship between business and society

- You can identify the main misbehaviours in the context of sport business

- You can describe what is cultural diversity and its relevance for sport business ethics

- You can relate the Sustainable Development Goals to sport businesses.

Competences: Ethics Competence, International and multiculturalism Competence, Sustainable development Competence

Content

Theme 1. Business ethics role within a sport working environment

Theme 2. Philosophical Frameworks for Business Ethics

Theme 3. Sustainable Business and Cultural Diversity

Location and time

The course will be organised on Rovaniemi campus in 2024 during weeks 36-43. There will be recorded lectures online and group discussion on campus.

Teaching methods

Lectures
Online recorded lectures
Independent knowledge acquisition activities
Individual Assignments
Group discussion
Group assignments
Exams

Further information

A degree student attending the University of Lapland can register free of charge for LUC studies offered by the Lapland University of Applied Sciences, if the studies can be linked to their own degree. Enrollment takes place through: https://hakeutuminen-amk.peppi4.lapit.csc.fi/web/hakijan-tyopoyta/#3726

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Level 1
Business Ethics:
You are familiar with the concepts of business ethics, sustainability and cultural diversity in the sports business. 

Level 2
Business Ethics:
You understand the concepts of business ethics, sustainability and cultural diversity in the sports business and the main features and misbehaviours in the sports business. 

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Level 3
Business Ethics:
You know how to integrate business ethics frameworks and sustainable development goals in the sports business. 

Level 4
Business Ethics:
You have a comprehensive understanding of the business ethics role in the sports business.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Level 5
Business Ethics:
You have a comprehensive understanding of the key principles, role of business ethics and cultural diversity in sports business.
You can critically examine the relationship between sustainable development goal and the sports business.