Study Guide

Objective

The student understands basic ethical principles and he/she is able to explain their own ethical background and how their own actions impact their everyday lives.
He/she understands sustainability and main reasons how it impacts people and business in global and local level. He/she is 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

Further information

Two degree groups are involved in the implementation, in addition, 20 exchange students can be admitted, for a maximum of 60 students per group.

Evaluation scale

H-5

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.

Qualifications

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