Social Impact Management (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

The student understands principles of social impact assessment and management theories.
He/she understand the key issues behind societal and human rights due diligence.
The student understands the role of companies in addressing global and local challenges.

Competences: Ethics Competence, Sustainable Development Competence

Content

- Assessing Social Impact

- Managing Social Impact

- Societal Due Diligence

- Human Rights Due Diligence

- Role of business in meeting and answering global and local challenges

- Real life case studies

Location and time

Course will take place on Lapland UAS Rovaniemi campus from April 9th to May 2nd.

Materials

All material will be presented in the beginning of the course.

Teaching methods

Video lectures
Mini exams
Cases
Group presentations
Group discussions

Completion alternatives

Course is done through case presentations and discussions so attendance is required.

Student workload

Online lectures 20h
Mini exams 10h
2 group case studies and presentations 40h
Participating in other group presentations 20h
Self studies 43h

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Level 1
Social Impact Management:
The student understands the principles of social impact management theories.
He/she understands what due diligence means in societal and human rights issues.
The student understands the role of companies in addressing global and local challenges.

Level 2
Social Impact Management:
The student has rising understanding of the principles of social impact management theories.
He/she knows what due diligence means in societal and human rights issues.
The student is able to list the role of companies in addressing global and local challenges while understanding the importance of the matter.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Level 3
Social Impact Management:
The student is able to analyse main principles of social impact management theories.
He/she is able to analyse due diligence in societal and human rights issues.
The student is able to do basic analysis the role of companies in addressing global and local challenges.

Level 4
Social Impact Management:
The student is able to analyse principles of social impact management theories.
He/she is able to analyse due diligence in societal and human rights issues.
The student is able to analyse in detail of the role of companies in addressing global and local challenges.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Level 5
Social Impact Management:
The student is able to critically evaluate and utilise social impact management theories.
He/she is able to evaluate and utilise due diligence in societal human rights issues in wide variety of cases.
The student is able to critically evaluate the role of companies in addressing global and local challenges.
He/she is able to come up with feasible suggestions and strategies for companies to improve their social impact management.