Corporate Responsibility and Tourism NON-STOP (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

1-5

Content scheduling

The course is divided into topics, allowing you to learn in manageable chunks (more information about this is in Moodle).

Objective

Using concepts and frameworks of sustainability; linking social, environmental, and economic responsibility to business practices; identifying and applying responsible business practices in tourism business; leading the sustainability transitions within a team; communicating sustainability and applying the principles of using environmental claims in communication

Content

Corporate responsibility; responsible tourism practices; business ethics; leading sustainability transition; communication about sustainability.

Location and time

This is a non-stop online course running from 2.9.2024 to 31.12.2024. on SAMK Moodle, without any scheduled lectures.

Materials

All material is available online and listed in Moodle.

Teaching methods

This is a non-stop online course running from 2.9.2024 to 31.12.2024. You can study at your own pace without any scheduled lectures. The course includes six themes, and each theme includes prerecorded videos and written material for reading. The assignments consist of Moodle quizzes, written assignments, and taking images or creating videos to communicate about your assignments. The six themes open up in Moodle one by one after you successfully pass the previous one. The teacher will send an email to kickstart the course once a week.

Employer connections

You will work on real-life cases of your own interest.

Exam schedules

The assignments consist of quizzes, written assignments, and taking images or creating videos to communicate about your assignments. Once completed, the quizzes cannot be redone. The course closes on December 31, 2024. The grade of a non-stop course can't be raised. You need 50 points to pass the course, and you can finish the course any time you are content with your points. Grades are given every two weeks.

International connections

Moodle, Microsoft 365 programs, mobile phones, Padlet, Instagram, and Turnitin

Completion alternatives

There are no.

Student workload

5 ECTS equals 133 hours of student work.