• Sustainability and Responsibility (TLIK1500-3006),
         29.08.2022 – 21.12.2022,  5 cr  (TLS20S1) — Face-to-face +-
    Learning outcomes of the course
    Sustainability & responsibility is much more than just sorting your trashes and taking them out to the right bins. Sustainable sourcing and production methods througout the supply chain are a must nowadays and corporate responsibility is the basic prerequisite for companies to exist. On this course you will learn how globally acknowledged responsibility initiatives, e.g. UN Global Compact, affect on corporate governance.

    Course Competencies:
    Competences to be promoted and assessed in this course include analysing skills, ability to consult and apply norms and codes related to sustainability and responsibility, awareness of societal, health and safety, environmental, economic and industrial implications and responsibility in decision making.

    Learning outcomes in the course:
    You will learn the significance of responsibility aspects in business. You know how to evaluate sustainability reporting and how environmental, financial and social responsibility are linked into business processes, logistics and strategic management of the companies. You acquire basic understanding of standards and legistlation related to sustainability and responsibility.
    Course contents
    Development phases of sustainable thinking in business context.
    Currently perceived basic level of sustainability in corporations now and in the future.
    Corporate social, financial and environmental responsibility.
    UN Global Compact, ISO 14001, 26000 and 45001 standards, legistlation.
    Study of sustainable megatrends, values and ethics.
    Assessment criteria
    Assessment criteria - grade 1 and 2
    1 Sufficient:
    The student demonstrates his / her competence in the subjects dealt with in the course, identifies the topics dealt with in the course and understands their importance in relation to sustainability and responsibility.

    2 Satisfactory:
    In addition to the above, the student can describe the topics covered in the course systematically and knows how to apply them.
    Assessment criteria - grade 3 and 4
    3 Good:
    In addition to the above, the student demonstrates the ability to justify the effects of different solutions and to make informed choices between options.

    4 Very good:
    In addition to the above, the student demonstrates the ability to apply what he or she has learned and to evaluate the solutions and their effects analytically.
    Assessment criteria - grade 5
    5 Excellent:
    In addition to the above, the student demonstrates an in-depth knowledge of the course topics and the ability to structure and analyze the effects of solutions in a broader context. Student also demonstrates the ability to apply all methods of the course correctly and innovatively in variable contexts.
    Language of instruction

    English

    Planned learning activities, teaching methods and guidance

    Completion of the course includes contact lessons at campus, learning assignments and a more extensive project work.
    Some of the learning assignments are done in small groups under the guidance of a teacher, either on campus or remotely; other tasks require independent work.
    The tasks are described in more detail in the course workspace. Assignments are either individual assignments or group assignments (stated in the assignment) and their return dates will be confirmed as the course progresses.
    Language of implementation: English

    If your intention is to supplement the completion of the previous three-credit course, register for the implementation TLIK1500-3008.

    Lecturer(s)

    Juha Paananen

    Learning materials and recommended literature

    ISBN 978-87-403-1760-2 Introduction to Green Supply Chain Management, 2017, Venkatesh Ganapathy (available on course).
    SFS-EN ISO 14001:2015 Environmental management systems.
    SFS-EN ISO 26000:2020 Guidance on social responsibility.
    SFS-ISO 45001:2018 Occupational health and safety management systems

    The lecture material related to the course can be found in the course workspace. The course also uses open online material related to the topics.

    Lecturer(s)

    Juha Paananen, Sari Karppala

    Working life cooperation

    Possible guest lectures on different topics of the course.

    Campus

    Main Campus

    Exam dates and re-exam possibilities

    There is no exam on this course.

    Timing

    29.08.2022 - 21.12.2022

    Learning assignments and student workload

    One credit corresponds to an average of 27 hours of work, which means that the load of five credits is approximately 135 hours. The load is distributed in different ways depending on the course implementation.

    Enrollment

    01.08.2022 - 25.08.2022

    Content scheduling

    Fall 2022, lectures held generally weekly on campus.
    Start at the beginning of September, end around November-December.

    Groups
    • TLS20S1
    Alternative learning methods

    The admission procedures are described in the degree rule and the study guide. The teacher of the course will give you more information on possible specific course practices.

    Seats

    0 - 50

    Assessment methods

    Avoin AMK 10 (not translated)

    Degree Programme

    Bachelor's Degree Programme in Logistics

    Mode of delivery

    Face-to-face

    Credits
    • 5 cr
    Unit

    School of Technology