Sustainable Organisational Development
Syllabus, Bachelor's level, 1TG297
- Code
- 1TG297
- Education cycle
- First cycle
- Main field(s) of study and in-depth level
- Industrial Engineering and Management G2F
- Grading system
- Fail (U), Pass (3), Pass with credit (4), Pass with distinction (5)
- Finalised by
- The Faculty Board of Science and Technology, 3 October 2022
- Responsible department
- Department of Civil and Industrial Engineering
Entry requirements
60 credits in Industrial Engineering and Management or within the Bachelor's Programme in Sustainable Development in Industrial Engineering. Sustainable Development, CSR and Life Cycle Analysis. Management Systems and Leadership or Industrial Management 15 credits. Participation in Lean Management or Production Management I.
Learning outcomes
After passing the course, students should be able to
- analyse sustainability reports
- draw up a sustainability report for an industrial organisation in accordance with Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) guidelines
- give an account of and analyse leadership for sustainable development
- communicate sustainable development
- apply the Framework for Strategic Sustainable Development (FSSD)
- apply general change theory for sustainable development
- give an account of how process and product innovation can influence sustainable development
- give an account of sustainable organisational development from a global perspective.
Content
Sustainability Reporting: contents and form. Sustainable organisational development: environmental, economic and social dimensions. Principles, practices and tools from the field of quality development such as process focus, continuous improvement and process management. UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Agenda 2030. Measurement systems for sustainability. Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) standards. Carbon dioxide reporting. Framework for Strategic Sustainable Development (FSSD). Climate, biological diversity and the Planetary Boundaries framework. Sustainability improvement potential, sustainability level, circular economy, the doughnut model, value chain, cradle to cradle, cradle to grave, change theories and change models. How sustainability influences process and product innovation. Sustainable organisational development from a global perspective. Presentation methods for internal and external sustainability communication.
Instruction
Lectures, exercises, seminars and group work.
Assessment
Written assignments, oral presentations, active participation in seminars and presentation of case studies.
If there are special reasons for doing so, an examiner may make an exception from the method of assessment indicated and allow a student to be assessed by another method. An example of special reasons might be a certificate regarding targeted pedagogical support from the University's disability coordinator.