General provisions

The course is given in Master's Programme in Sustainable Management.

Entry requirements

A Bachelor's degree, equivalent to a Swedish Kandidatexamen, from an internationally recognised university. Proficiency in English.

Learning outcomes

The key objective of this course is to address sustainability challenges facing organisations. Current theories and academic research on sustainability and responsible leadership and behaviour will be discussed and analysed to provide a basis for understanding.

Having completed the course, students are expected to be able to:

• demonstrate knowledge and understanding of sustainability challenges to organisations, including insight into current research,
• critically identify and analyse different aspects of contemporary sustainability challenges for different types of organisations and specific conditions and implications for responsible leadership and behaviour,
• understand, communicate, discuss and reflect upon concepts and theories related to societal change and development, responsible leadership and behaviour in organisations,
• use acquired skills and insights when critically examining cases of how different organisations may act in different cultural and socioeconomic settings,
• use theoretical insights to analyse organisations impact on society and vice versa in a local and global context.

Content

The course focus concerns central aspects of sustainability and responsibility in private and public organisations as a discussion on the role of sustainable management in economic and social development. Various aspects of sustainable management in different cultural and socio-economic contexts and in relation to society's different sectors are illustrated through cases, articles and books, as well as lectures and seminars.

Instruction

The course consists of compulsory seminars and lectures. The students work in teams and individually and are expected to be active during and between seminars. The course will include both written and oral presentations. The course is taught in English.

Assessment

The student will get one single grade, equivalent to 7.5 credits.

The examination takes place continuously through assignments and seminars carried out in groups and individually. The grade for the entire course is based on an assessment of all parts of the examination. Grading criteria are presented in the study guide that applies to the course section. The following grades will be used, pass with distinction (VG), pass (G) and fail (U).

Examinations handed in late will not be assessed except under special circumstances. Any remaining supplemental work must be handed in by the deadline specified in the study guide. Otherwise, the entire course (all examinations included) must be retaken during subsequent course sections

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 special pedagogical support from the University's disability coordinator.

Uppsala University does not accept cheating or plagiarism. Suspected incidents of cheating or plagiarism are reported to the Vice-Chancellor, which may issue a formal warning to the student or suspend the student from studies for a certain period.

NOTE: Only completed courses can count toward a degree.

Other directives

The course substitutes/overlaps Small Business and Regional Development 2FE993 and International Business and Regional Development 2FE989.