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Objective

Corporate social responsibility in the management point of view has become even more significant in order to face the societal challenges such as climate change, environmental degradation and inequality. By implementing Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s), organisations can respond to the challenges. CSR includes environmental, social, economic and stakeholder aspects.

CSR competence is a key element of modern business and organisations and taking it into account promotes the success of organisations, creates competitive advantage and wellbeing for people, environment, and society.
This course primarily supports the following Sustainable Development Goals: 3, 4, 5, 8, 10, 16, 17

Jamk University of Applied Sciences, School of Business is committed to the Principles of Responsible Management Education initiative (PRME), which aims to develop responsible decision makers for future and advance sustainable development.

Competences
Responsibility management
You have an in-depth command of the knowledge base of sustainable development and are able to evaluate, analyse and apply researched knowledge critically in business development and management. You are able to initiate and implement responsible business with strategic stakeholders and partners.

Operating in a workplace
You are able to develop and manage the comprehensively well-being of a work community. You promote the resilience of a work community.

Ethics
You are able to promote ethically sustainable activities and the realisation of ethical reflection in their different operating environments. You promote the realisation of diversity and accessibility. You are able to manage societally influential activities based on ethical values.

Sustainable development
You are able to apply the knowledge and future visions of sustainable development comprehensively as a basis for sustainable solutions.

Learning outcomes
You master the concepts and key theories of sustainable development and corporate social responsibility in different levels (from individual to global). You can critically evaluate, analyse, and apply theoretical knowledge in organizational development and strategic management, taking the goals of different stakeholders into account. You can analyze the importance of implementing corporate social responsibility for the wellbeing of employees, work communities and society considering also ethical responsibility. You are able to communicate and share your learning and competence with other students in a virtual environment.

Content

Concepts and theory of the Corporate Social Responsibility, Strategic CSR Management, Ecological Responsibility, Social Responsibility, Economic Responsibility, Ethical Responsibility, Stakeholder Responsibility, Sustainability Reporting and assessment

Materials

Crowtherm D. & Rayman-Bacchus, L. (2016). Perspectives on corporate social responsibility. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/978131547007

Sustainable Development Goals. (2020). Take Action for the Sustainable Development Goals – United Nations Sustainable Development.

Articles of Journal of Business Ethics.

Topical reading material in the field of expertise concerned.

Teaching methods

Study methods
Corporate Social Responsibility course is an online course. Your studies take place in the Moodle learning environment, where you will find course instructions, schedules, assignments and materials. There are no webinars in this course. You will enhance the learning from your student colleagues via discussion forum where you can discuss and share your findings with other students about responsibility issues.

Teachers are available and you can ask the questions regarding this course via FAQ. In the course, learning takes place flexibly according to your own schedule. You will conduct independent information retrieval and apply what you have learned in the assignments.

The study of the course begins by orientation to the course, the theoretical starting points of corporate social responsibility and the definition of the key concepts. During the first three weeks of the course, you will have an orientation assignment which confirms your participation in the course.

Guidance
Guidance takes place in the Moodle learning environment (question and answer forum).

Feedback
You will receive feedback from the teacher and peer-to-peer evaluations.
You will give feedback on the course (mid-term and final feedback on the implementation).

Employer connections

In an assignment you will have an organizational perspective, where you will apply theoretical knowledge in practice.

Exam schedules

The concepts of Corporate Social Responsibility -exam, three weeks after the start of the course implementation.

International connections

During the course, you will utilise international research literature. In your assignments, you will take into account the international perspective on responsibility.

Completion alternatives

You can familiarise yourself with Section 17 of Jamk's Degree Regulations when considering the recognition and recognition (accreditation) of a course's competence based on your previously acquired competence and the objectives of the course.

Student workload

Your indicative use of time during the 5-credit course is 135 working hours, which is divided as follows:

Independent material retrieval 10 h

Familiarization with study material 25 hours

Individual assignments 95 hours

Collaborative learning 5 hours

Content scheduling

This course takes place on the spring semester 2025 (27.1.2025-15.5.2025) and takes place in the Moodle learning environment.

Orientation and the concepts of Corporate Social Responsibility 0.5 credits
Social and Ethical Responsiblity 1.5 credits
Responsibility Communication 1.5 credits
Strategic Approach of Corporate Social Responsibility 1.5 credits


The course ends on 15.5.2025.

The evaluation is complete on 15.6.2025.

Further information

Avoimen väyläopiskelijat 11
Avoin amk 5
The learning during the course will be qualitatively evaluated based on the learning outcomes.

During the course, the utilization of artificial intelligence, instructions and possible ethical questions follow the updated recommendations of Arene and Jamk's rules.

The participants of the course will be checked three weeks after the start of the implementation. Participation in the course requires that you have submitted Orientation Assignment in three weeks.

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

You can identify the concepts and key theories of sustainable development and corporate social responsibility in different levels including individual (1).
You specify the concepts and key theories of sustainable development and corporate social responsibility in different levels including team level (2).
You can apply theoretical knowledge in organizational development and strategic management, taking the goals of different stakeholders into account (1-2).

You describe the importance of implementing corporate social responsibility for the well-being of employees, work communities and society considering also ethical responsibility (1-2).

You are able to communicate and share your learning and competence with other students in a virtual environment (1-2).

Assessment criteria, good (3)

You master the concepts and key theories of sustainable development and corporate social responsibility in different levels including work community and organisational levels (3).

You master the concepts and key theories of sustainable development and corporate social responsibility in different levels including work community, organisational and societal levels (4).

You can analyse and apply theoretical knowledge in organizational development and strategic management, taking the goals of different stakeholders into account (3).

You can evaluate, analyse, and apply theoretical knowledge in organisational development and strategic management, taking the goals of different stakeholders into account (4).

You can analyze the importance of implementing corporate social responsibility for the well-being of employees, work communities and society considering also ethical responsibility (3).

You can evaluate and analyze the importance of implementing corporate social responsibility for the wellbeing of employees, work communities and society considering also ethical responsibility (4).

You demonstrate expertise in your communication and share your competence with other students in a virtual environment (3-4).

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

You master the concepts and key theories of sustainable development and corporate social responsibility in different levels including global level (5).

You can critically evaluate, analyse, and apply theoretical knowledge in organizational development and strategic management, taking the goals of different stakeholders into account (5).

You can critically evaluate and analyze the importance of implementing corporate social responsibility for the wellbeing of employees, work communities and society considering also ethical responsibility (5).

You demonstrate special expertise in your communication and share interactively your competence with other students in a virtual environment (5).