COURSE SYLLABUS
Sustainable Enterprising, 7.5 credits
Sustainable Enterprising, 7,5 högskolepoäng
Course Syllabus for students Autumn 2023
| Course Code: | LEPK13 |
| Confirmed by: | Director of Education May 31, 2023 |
| Valid From: | Autumn 2023 |
| Version: | 1 |
| Education Cycle: | First-cycle level |
| Disciplinary domain: | Social sciences |
| Subject group: | FE1 |
| Specialised in: | G1F |
Intended Learning Outcomes (ILO)
On completion of this course, students should be able to:
Knowledge and understanding
- recognize and explain central concepts, theories and methods within the research field of enterprise sustainability
- identify challenges and opportunities in sustainable enterprising and describe innovations and practices developed to meet them
- identify challenges and opportunities in sustainable enterprising and describe innovations and practices developed to meet them
Skills and abilities
- develop competencies for reflecting upon sustainability experiences and emotions
- apply core sustainability competencies to analyze common sustainability activities and issues at the enterprise level
- apply core sustainability competencies to analyze common sustainability activities and issues at the enterprise level
Judgement and approach
- discuss and evaluate innovations and solutions for enterprise sustainability based on current research and practices
- critically reflect upon the diversity of meanings of sustainability within business and management
- critically reflect upon the diversity of meanings of sustainability within business and management
Contents
- Sustainability and “the big disconnect”
- The global imperative for enterprise sustainability
- Facts and alternative – contested sustainability discourses
- The diversity of meanings of sustainability for business and management
- Corporate enterprise responses to global risk
- Sustainability and forms of ownership
- Sustainability and socio-economic transformation
- Functionalist and technocentric perspective on enterprise sustainability
- Regenerative enterprises
- Sustainability trends and new approaches to growth
Type of instruction
The teaching consists of lectures, seminars and exercises performed individually and in groups.
A learning management system is used.
Students who have been admitted to and registered for a course have the right to receive instruction/supervision for the duration of the time period specified for the particular course instance to which they were accepted. After that, the right to receive instruction/supervision expires.
A learning management system is used.
Students who have been admitted to and registered for a course have the right to receive instruction/supervision for the duration of the time period specified for the particular course instance to which they were accepted. After that, the right to receive instruction/supervision expires.
The teaching is conducted in English.
Prerequisites
General entry requirements and passed courses of at least 45 credits in Media and Communication Science or equivalent. English proficiency is required. Exemption is granted from the requirement in Swedish.
Examination and grades
The course is graded A, B, C, D, E, FX or F.
The grades A, B, C, D and E are all passing grades.
For courses with more than one element of examination, students are given a final grade based on an overall assessment of all the elements included in the course. The final grade of the course is issued only when all elements of examination have been passed.
The examination is based on the intended learning outcomes.
The course is examined through two individual written assignments and one group presentation.
The examination must allow for students to be assessed on an individual basis. Further information concerning assessment of specific intended learning outcomes and grading criteria is provided at the beginning of the course.
To pass the course students must receive at least a passing grade on every assignment. The final course grade is determined by weighting the grades received on Individual written assignment 1 and Group presentation.
Students are guaranteed a minimum of three attempts to pass an examination, including the regular attempt.
If a student has failed the same examination three times, the student can request that the next attempt be graded by a new examiner. The decision to accept or reject such a request is made by the associate dean of education. A student may not make a second attempt at any examination already passed in order to receive a higher grade.
In case a course is terminated or significantly altered, examination according to the earlier syllabus shall be offered on at least two occasions in the course of one year after the termination/alteration.
The examiner has the right to give an adapted examination or let the student carry out the examination in an alternative way provided that the intended learning outcomes can be secured and that there are exceptional reasons for this, including the student's right to targeted study support.
The grades A, B, C, D and E are all passing grades.
For courses with more than one element of examination, students are given a final grade based on an overall assessment of all the elements included in the course. The final grade of the course is issued only when all elements of examination have been passed.
The examination is based on the intended learning outcomes.
The course is examined through two individual written assignments and one group presentation.
The examination must allow for students to be assessed on an individual basis. Further information concerning assessment of specific intended learning outcomes and grading criteria is provided at the beginning of the course.
To pass the course students must receive at least a passing grade on every assignment. The final course grade is determined by weighting the grades received on Individual written assignment 1 and Group presentation.
Students are guaranteed a minimum of three attempts to pass an examination, including the regular attempt.
If a student has failed the same examination three times, the student can request that the next attempt be graded by a new examiner. The decision to accept or reject such a request is made by the associate dean of education. A student may not make a second attempt at any examination already passed in order to receive a higher grade.
In case a course is terminated or significantly altered, examination according to the earlier syllabus shall be offered on at least two occasions in the course of one year after the termination/alteration.
The examiner has the right to give an adapted examination or let the student carry out the examination in an alternative way provided that the intended learning outcomes can be secured and that there are exceptional reasons for this, including the student's right to targeted study support.
Registration of examination:
| Name of the Test | Value | Grading |
|---|---|---|
| Individual written assignment 1 | 2 credits | A/B/C/D/E/FX/F |
| Individual written assignment 2 | 2 credits | U/G |
| Group presentation | 3.5 credits | A/B/C/D/E/FX/F |
Course evaluation
The instruction is followed up throughout the course. A course evaluation is conducted at the end of the course. A summary and comments are published in the learning management system. The evaluation constitutes a basis for future improvements to the course.
Course literature
Benn, Suzanne, Edwards, Melissa & Williams, Tim (2022). Sustainability: A Key Idea for Business and Society. Routledge. 164 pages.
Articles. 200 pages.
Please note that changes may be made to the reading list up until eight weeks before the start of the course.
Citing Sources – How to Create Literature Reference
www.ju.se/library/search--write/citing-sources---how-to-create-literature-references.html
The Interactive Anti-Plagiarism Guide – Jönköping University
Information about plagiarism at higher education institutions
Available in the learning management system
Articles. 200 pages.
Please note that changes may be made to the reading list up until eight weeks before the start of the course.
Citing Sources – How to Create Literature Reference
www.ju.se/library/search--write/citing-sources---how-to-create-literature-references.html
The Interactive Anti-Plagiarism Guide – Jönköping University
Information about plagiarism at higher education institutions
Available in the learning management system
Content updated 2015-06-24
