Sustainability and Quality in Business (5cr)

Objectives (course unit)

The course provides students with the skills to understand the significance of responsibility, sustainable development, circular economy, and quality in business. Students will be equipped to identify circular economy business models and utilize them in business development.

Students will:
- be able to describe the core concepts of responsibility, sustainable development, and circular economy
- understand the fundamentals of quality thinking
- be capable of integrating these perspectives into business development.

Content (course unit)

Company's Ecological, Economic, and Social Responsibility
Circular Economy and New Business Models
Quality Thinking and Principles of Continuous Improvement

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)

The student recognizes the fundamental concepts of responsibility, sustainable development, circular economy, and quality, and understands their significance in business development and in their own work.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)

The student understands the significance of responsibility, sustainable development, circular economy, and quality within the company as a whole, and is capable of acting in a way that promotes these aspects within the organization.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)

The student can analyze, apply, and improve organizational functions to promote sustainable development, circular economy, responsibility, and quality. They can plan and find diverse solutions to incorporate sustainable development, circular economy, responsibility, and quality into their own work.

Location and time

Distance learning according the schedule

Exam schedules

DL in Moodle.

Assessment methods and criteria

All tasks must be completed.

Assessment scale

0-5

Teaching methods

Team work, group works, individual tasks

Learning materials

Moodle.

Student workload

1 credit = 27 h student work
5 credits =135 h student work

Completion alternatives

Contact teacher before the course starts.

Practical training and working life cooperation

The tasks can be preferably done with companies student knows.

International connections

National and international aspects considered.

Assessment criteria - fail (0) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Some tasks are missing or failed.

Assessment criteria - satisfactory (1-2) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Student knows the basic concepts of responsibility and quality management.

Assessment criteria - good (3-4) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Student is able to apply the responsibility actions on his/hers work in company and measure process quality.

Assessment criteria - excellent (5) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

tudent is able to apply the responsibility actions on his/hers work in company, and is able to suggest more resposible targets in company strategy. Student is able to analyse and develop quality process management.