Sustainable and responsible business (5 cr)

Objectives (course unit)

Students - are familiar with the different phases of planning and setting up a business - can plan customer-oriented, profitable and responsible business practices and ethically sustainable products and services for creative industries - identify alternative pricing and revenue models for products and services within creative industries.

Content (course unit)

- business planning: need, solution, market, revenue model, pricing, financial and profitability analysis, channels of sales and marketing - responsibility, ethics and sustainable development in business planning

Location and time

12.09.2024 09.00 - 10.00 Kick-off webinar 30.09.2024 14.00 - 15.00 Guidance webinar 29.10.2024 14.00 - 15.00 Guidance webinar 27.11.2024 14.00 - 15.00 Guidance webinar 12.12.2024 14.00 - 15.00 Guidance webinar 17.01.2025 14.00 - 15.00 Guidance webinar 14.02.2025 14.00 - 15.00 Guidance webinar 18.03.2025 14.00 - 15.00 Guidance webinar 14.04.2025 14.00 - 15.00 Guidance webinar 05.05.2025 14.00 - 15.00 Guidance webinar

Exam schedules

Exams can be taken flexibly, without being tied to a time during the study period.

Assessment methods and criteria

Assessment will be based on exams linked to the course themes, which will be taken on the course's Hoodle platform. In addition, students will give and receive peer assessments of their coursework.

Assessment scale

0-5

Teaching methods

Independent/team work, self-directed work on the material, tutorials

Learning materials

Literature Articles Blogs Videos Podcasts

Student workload

5 ECTS = 135 hours

Completion alternatives

RPL accreditation

Practical training and working life cooperation

The student can connect her/his own planned or existing entrepreneurship to the contents of the course.

Further information

The course can be taken individually or in a team (recommended). During the course, students will learn about sustainability and responsibility as a basis for business planning. The output of the module will be assessed through peer assessment and the students' own competences will be demonstrated in the module exams. The lecturer in charge of the course is Markus Suomi (markus.suomi@humak.fi).