TFL402 Sustainable Business
- ECTS Credits:
- 7.5
- Responsible department:
- School of Business and Law
- Course Leader:
- Stina Torjesen
- Lecture Semester:
- Spring
- Teaching language:
- English
- Duration:
- 1 term
The course is connected to the following study programs
- Master's Programme in Accounting and Auditing
Teaching language
EnglishRecommended prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Business Adminstration or equivalent.
Course contents
We start this course by describing the major challenges in society today, including the degradation of the earth’s ecosystem and the increasing threat of climate change. We also ask the question: How did we end up here? We trace the historical roots of capitalism and provide the students with knowledge to better understand current sustainability challenges. The course then proceeds to assess how business can respond to the current challenges. This includes introducing students to literature and cases on sustainable innovation and sustainable business models.
Learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course the student should be able to:
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analyse the role of capitalism, both the benefits capitalism has brought humanity, and the costs
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understand the concept ‘planetary boundary’ and be able to account for key trends related to climate change and biodiversity
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identify and critically discuss global contemporary challenges in business and society, including the UN Sustainable Development Goals and how these relate to business operations
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analyse how the emergence of new business models in the economy is related to issues of resource scarcity, circular economy and environmental regulation
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investigate how businesses can contribute to solving key environmental and social challenges, including climate change and resource scarcity
Examination requirements
Written and/or oral assignment(s) must be approved. More information will be provided in Canvas at the start of the semester.
Teaching methods
On campus lectures and seminars. Estimated workload is 210 hours.
Evaluation
The person responsible for the course, in consultation with the student representative, decides the method of evaluation and whether the courses will have a midterm- or end of term evaluation, see also the Quality System, section 4.1. Information about evaluation method for the course will be posted on Canvas.
Assessment methods and criteria
4-hour written examination under supervision. Assessment expression: letter grade, A-F.
Due to grade requirements for state authorised auditors, a regular examination will be held both autumn and spring.
Reduction of Credits
This course’s contents overlap with the following courses. A reduction of credits will occur if one of these courses is taken in addition:
Course | Reduction of Credits |
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TFL400 – Sustainable Capitalism | 7.5 |