•   Responsible Business and Sharing Economy STR4HM104-3014 13.01.2025-16.05.2025  5   (MASTROM, ...) +-
    Learning objectives
    After completing the course, the student is able to:
    - apply the key concepts of a responsible business and sharing economy in her/his thinking and reasoning
    - recognise business opportunities related to strategic responsibility and the creation of common value
    - analyse the purpose of an organisation’s stakeholders and their role in responsible business and in creating shared value
    - describe and assess business and management from the viewpoint of stakeholder thinking and responsible business
    - acknowledge responsibility and value questions in strategy work
    - produce critical thinking and problem solving in a changing operational environment
    Starting level and linkage with other courses
    No prerequisites.
    Contents
    - Responsible business and sustainable development
    - Effects of a sharing economy on business and customer behaviour
    - Strategic responsibility and creation of shared value
    - Stakeholder analysis and stakeholder dialogue
    - Responsibility communication and reporting
    - Development of a responsible organisation culture
    Assessment criteria
    Assessment criteria - grade 1
    The student is able to define the key concepts of a responsible business and sharing economy. S/he recognises the main stakeholders and their purpose in a responsible business. S/he can describe business and management from the viewpoint of responsible business and stakeholder thinking.
    Assessment criteria - grade 3
    In addition to the competences in grade 1, the student can apply the key concepts of a responsible business and sharing economy in her/his thinking and reasoning. S/he can utilise the models of stakeholder analysis and dialogue. S/he is able to acknowledge responsibility and value questions in strategy work.
    Assessment criteria - grade 5
    In addition to the competences in grades 1 and 3, the student can analyse the purpose of an organisation’s stakeholders and their role in responsible business and in creating shared value. S/he develops business and management from the viewpoints of stakeholder thinking and responsible business. S/he is able to think critically and solve problems in a changing operational environment.
    Further information
    When the implementation type of the course is contact, online or blended it is required that the student is present during those teaching hours that are marked in the study schedule. If you are absent more than 25%, your grade will be lowered by one. If you are absent more than 50%, the course is failed.
    Teaching methods and instruction

    This course is a fully virtual course without any set time slots for meetings, with the exception of an online group exam - you advance at your own pace within the time frame of the course; i.e. between 13.1.-16.5.2025. The absolute final deadline to finish all tasks in order to receive a grade is Friday the 30th of May.

    Responsible person

    Juha Olava

    Learning material and recommended literature

    Course material recommended on Moodle

    Campus

    Pasila Campus

    Exam dates and re-exam possibilities

    The student must participate in an online group exam on one of the three given alternative dates. The three dates reflect an initial exam date and two re-takes.

    The dates are:
    Wednesday 5th March 16-19
    Thursday 3rd April 17-20
    Monday 5th May 9-12

    Teaching language

    English

    Timing

    13.01.2025 - 16.05.2025

    Learning assignments

    The course is divided into five thematic topics; each of which carries either an individual task or participation in a group exam. In addition you must make a short reflection of your learning at the end with pass/fail grading.

    Enrollment

    02.01.2025 - 10.01.2025

    Content scheduling

    This course is a fully virtual course without any set time slots for meetings, with the exception of an online group exam - you advance at your own pace within the time frame of the course; i.e. between 13.1.-16.5.2025. The absolute final deadline to finish all tasks in order to receive a grade is Friday the 30th of May.

    Groups
    • MASTROM
    • MASTROMF
    • VIRTUAL
    • INSTRUCTED
    • MASTRE
    • EXCH
    • MAAVBUM
    • MASTROME
    Alternative learning methods

    Currently there are no alternative implementations. Next implementation fall 2025.

    Teachers

    Eeva Aarnio, Satu Harkki

    Seats

    31 - 100

    Further information

    The course grading is as follows:

    Task 1, 3 and 4. Graded 0-5. 25% each
    Online group exam. Graded 0-5. 25%
    Tasks 2 and 5 and Reflection of learning. Graded Pass/fail.

    All must be completed with a passing grade to complete the course.

    Degree Programme

    LUJOM Degree Programme in Business Development and Leadership, STROME Degree Programme in Strategising in Organisations, PAKEM Degree Programme in Service Business Leadership and Development, LEBUM Degree Programme in Leading Business Transformation, AVBUM Degree Programme in Sustainable Aviation Business, STROM Degree Programme in Strategising in Organisations, HOSBUM Degree Programme in Tourism and Hospitality Business

    R&D proportion

    0.00 cr

    Virtual proportion

    5.00 cr

    Evaluation scale

    H-5