UniPID course Globalisation and Corporate Responsibility.
Corporate (social) responsibility is the main framework for companies to respond to the global challenges and uneven development. On this course the theme in question will be considered from the standpoint of MDGs and thus, much emphasis will be put on developing countries.
Learning outcomes
After the course students will be familiar with sustainable development, globalisation, corporate (social) responsibility and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) of UN. Students will understand the contents of them and the kind of possibilities and challenges they set for companies.
Teaching methods
Teaching method
Contact
Online
Lectures
Online teaching
Teaching language
English
Individual assignments can also be done in Finnish.
Modes of study
Option
1
Available for:
Degree Programme Students
Other Students
Open University Students
Doctoral Students
Exchange Students
Participation in course work
In
English
Online discussions and written assignments. Individual assignments can also be done in Finnish.
Evaluation
and evaluation criteria
Numeric 1-5.
The course grade is given by final report on a scale 0-5. The literature and lecture assignments are not graded individually but they are obligatory.
Study materials
Geographies of Development. An Introduction to Development Studies. 3rd ed., Harlow, Pearson Education Limited, Potter, Binns, Elliot, Smith (2008), 978-0-13-222823-7.
A collection of articles
Further information
The course is recommended to those in their 2nd or 3rd year of study.