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Course unit, curriculum year 2022–2023
KAT.VAST.206
Business, society and nature, 5 cr
Tampere University
- Description
- Completion options
Teaching periods
Active in period 1 (1.8.2022–23.10.2022)
Active in period 2 (24.10.2022–31.12.2022)
Active in period 3 (1.1.2023–5.3.2023)
Active in period 4 (6.3.2023–31.5.2023)
Active in period 5 (1.6.2023–31.7.2023)
Course code
KAT.VAST.206Language of instruction
EnglishAcademic years
2021–2022, 2022–2023, 2023–2024Level of study
Intermediate studiesGrading scale
General scale, 0-5Persons responsible
Responsible teacher:
Lara Gonzalez Porras, ProfessorResponsible teacher:
Heta LeinonenResponsible organisation
Faculty of Management and Business 100 %
Coordinating organisation
Business Studies 100 %
Course content: relationship between business, society and nature; Corporate sustainability; Environmental responsibility; Sustainability challenges and opportunities; The sustainability journey in organisations, The future of sustainability. Completion options: 1) Lecture course, which comprises participation in the lectures, and group and individual assignments; 2) Independent project, which comprises online assignments and a final essay, to be completed according to the students’ own schedule. Language of instruction: English.
Learning outcomes
Prerequisites
Recommended prerequisites
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Learning material
Studies that include this course
Completion option 1
Participation in teaching
19.01.2023 – 26.02.2023
Active in period 3 (1.1.2023–5.3.2023)
Completion option 2
Independent study
08.09.2022 – 11.12.2022
Active in period 1 (1.8.2022–23.10.2022)
Active in period 2 (24.10.2022–31.12.2022)
06.03.2023 – 31.05.2023
Active in period 4 (6.3.2023–31.5.2023)
15.05.2023 – 31.07.2023
Active in period 4 (6.3.2023–31.5.2023)
Active in period 5 (1.6.2023–31.7.2023)