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Sustainable Development in Economy and Business

Study Course Description

Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:3.00
Study Course Accepted:03.06.2024 16:09:41
Study Course Information
Course Code:SZF_090LQF level:Level 6
Credit Points:3.33ECTS:5.00
Branch of Science:Management; Business ManagementTarget Audience:Business Management
Study Course Supervisor
Course Supervisor:Tatjana Muravska
Study Course Implementer
Structural Unit:Faculty of Social Sciences
The Head of Structural Unit:
Contacts:Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szfatrsu[pnkts]lv
Study Course Planning
Full-Time - Semester No.1
Lectures (count)7Lecture Length (academic hours)2Total Contact Hours of Lectures14
Classes (count)7Class Length (academic hours)2Total Contact Hours of Classes14
Total Contact Hours28
Part-Time - Semester No.1
Lectures (count)4Lecture Length (academic hours)2Total Contact Hours of Lectures8
Classes (count)5Class Length (academic hours)2Total Contact Hours of Classes10
Total Contact Hours18
Study course description
Preliminary Knowledge:
Microeconomics and Macroeconomics, International Business, Organisational Theory and Enterprise Strategy and Policy.
Objective:
Provide students with knowledge of current trends in the concept of sustainable development in economy and business, with a particular focus on the social and humanitarian aspects of the concept of sustainable development.
Topic Layout (Full-Time)
No.TopicType of ImplementationNumberVenue
1Main Sustainable Development (SD) issues: • the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and 17 sustainable development goals. SD as an integral part of multinational corporations (MNC) and corporate strategy; • European political and economic trends in developing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the mindset for students; • Modern “alarming” challenges related to social, economic, environmental and climate aspects. Using the concept of a circular economy as a new direction in the approachLectures7.00auditorium
Classes7.00auditorium
Topic Layout (Part-Time)
No.TopicType of ImplementationNumberVenue
1Main Sustainable Development (SD) issues: • the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and 17 sustainable development goals. SD as an integral part of multinational corporations (MNC) and corporate strategy; • European political and economic trends in developing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the mindset for students; • Modern “alarming” challenges related to social, economic, environmental and climate aspects. Using the concept of a circular economy as a new direction in the approachLectures4.00auditorium
Classes5.00auditorium
Assessment
Unaided Work:
To successfully complete the course, students need to prepare a report and a summary of the course, as well as actively participate in the course sessions, pass the tests and exam. In order to evaluate the quality of the study course as a whole, the student must fill out the study course evaluation questionnaire on the Student Portal.
Assessment Criteria:
The final mark will consist of the sum of all the marks. Knowledge will be assessed on a 10-point grading scale. Report – 20%, Summaries – 20%, Activity and tests in seminars – 20%, Exam – 40%.
Final Examination (Full-Time):Exam (Written)
Final Examination (Part-Time):Exam (Written)
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge:Knowledge of “best practices” in modern SD structures, getting acquainted with the new Agenda 2030 and the implementation process of 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals in modern economy (with impacts on the Baltic States).
Skills:Ability to analyse various aspects of SD and its feasibility – human, social, developmental & climate and, as well as skills in identifying different policy facets in SD.
Competencies:Become active in the front-side of modern development: clever, creative, sustainable and effective policies.
Bibliography
No.Reference
Required Reading
1Sustainable Development
2Agenda 2030
3Sustainable Development Goals
417 Sustainable Development Goals
Additional Reading
12030 agenda & EU
2http://www.activistpost.com/2015/09/agenda-2030-translator…
3UN Agenda.
4Note: European Studies Faculty’s Regional Economy & Business Dept. is a member of SDSN Global - a global network of universities, research institutions, foundations, civil society and other organizations dealing with SDGs
5http://unsdsn.org/what-we-do/national-and-regional-networks…
Other Information Sources
1Sustainable development: implementation through the EU and UN efforts. 15.06.2016.
2Climate Action in Support of a Sustainable World. RSU, 21.09.2016.
3Sustainable and low-carbon future in the Baltics. RSU, 14.11.2016.
4New global measures for sustainable transport: effect for Baltic region. RSU, 15.11.2016.
5Sustainability becomes the Union’s priority. Eugene Eteris, ESF, RSU, 25.11.2016.