Course - Sustainability management - AL302030
AL302030 - Sustainability management
About
Examination arrangement
Examination arrangement: Project task
Grade: Letter grades
| Evaluation | Weighting | Duration | Grade deviation | Examination aids |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Project task | 100/100 |
Course content
The course explores capacity building concepts for organizational sustainability management. Central methods and tools are introduced at product, organizational and societal level to evaluate and improve organizational performance. Emphasis is put on how companies may map, monitor, improve, document and communicate their sustainability performance.
Central topics in the course includes
- Frameworks, theories and concepts for sustainable development
- Sustainability management systems and principles
- Sustainability assessment and reporting frameworks and tools
Learning outcome
On satisfactory completion of this course, you should be able to:
- Describe key sustainability issues arising from anthropogenic activities
- Define and apply key concepts, frameworks and tools within sustainability management in organizations
- Evaluate approaches that organizations may apply to map, monitor, improve, document and communicate sustainability performance
- Recommend approaches for organizations to improve their sustainability performance
- Clearly communicate your ideas and findings with professionals from the public and private sector as well as academia
Learning methods and activities
Lectures and exercises. Some exercises or lectures may require compulsory attendance and/or deliverables. This will be announced at the start of the semester.
Compulsory assignments
- Mandatory assignment
Further on evaluation
The final exam is a project report (100%) written in groups. Written and oral mandatory assignments (pass/fail) will act as a pre-requisite to access the final exam.
There will be no re-sit exam in this course. If students want to improve their grade on the next ordinary exam, they have to resubmit a new final project report. Previously passed mandatory assignments are valid for later examniations.
Course materials
To be announced.
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Version: 1
Credits:
7.5 SP
Study level: Third-year courses, level III
Term no.: 1
Teaching semester: SPRING 2025
Language of instruction: English
Location: Ålesund
- Economics and Administration
Department with academic responsibility
Department of International Business
Examination
Examination arrangement: Project task
- Term Status code Evaluation Weighting Examination aids Date Time Examination system Room *
- Spring ORD Project task 100/100 INSPERA
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Room Building Number of candidates
- * The location (room) for a written examination is published 3 days before examination date. If more than one room is listed, you will find your room at Studentweb.
For more information regarding registration for examination and examination procedures, see "Innsida - Exams"