CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILTY & SUSTAINABILITY

Course Code:
OL 638
Course Group(s):
Organizational Electives
Active Term:
Randomly
/ Randomly
Course Description:

This course introduces students to corporate social responsibility and sustainability from an interdisciplinary and leadership perspective. Students explore relationships among environmental, economic and social responsibilities, apply systems thinking and sustainability principles to current issues and learn about “best practices” in sustainability from industry leaders and case studies. The course identifies challenges of leading sustainability efforts and strategies that make sustainability relevant to all stakeholders and examines how values, goals, and communication affect an organization’s initiatives. Students complete a comprehensive research-based or field-based project that promotes participation in sustainability and social responsibility issues with the goal of becoming effective social entrepreneurs and sustainability leaders. 

Credit:
3
Instruction methods:
Lecture
Total hours: 45