GLOBALIZATION AND CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY (TURKU SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS)

Course: Globalisation and corporate responsibility
Credits: 5 ECTS
Time: 29.8-2.12.2011
Coordinating University: Turku School of Economics
Coordinator: Janne Lindstedt
Teaching language: English
Registration Deadline: 25.8.2011

Course content and objectives: Global partnerships between companies and other actors are important and necessary. Corporate (social) responsibility (CSR or CR) is the main framework for companies to respond to the global challenges and uneven development. The course will follow the UN's Millenium Development Goals (MDGs). After the course students will be familiar with sustainable development, globalisation, corporate (social) responsibility and MDGs and they will understand the contents of them and the kind of possibilities and challenges they present set for companies.

Learning methods: The course includes virtual lectures, literature and lecture assignments and group discussions of given topics. The course is culminated in the final report where the student concentrates on one MDG. The course can be done 100% virtually in Moodle environment.

Study material:

  • Halonen, T. & B. W. Mkapa (eds.) (2004). A fair globalization. Creating opportunities for all. Geneva, International Labour Office.
  • Worldwatch Institute (2008). State of the world 2008: Innovations for a sustainable economy. Also available as State of the world 2008: Toward a Sustainable Global Economy.
  • Daniels, Peter et al. (2001). Human geography. Issues for the twenty-first century. Upper Saddle River (N.J.), Prentice Hall.
  • Other materials are provided during the course.

Assessment: 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. If the student is very active in the group discussions, the grade can be raised by 1.

Additional information: Attendance restricted to 70 students, in case of excess demand, the priority is given to students majoring in economic geography (TSE). For more information email: janne.lindstedt@tse.fi