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Date posted: September 2024
| Module Title |
Building Sustainable Organisations |
| Module Code |
MT5804 (ITS) / MNA1122 (Banner) |
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Faculty |
DCU Business School |
School |
DCU Business School |
| Module Co-ordinator | Gavin Brown | | | Module Teachers | Priya Ambilkar | |
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NFQ level |
9 |
Credit Rating |
5 |
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Pre-requisite |
Not Available |
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Co-requisite |
Not Available |
| Compatibles |
Not Available |
| Incompatibles |
Not Available |
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None
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Description
The aim of Building Sustainable Organisations is to provide students with an introduction to the principles of building sustainable, responsible and resilient organisations. To achieve this, the module explores several core concepts, including the UN SDGs, Sustainability and climate Risks, Corporate Social Responsibility, Greenwashing, Circular Economy, Crisis Management and Business Continuity Management.
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Learning Outcomes
1. Comprehend the principles behind building sustainable organisations. This includes an in-depth knowledge of the UN SDGs, the relationship between sustainability and climate risks, and the importance of Corporate Social Responsibility in modern business practices.
2. Critically assess and evaluate the authenticity of organisational sustainability practices, recognising potential instances of greenwashing.
3. Discuss the importance of crisis management and business continuity in building resilient and sustainable practices in an organisation.
4. Appreciate the role that business ethics has from the perspective of the individual, and the leader, within an organisation
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| Workload |
Full-time hours per semester |
| Type |
Hours |
Description |
| Lecture | 24 | No Description | | Directed learning | 4 | Pre-Class Activities | | Independent Study | 36 | No Description | | Assignment Completion | 45 | No Description | | Online activity | 16 | 4-week online course: ‘Business Ethics: An Introduction to Ethics for Business Leaders’ | | Total Workload: 125 |
All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml
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Indicative Content and Learning Activities
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| Assessment Breakdown | | Continuous Assessment | 100% | Examination Weight | 0% |
| Course Work Breakdown |
| Type | Description | % of total | Assessment Date |
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| Group presentation | Considering international current practice, present an approach to building a resilient and sustainable organisation (emphasis on crisis management and business continuity). | 30% | n/a | | Digital Project | Design a visualization (graphic) that contrasts genuine sustainable practices and potential greenwashing examples (explain in 100 words) | 10% | n/a | | Project | Prepare a case study analysing the application of the UN SDGs in an organisational setting of the student's choice. Students engage with academic theory and literature to frame their analysis. | 50% | Sem 2 End | | Completion of online activity | Pass/Fail - ethics micro-credential | 10% | Week 8 |
| Reassessment Requirement Type |
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories:
Resit category 1: A resit is available for both* components of the module.
Resit category 2: No resit is available for a 100% continuous assessment module.
Resit category 3: No resit is available for the continuous assessment component where there is a continuous assessment and examination element. |
| * ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a Continuous Assessment/Examination split; where the module is 100% continuous assessment, there will also be a resit of the assessment |
| This module is category 1 |
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Indicative Reading List
- Archie B. Carroll, Jill Brown: 2022, Business & Society: Ethics, Sustainability & Stakeholder Management, 11, Cengage,
- Tracy Dathe , René Dathe , Isabel Dathe , Marc Helmold: 2022, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Sustainability and Environmental Social Governance (ESG),
- Raz Godelnik: 2021, Rethinking Corporate Sustainability in the Era of Climate Crisis,
- Peter A. Stanwick and Sarah D. Stanwick: 2020, Corporate Sustainability Leadership,
- Dominic Elliott, Ethne Swartz, and Brahim Herbane.: 2010, Business continuity management : a crisis management approach,
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Other Resources
None |
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