MGMT
4399 – Listed as “Independent Study”, but is actually:
Global
Issues in Sustainability and CSR
COURSE
DESCRIPTION:
This course will address the global issues and current trends in sustainability,
and corporate social responsibility. The quadruple bottom line of social,
environmental, cultural, and economic responsibility will be explored.
Corporate Social Responsibility is defined as responsibility to all
stakeholders, not just shareholders. We will discuss the drivers of sustainability,
and such topics as:
·
CSR
·
Role of the UN,
World Bank, IFC, and other multi-lateral organizations
·
Public Private
Partnerships
·
Green building
·
Conflict Minerals
·
Supply chain
responsibility
·
Stakeholder
engagement
·
Cause and social
marketing
·
Environmental responsibility
·
Socially
responsible investing
·
Sustainability
reporting
·
Transparency
·
Human rights
·
Climate Change
Instructor’s Overview:
The course will be taught
via the case study method and student-led Learning
Teams methods. The first week of class, we will create 4-5 learning teams
from the class. Each class period a learning team will present the case
assigned for that class period according to the course outline (see
below). Each team will present roughly three
cases. We will also learn from some lecture, guest speakers, and a capstone
research project. There are no exams – this class is focused on applied
learning.
This class will count as an advanced business elective, advanced management elective, or a free elective. Even though it is listed as a management course, you must get department approval from the Finance & Economics Department. For more info, you can visit or contact our advising center at 512-245-1993.
