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Sustainable Development in the (future) Business Curriculum

Sustainable Development in the (future) Business Curriculum. Kevin Turner Programme Leader (from September 2007) Undergraduate Business Programme Brighton Business School. BA Business Studies – spot the sustainable development. Level 1 Economics Marketing Law Accounting Statistics

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Sustainable Development in the (future) Business Curriculum

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  1. Sustainable Development in the (future) Business Curriculum Kevin Turner Programme Leader (from September 2007) Undergraduate Business Programme Brighton Business School

  2. BA Business Studies – spot the sustainable development • Level 1 • Economics • Marketing • Law • Accounting • Statistics • Personal Development • Level 2 • Human Resources • International Business • Information Systems • More Accounting • Business Processes • Case Study Reviewed May 2007, next review 2012?

  3. QAA Subject Benchmark – spot the sustainable development

  4. UoB Corporate Plan 2007-12: Curriculum • Over the next five years the challenges will be to … ensure that the curriculum takes full account of the challenges of sustainable development and globalisation. • During 2007-12 the university will … adapt the curriculum so as to increase the preparedness of Brighton graduates to operate in a complex global context, with an understanding of sustainable development • By 2012 the university will have … integrated sustainable development … into present curricula as courses are reviewed.

  5. BA Business StudiesExample 1 • Level 1 • Economics • Marketing • Law • Accounting • Statistics • Personal Development • Level 2 • Human Resources • International Business • Information Systems • More Accounting • Business Processes • Case Study e.g. Supply and Demand, Externalities, Market Failure

  6. Resources – New Scientist 2007

  7. Resources – New Scientist 2007 and MIT Limits to Growth 1972

  8. BA Business StudiesExample 2 • Level 1 • Economics • Marketing • Law • Accounting • Statistics • Personal Development • Level 2 • Human Resources • International Business • Information Systems • More Accounting • Business Processes • Case Study e.g. Cause-related advertising, social marketing

  9. BA Business StudiesExample 3 • Level 1 • Economics • Marketing • Law • Accounting • Statistics • Personal Development Module aims to … develop an understanding of a key contemporary trend or issue that impacts business and society e.g. sustainability, climate change, environmentalism etc. • Level 2 • Human Resources • International Business • Information Systems • More Accounting • Business Processes • Case Study

  10. BA Business StudiesExample 4 • Level 3 • Business Strategy • Managing People • Electives, including • Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility • Climate Change and Global Business Operations

  11. OP381 Climate Change & Global Business Operations • On completion of this module the student should be able to: • Interpret summary reports from scientific sources on the causes and consequences of climate change • Identify factors contributing to greenhouse gas emissions in the activities of individuals and organisations, and propose measures to reduce emissions • Evaluate evidence-based research in the area • Estimate potential impact of climate change on the operations of a global business • Spot new business opportunities arising from different climate change scenarios • Assessment (provisional): • Individual “carbon footprint” analysis and action plan (15%) • Individual presentation (15%) • Two individual peer reviews of presentations by fellow students (10%) • Individual project (60%)

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