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Instructors: Julia Gross
Event type:
Seminar
Displayed in timetable as:
Bus. & Sust. Develop
Hours per week:
2
Credits:
6,0
Note: In your exam regulations, differing credits may have been specified.
Language of instruction:
English
Min. | Max. participants:
10 | 30
Registration group: VM Marktorientiertes Management WiSe 20/21
Comments/contents:
In 2015, all 193 member states of the United Nations adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which includes a set of 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). These ambitious, interdependent goals aim to tackle the major environmental, social and economic challenges of our time. All member states committed to achieving them by the year 2030. However, the SDGs are not only the responsibility of governments. Achieving the goals just 10 years from now will require transformative change involving proactive effort and collaborative partnerships between many types of stakeholders, in both the public and private sectors. In particular, the private sector is included as a vital stakeholder and contributor to the SDGs, by helping to provide innovative solutions to grand challenges. In this seminar, you will learn about the SDGs and the role of business in achieving them.
Learning objectives:
1. Know the 17 SDGs, their related targets and why they matter
2. Understand the important role of business in contributing to the SDGs and sustainable development
3. Understand and identify the interconnectedness of the SDGs, and the implications of this interconnectedness for business organizations
4. Through a practical case study, critically identify the impacts and evaluate the effectiveness of a current business organization in contributing to the SDGs
Didactic concept:
The seminar has three parts:
1. Brief kick-off session on the 4th of November at 10:00 (approximately 30 minutes)
2. Lectures (pre-recorded videos)
3. Student presentations on the 9th, 16th and 23rd of January.
The entire course will be held online. We will use the following websites and software for the lectures and student presentations:
1. Zoom (for live kick-off session on 4th November and live student presentations in January)
2. OpenOlat (for video lectures, lecture PDFs, discussion forum)
3. STiNE (for course notifications e.g. notification of Zoom links)
Additional examination information:
The presentation is the basis for the course grading (100%).
Students will work together in groups of two. Students will select a company case for analysis and work outside of the scheduled course appointments. Students will then present their findings in January.
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