The lecture explores current challenges of corporate sustainability and prepares students to become champions for sustainable business practices. The module combines asynchronous videos, live sessions, with a group work phase between weeks 4-10 of semester during which students deep-dive into one of 10 sustainability challenges.
Learning objective
Students - assess the limits and the potential of corporate sustainability for sustainable development - develop critical thinking skills (argumentation, communication, evaluative judgment) that are useful in the context of corporate sustainability - recognize and realize opportunities through team work for corporate sustainability in a business environment - present strategic recommendations in teams
Content
Corporate Sustainability is the flagship course of the Group for Sustainability and Technology at D-MTEC. In this course, students learn about key concepts in corporate sustainability and develop skills to implement them in the real world. The course prepares students for making well-informed sustainability decisions in their future careers.
The course uses constructive alignment to bring the various innovative teaching and learning elements (e.g., case-based experiential learning, reflective thinking and peer coaching exercises, blended learning with videos and quizzes) into a coherent transformational journey. Students can now flexibly, efficiently, and effectively acquire the conceptual foundations that are essential for a substantial understanding of corporate sustainability.
Presentation slides will be made available on Moodle after lectures.
Literature
Literature recommendations will be distributed via Moodle, and are available from the start of the course.
Prerequisites / Notice
TEACHING FORMAT/ ATTENDANCE: The course includes several mandatory sessions that participants must attend to successfully earn credit points. It is not possible to take the class purely online
Competencies
Subject-specific Competencies
Concepts and Theories
fostered
Method-specific Competencies
Analytical Competencies
fostered
Decision-making
fostered
Problem-solving
fostered
Social Competencies
Cooperation and Teamwork
fostered
Negotiation
fostered
Personal Competencies
Critical Thinking
fostered
Self-awareness and Self-reflection
fostered
Performance assessment
Performance assessment information (valid until the course unit is held again)
The performance assessment is only offered at the end after the course unit. Repetition only possible after re-enrolling.
Mode of examination
written 60 minutes
Additional information on mode of examination
The examination will account for 50% of the grade and will be conducted electronically. The exam questions will be only in English. The use of a paper-based dictionary is permitted. The group exercises (sustainability team phase) counts as a compulsory continuous performance assessment (obligatorisches Leistungselement) and counts with 50% to the final grade.
Written aids
Closed book
Digital exam
The exam takes place on devices provided by ETH Zurich.
Learning materials
No public learning materials available.
Only public learning materials are listed.
Groups
No information on groups available.
Restrictions
There are no additional restrictions for the registration.
Performance assessment as a semester course