Corporate Social Responsibility, 6 credits

Corporate Social Responsibility, 6 hp

TEIO41

Main field of study

Industrial Engineering and Management

Course level

Second cycle

Course type

Programme course

Examiner

Solmaz Filiz Karabag

Director of studies or equivalent

Dag Swartling

Education components

Preliminary scheduled hours: 30 h
Recommended self-study hours: 130 h

Available for exchange students

Yes
ECV = Elective / Compulsory / Voluntary
Course offered for Semester Period Timetable module Language Campus ECV
6CEMM Energy-Environment-Management 8 (Spring 2017) 2 4 English Linköping, Valla E
6CEMM Energy-Environment-Management (Sustainable Business Development) 8 (Spring 2017) 2 4 English Linköping, Valla E
6CIEI Industrial Engineering and Management - International, M Sc in Engineering 8 (Spring 2017) 2 4 English Linköping, Valla E
6CIEI Industrial Engineering and Management - International, M Sc in Engineering 8 (Spring 2017) 2 4 English Linköping, Valla E
6CIEI Industrial Engineering and Management - International, M Sc in Engineering 8 (Spring 2017) 2 4 English Linköping, Valla E
6CIEI Industrial Engineering and Management - International, M Sc in Engineering 8 (Spring 2017) 2 4 English Linköping, Valla E
6CIEI Industrial Engineering and Management - International, M Sc in Engineering 8 (Spring 2017) 2 4 English Linköping, Valla E
6CIEI Industrial Engineering and Management - International, M Sc in Engineering (Master Profile Project, Innovation and Entrepreneurship) 8 (Spring 2017) 2 4 English Linköping, Valla E
6CIEI Industrial Engineering and Management - International, M Sc in Engineering (Master Profile Project, Innovation and Entrepreneurship) 8 (Spring 2017) 2 4 English Linköping, Valla E
6CIEI Industrial Engineering and Management - International, M Sc in Engineering (Master Profile Project, Innovation and Entrepreneurship) 8 (Spring 2017) 2 4 English Linköping, Valla E
6CIEI Industrial Engineering and Management - International, M Sc in Engineering (Master Profile Project, Innovation and Entrepreneurship) 8 (Spring 2017) 2 4 English Linköping, Valla E
6CIEI Industrial Engineering and Management - International, M Sc in Engineering (Master Profile Project, Innovation and Entrepreneurship) 8 (Spring 2017) 2 4 English Linköping, Valla E
6CIII Industrial Engineering and Management, M Sc in Engineering 8 (Spring 2017) 2 4 English Linköping, Valla E
6CIII Industrial Engineering and Management, M Sc in Engineering (Master Profile Project, Innovation and Entrepreneurship) 8 (Spring 2017) 2 4 English Linköping, Valla E
6MIND Industrial Engineering and Management, Master's programme 2 (Spring 2017) 2 4 English Linköping, Valla E
6MIND Industrial Engineering and Management, Master's programme (Environmental Innovation Management) 2 (Spring 2017) 2 4 English Linköping, Valla C
6MIND Industrial Engineering and Management, Master's programme (Operations Management) 2 (Spring 2017) 2 4 English Linköping, Valla C

Main field of study

Industrial Engineering and Management

Course level

Second cycle

Advancement level

A1X

Course offered for

  • Industrial Engineering and Management - International, M Sc in Engineering
  • Industrial Engineering and Management, M Sc in Engineering
  • Industrial Engineering and Management, Master's programme
  • Energy-Environment-Management

Entry requirements

Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding.

Prerequisites

Courses passed in organization theory, industrial management or similar courses such as introduction to business.

Intended learning outcomes

The overall purpose of the course is for students to acquire knowledge and critical thinking about corporate social responsibilities.
Upon successfully finishing this course, students should be able to

  • Describe and discuss corporate social responsibility (CSR) theories and concepts, and relate them to general organization theories.
  • Explain the rationale, internal as well as external, for developing CSR programs
  • Analyze CSR issues from different and or multi-stakeholder perspectives
  • Critically evaluate CSR programs of selected firms, relate them to current challenges and suggest improvements.

 

Course content

  • What is CSR? The major concepts and theories of corporate social responsibility: The interrelation between firms and stakeholders
  • Firm practices such as human resource management and supply chain management as drivers and challengers of corporate social responsibility
  • External forces as drivers of corporate social responsibility
  • CSR programs and practices at leading corporations, and criticize and analyze them

 

Teaching and working methods

The teaching activities are organized in lectures, seminars and case discussions. The seminars and cases are based on the students own active preparations, presentations and discussions. Individual and group assignments, in addition to teaching activities, support learning outcomes.

Examination

UPG5Preparation and participation in practical exercises and case studies2 creditsU, 3, 4, 5
UPG4Group assignments2 creditsU, 3, 4, 5
UPG3Individual assignments2 creditsU, 3, 4, 5
In determining each grade and the total grade on the course, the results of all assignments and seminar participation will be weighed together. To pass the course, students are required to get a Pass grade on all assignments and to attend compulsory lectures and seminars.
Students who get a fail grade on any assignment will get one opportunity during the course to revise that assignment to try to get a pass grade (no higher grade than 3). However, it is not allowed to revise assignments with pass grades in order to receive a higher grade.

Grades

Four-grade scale, LiU, U, 3, 4, 5

Department

Institutionen för ekonomisk och industriell utveckling

Director of Studies or equivalent

Dag Swartling

Examiner

Solmaz Filiz Karabag

Education components

Preliminary scheduled hours: 30 h
Recommended self-study hours: 130 h

Course literature

Artiklar och stödjande material som annonseras via kursens hemsida/lärplattform.
Code Name Scope Grading scale
UPG5 Preparation and participation in practical exercises and case studies 2 credits U, 3, 4, 5
UPG4 Group assignments 2 credits U, 3, 4, 5
UPG3 Individual assignments 2 credits U, 3, 4, 5
In determining each grade and the total grade on the course, the results of all assignments and seminar participation will be weighed together. To pass the course, students are required to get a Pass grade on all assignments and to attend compulsory lectures and seminars.
Students who get a fail grade on any assignment will get one opportunity during the course to revise that assignment to try to get a pass grade (no higher grade than 3). However, it is not allowed to revise assignments with pass grades in order to receive a higher grade.

Regulations (apply to LiU in its entirety)

The university is a government agency whose operations are regulated by legislation and ordinances, which include the Higher Education Act and the Higher Education Ordinance. In addition to legislation and ordinances, operations are subject to several policy documents. The Linköping University rule book collects currently valid decisions of a regulatory nature taken by the university board, the vice-chancellor and faculty/department boards.

LiU’s rule book for education at first-cycle and second-cycle levels is available at http://styrdokument.liu.se/Regelsamling/Innehall/Utbildning_pa_grund-_och_avancerad_niva. 

Artiklar och stödjande material som annonseras via kursens hemsida/lärplattform.

Note: The course matrix might contain more information in Swedish.

I = Introduce, U = Teach, A = Utilize
I U A Modules Comment
1. DISCIPLINARY KNOWLEDGE AND REASONING
1.1 Knowledge of underlying mathematics and science (G1X level)
X

                            
1.2 Fundamental engineering knowledge (G1X level)

                            
1.3 Further knowledge, methods, and tools in one or several subjects in engineering or natural science (G2X level)
X

                            
1.4 Advanced knowledge, methods, and tools in one or several subjects in engineering or natural sciences (A1X level)

                            
1.5 Insight into current research and development work

                            
2. PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES
2.1 Analytical reasoning and problem solving
X
X

                            
2.2 Experimentation, investigation, and knowledge discovery
X
X

                            
2.3 System thinking
X
X

                            
2.4 Attitudes, thought, and learning
X
X
X

                            
2.5 Ethics, equity, and other responsibilities

                            
3. INTERPERSONAL SKILLS: TEAMWORK AND COMMUNICATION
3.1 Teamwork
X
X
X

                            
3.2 Communications
X

                            
3.3 Communication in foreign languages
X

                            
4. CONCEIVING, DESIGNING, IMPLEMENTING AND OPERATING SYSTEMS IN THE ENTERPRISE, SOCIETAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTEXT
4.1 External, societal, and environmental context
X

                            
4.2 Enterprise and business context
X

                            
4.3 Conceiving, system engineering and management

                            
4.4 Designing

                            
4.5 Implementing

                            
4.6 Operating

                            
5. PLANNING, EXECUTION AND PRESENTATION OF RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS WITH RESPECT TO SCIENTIFIC AND SOCIETAL NEEDS AND REQUIREMENTS
5.1 Societal conditions, including economic, social, and ecological aspects of sustainable development for knowledge development

                            
5.2 Economic conditions for knowledge development

                            
5.3 Identification of needs, structuring and planning of research or development projects
X

                            
5.4 Execution of research or development projects

                            
5.5 Presentation and evaluation of research or development projects

                            

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